If you really need to do it, back up important files with iBeesoft Dbackup first. However, it might cause the currently important files lost. It might have the previous Word document. Restore Point, which stands for the earlier state of your computer. If you have backed up your Windows operating system, then you can restore it to the Previous.
How to Retrieve Previous Versions of a Word Document with Restore Point After then, you can see the content in this temp file. The right way should be to open Notepad, drag and drop the temp file to the notepad.
C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\TempĪ Word document temp file is in this format ~wrdxxxx.tmp (XXXX represents numbers). C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Microsoft\Word. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\. You can find the temp file in one of the locations: If not, you need to enable it with the steps below. Please note that only when Microsoft Word AutoRecover is enabled, the temp file can be created. You can try your luck to check whether there is a temp file for the previous version of a Word document. You know, a temp file is the one that records your changes on a document. Recover a Word Document Saved over with Temporary Files If you haven’t changed much on a Word document and you press the Save menu or Ctrl +S keys, cancel the change by clicking the cancel menu on the top left. How to Retrieve Previous Versions of a Word Document with Restore Point Method #1. Recover a Word Document Saved over with Temporary Files Method #4. Check out Whether the Previous Version Option is Available Method #3. Cancel Changes on a Word Document Method #2. Anyway, since the data recovery software can’t help in this place, let’s try our luck to do the accidentally saved over Word document recovery with the help of the Windows operating system and Microsoft Word software. To be honest, it’s much easier to recover a deleted Word document than retrieve previous versions of a Word document. And it’s the top questions from my friends and readers. In the past, I have told people how to recover lost or deleted Word documents with iBeesoft Data Recovery. It’s really an awkward situation that wants to learn how to recover a Word document that was saved over. "Is there a way to recover previous versions of a Word document? I accidentally saved over a word document and I really need to get the previous version back since there is important information on it." 
Updated to File Recovery Tips by Potter on Oct 22, 2021
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