Is There Any Way to Retrieve a Word Document You Forgot to Save?

1. Open Microsoft Word if it's not already open. This may automatically open a list of your recent unsaved files, which with any luck includes the one you're looking for. If this happens, simply open this document from the list.
2. Click the blue 'File' tab in Word, and then click 'Info' on the left side of the screen.
3. Click the 'Manage Versions' icon to bring up a list of options. Click 'Recover Unsaved Documents' from this list. This opens a list of your unsaved documents.
4. Select the document you're looking for in this list, and then click 'Open.' This opens the document, which now has a yellow bar across the top.
5. Click the 'Save As' button in the yellow bar. Save your document with your desired name to your preferred location.