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When I opened another word document, it asked me whether I wished to keep the autorecovered file (which I'd forgotten about), and I accidentally said "no." Realizing I still want it, I found the document in my recycle bin and clicked "restore," but now I can't find it anywhere. Please help!
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On the File tab, select Recent. At the bottom, click Recover Unsaved Documents. If your document is not listed there, then you're out of luck.
Do you remember the name of the file?
If yes, you may use the Windows search and check if you find the file in your computer.
Enable hidden files and folders using the link below before doing the search:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Show-hidden-files
For information related to Windows search you may refer to the link mentioned below:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/features/windows-search
not strictly true - I had nothing in the Recover Unsaved Documents folder but followed Sasan Tavakkol's post below and recovered my file to that location using his instructions.
I'm sure it is too late for you now, but for anyone else who may do this, the easiest thing would be to undo the restore (you can use CTRL+Z to undo the last action) then drag it out of the recycle bin to the desktop. Another thought on this, once you recovered the file, it should have been in a folder deep in your appdata files. When you next opened Word, it should have asked you if you wanted to save the file again.
Thank you! The "roaming" folder was the key here.