Saved file disappeared!

[diana]

I worked on a 6-page research paper using Word 2007 for several hours last
night. I saved intermittently, of course, and when I was done, I saved,
clicked the X, and only then realized I didn't know which file I saved it
under. I attempted to open it back up, but couldn't find the file. I know I
saved it because when I closed out Word, it did not prompt me to save the
file. I've tried looking in Recent Documents, and I've searched using a
word/phrase out of the .doc. I've also tried showing hidden documents in case
a backup was saved somewhere. I searched my entire computer and still
haven't found it. Where could it possibly go??

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Unless you specified something different, you should be looking for a .docx
file.

Open Word and click on the Office logo in the upper left corner. It should
list files you've recently edited. When you say you've tried looking in
Recent Document, is this where you meant? Are you saying that that list is
empty?

If you don't see the file there, then click Office - Word Options -
Advanced, and near the bottom of the Advanced options, click File Locations.
Note the Documents location. That's where Word saves files by default.

Dismiss the dialogs and navigate to that location. The files should be there
(named using the .docx extension by default, but possibly .doc if you saved
in that format).