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I am trying to open a document in Word but a dialogue box keeps telling me:
"Sorry, we couldn't find your file. Is it possible it was moved, renamed or deleted?"
It then states the correct name of the document and where I filed it.
I am using Windows 8
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Have you tried searching for the file? Are you sure that it wasn't saved to an external drive which may or may not be available at the moment?
I'm trying to open a document which I have had for several months and have never had a problem opening till now. It is a basic word file and I have not renamed, deleted or moved. I have no idea why it seems to be lost.
Nayana, Can you help me as well?
I have the exact same problem.
This occurs with only this specific document.
I "saved" it unto my desktop, but something went wrong and it did not save.
Yes, I am trying to open the document from the recent list within the Word application because that is the only place that shows that the paper was there.
Can you help me with this same problem.
Mine is 3. I am trying to open the document from the recent list within the Word Application.
For some reason it didn't save, nor upload when I sent it to my professsor?
I am trying to open a document in Word but a dialogue box keeps telling me:
"Sorry, we couldn't find your file. Is it possible it was moved, renamed or deleted?"
It then states the correct name of the document and where I filed it.
I am using Windows 8
The file name is to long with that path. If you rename the file to something shorter it will open. Or move it to your desktop.