Unspecified Error, word/document.xml, Line:2, Column: 0

I searched your posting for Office Regenerator not Word ... no problem. I am glad it is included, I was very impressed when I tested it.

Ignore my comment about Everything. I just downloaded a newer version and the problem appears to be fixed. Yahoo!

Here are some links to articles I've collected about File History. I am still at the bottom of the learning curve so I might as well just give you the same sources I am using.  They are all in this Wiki. unfortunately I don't have much about the changes implemented in Win 10

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows_8-files/windows-881-total-backup-system-what-ms-forgot-to/06f16f5e-6e82-4332-b39e-7d674d8fea28?tm=1414346084295

http://www.davescomputertips.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/backup-now.jpg

Yes, I did abandon a thought.  I started to type that comment about doc/docx extensions then tried it and was surprised to see that Word was still able to open the document properly.  I was expecting it to be confused by the extension change.

The point I was suggesting was more about Planning/preparation rather than "prevention".  "Accidents" happen. But if you plan and prepare for the "unexpected" before it happens, recovering from problem is much faster, easier and painless. One part of the preparation is setting up a good backup system, including file history, but also regular periodic backups and OneDrive. Windows 8, and 10 have come up with a good mix of features that allows you to protect your programs and data files.

Where you put the new section is entirely up to you. It is your article.  I would suggest you include a short reference new section in the introduction of the article just so they know it is there, at the end.  

One of the "planning" steps I would identify is that for "high value" (to the user) documents they should increase the (oops, interrupted myself again). the number of discrete backup copies of the file they should have, with emphasis on having it on multiple media and offsite (OneDrive).

Hello,

I cannot open a Word 2013 document docx.

The error message is 

""We're sorry. We can't open "..._Fisa de verificare.docx" because we found a problem with its contents.

Details

Quote expected.

Location: part: /word/document.xml, Line: 2, column:233576"

I tried to recover it, but without succes.

Can you help me?

Marius

Marius,

That error I think usually means that your word\document.xml file has been truncated because the entire docx file has been truncated. This can occur for a number of reasons, but these days a common cause is because you are using "fake" USB memory. These memory sticks report to the operating system that they say have 128MB of size but are actually say only 8GB big. When that 8GB limit is reached, old data is thrown away to fit new data, or the new data over the limit is simply thrown out.

You can test if you have one of these bad memory stick or cards by using FAKEFLASHTEST.exe which is explained and can be downloaded and installed for free here: http://www.rmprepusb.com/tutorials/-fake-usb-flash-memory-drives.

In order to salvage the file you have, post it in a public folder on Dropbox or some other publicly available place and let Rohn007, Doug Robbins, Jeeped or me have access to the file.

You can also try my piece of freeware here, which may fix the file. Also a quick way to fix files like yours has become apparent to me and might work. First fix the zip structure with a freeware program like Izarc or Corrupt Extractor for Microsoft Office. The zip repair function is on the Tools menu of Izarc and on the main menu of Corrupt Office 2007 Extractor and simply called "Repair" there. After that, simply try to open the file in Windows WordPad. WordPad is found Word Accessories Folder in the Programs section of the Windows 10 or earlier Start Menus. If the file opens in WordPad, save it under a new name and try to reopen it in Microsoft Word.

Also take a look at these two Microsoft articles regarding finding unsaved, previous version, temporary, automatically backed up, deleted and lost Word files:

• https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/316951
• https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Recover-an-Office-file-4bddecb7-bf4f-4aad-b1b3-dab1633b5bbf?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US

Good luck! We are happy to help you repair/salvage the document if you post it publicly where we can access it. Also if you want to send the file to my Email address at ******@s2services.com, I'll do it for free.

Paul Pruitt (socrtwo)

If you upload a copy of the file to a folder on your OneDrive and set that FOLDER to be shared and get a link to the folder and paste it into a message that you post back here, someone may be able to recover the file for you.