You spent a lot of time on a crucial Word document and, just when you save, your machine either shuts down or stops functioning, leaving your work unsaved. You may wonder whether can you recover an ...

If you accidentally closed an Office document without saving it, or maybe a Word document you've been working on crashed, don't panic. By default, Office applications automatically save temporary ...

Google Docs is a fan favorite for a reason — it's cloud-based, auto-saves everything, and takes the stress out of losing your work, allowing you to get more work done more easily. But if you've ...

Microsoft Excel has several features designed to help you recover unsaved versions of spreadsheets and prevent data loss. If Excel closes before you save a file, you should see a Document Recovery tab ...

Have you ever lost a Word document due to an unexpected PC crash? Just this week, I experienced this firsthand. Hours of work vanished when my document disappeared. I didn’t panic, though, because my ...

Microsoft Word has become the go-to tool for crafting documents of all kinds with millions of users worldwide. But what happens when the unexpected occurs, and your system crashes, leaving your ...

Have you ever been in a place where you’ve been working on an Excel file for hours, and suddenly all of your work has been lost? It might be due to an unexpected power loss or a system crash, ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

You open your hard drive to access an important presentation, only to find it missing. Suddenly, hours of work seem lost, and ...