NOTE: To be sure you don’t lose your latest work, click Save (or press CTRL+S) often.
Here is how to enable AutoRecover and AutoSave to protect your files in Microsoft Office:
If you’re trying to recover unsaved Word documents, the steps above should help you.
Using the search bar (top-right), type file:*.asd and press Enter.
The steps below use a Windows 11 PC, but you should be able to follow similar steps on Windows 10.
The asd and wbk file formats are used for Word and Office autosave files.
This involves using the search tool on Windows 10 and 11 to search for asd and wbk files. If you can’t load up Word, or if you’re struggling to find your files using the method above, you can try to recover Word documents manually.