How to recover unsaved documents includes DEMONSTRATION.
*EDIT* For MAC see end of description.
This is an example on WINDOWS 8 but it should work on ANY WINDOWS. I used Word 2013 as an example (works with Word 2003, 2007, 2010).
This worked for me, I hope it helps you.
The Locations (please was explanation): C://Users//[username]//AppData//Local//Microsoft//Office//UnsavedFiles You must change [username]. Watch the video for details.
OTHER LOCATIONS:
C://Users//[username]//AppData//Local//Microsoft//Office
C://Users//[username]//AppData (watch video on replacing “[username]”)
C://Users//[username]//AppData//Roaming//Microsoft//Word// (same again with replacing /”[username]/”)
THEN in the search box for the whole app data folder just type in /”autosave/” or the document name and hopefully yours comes up. If not, try just part of the document name.
C://Users//[username]//AppData//Local//Microsoft//Office//UnsavedFiles (same, change name)
PATH UPDATE for Mac:
Library — Applications — Support — Microsoft — Office — Office 2011 Autorecovery
I don’t have a Mac on which I can test variations but based on the variations for the windows examples, using this location path as a base, you should be able explore around to find your work.

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