
Go to start-> Microsoft Word -> go to File -> Options -> Click on save tab -> Tick the “save auto recovery information every 10(Req) minutes” and tick also the “keep the last AutoSaved version if I close without saving” Note: To use this feature you need to change settings in MS Word Application. “c:\users\username\Appdata\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\” The default Auto Recovery file location is: Auto Recover is a feature that constantly saves the contents of a working Word file this feature is very helpful for those users who lost their documents due to improper system termination while working on their Word document. Microsoft Office provides a useful tool like “Auto Recover”, which sometimes help you retrieve your missing / erased document files. Abnormal system shutdown while transferring Word documents from USB to computer.Antivirus utility scanning USB drive for viruses may erase certain Word files without your knowledge.Corruption of USB drive due to virus / malware infections or drive errors.Formatting USB device containing your Microsoft Word documents.Word files mistakenly deleted from USB drive does not get stored in Windows Recycle Bin.

Before going into the recovery steps, let’s have a look at some case scenarios for deletion / loss of Microsoft Word files from USB drives as listed below: But luckily with the help of a few inbuilt techniques or using a recovery tool, you can retrieve these Word documents easily. In many cases, Word files from USB drive can get lost / deleted due to many unforeseen reasons. However USB drives are not stable as compared to other storage devices and using them to store vital data for too long is a very bad idea. This kind of mishap can happen to anyone prior warning, usually people store their important information on their USB drives sometimes the value of data stored on USB drive is more worth than the drive itself. I’m on Microsoft Vista, is there any way that I can get back those lost Word files from flash drive?”

I used to open Word documents directly from my USB and save them on itself without copying those Word files to my notebook. “I have lost a very important document from my USB drive I was working on some Word files on my notebook a few days ago.
