How do I recover an accidentally deleted, never-saved autorecovery file?

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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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Suzanne S Barnhill 279.5K MVP Volunteer Moderator

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.

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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

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Anonymous

2017-12-20T15:54:45+00:00

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.

There's no "Recent" option in my file tab.
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Anonymous

2017-11-26T09:52:05+00:00

You need to go to

C:\Users(User Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word

(User Name)- Being your username/ account name on your machine/laptop/desktop. Good luck!
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Anonymous

2017-11-24T19:46:38+00:00

Oh, thanks. Now it has found five *.asd files, but none of them is the one i'm looking for :(
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