You can easily recover unsaved, deleted, corrupted, or overwritten WPS Office 2016 files using 6 easy methods. Also, there are some insights on data recovery. Scroll down to learn more.
Losing WPS files is always a distressing experience, so don't worry if you are also in such a situation. This comprehensive guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions to recover WPS files including deleted, unsaved, corrupted, and overwritten documents.
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Although WPS gives users a great experience, users may still be plagued by certain issues. Among them, the most serious may be WPS files unsaved, deleted, or corrupted. The main reasons behind this are the following:
| ❌Accidentally Deleted or Formatted | This is one of the biggest causes of WPS document loss, similar to accidentally deleting Excel files, Word documents, and PPT files in Microsoft Excel. |
| 💾Storage Device Failure | Storage media such as hard disk, USB flash drive, removable hard disk, etc. may also lead to the loss of WPS files if they are physically damaged or logically incorrect. |
| 🧩Software Exception | When the WPS Office software crashes or closes abnormally, files may not be saved correctly, resulting in file corruption or loss. |
| 👾Virus or Malware Attack | When your computer is infected with a virus or attacked by malware, WPS files may be corrupted, deleted or encrypted. |
| 💻OS issues | System crashes, reinstallation, or Windows Updates may result in file loss, even some users google “Windows crashed, how to recover files”. |
By default, WPS Office will save your files automatically, which allows you to recover unsaved WPS Office files easily and quickly.
Sometimes, when you are using WPS Office to edit a document in Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11, the software may crash unexpectedly and does not offer a chance to save WPS documents. For this, the easiest method is to restart WPS Office and recover WPS files as prompted.
Step 1. Restart WPS Office 2016 (or other versions you are using). You need to start the computer first if it suddenly crashes. When prompted "WPS Office encountered an unknown error", click Upload Now to access unsaved WPS document files.
Step 2. Select the WPS documents you want to recover and open them. Then, choose "Save" or "Save As" to save your WPS Office file to a favorite location.
Like Microsoft Office users would ask “Where does Word save AutoRecover files”, WPS Office also has an Auto Backup feature to backup files at a regular time in case of emergencies like power outages, software crashes, etc. Try to restore WPS Office files from Auto Backup in the following steps.
Step 1. Click Writer > Menu > Backup and Recovery > Auto Backup to access local backup.
Step 2. Click Local Backup, you’ll see all the unsaved files. Click DOC, PPT, XLS, or All, and open any version of unsaved files.
Step 3. Confirm the unsaved WPS file and save it to a new location.
With a backup feature, you can safely recover your wanted data. No wonder creating file backups is a good idea. You can also click Setup at the lower left corner to change the backup type to what you want.
Accidentally deleted fileis also one of the annoying issuesUsually, users with prior backups will directly restore from the backup file. But what if the user doesn't have a backup? Here are 2 options you can refer to.
The best method to retrieve lost documents is to use professional data recovery software as it maximizes data recovery results. MyRecover would be your second-to-none choice.
It is developed by a sophisticated team from the leading benchmark in the data security industry and integrates with top algorithms to scan the disk for WPS files, MS files, images, videos, compressed files, etc., in more than 1000 data formats, easily and quickly.
Now learn how to recover deleted files in WPS Office without backups in Windows 11/10.
Step 1. Install and launch MyRecover. Select the drive that you used to store your deleted WPS file and click Scan.
If you don't know which drive the WPS file is on, click Menu> Options> File Locations to check the WPS file location first.
Step 2. The scanning process will start automatically. During scanning, you can type the file name or its extension in the search box or use the Filter feature to find your files quickly. You don’t need to wait for the process to complete if you find the files you want to recover.
Step 3. Choose the files you want to recover and click Recover xx files to start WPS Office file recovery. Please choose a new path to save the restored files.
When a WPS document is deleted, it is moved to the Recycle Bin. You can check it on the desktop or from WPS.
From the desktop:
Step 1. Open the Recycle Bin on the desktop.
Step 2. Find the deleted WPS document. Then right-click it and select Recover.
From the WPS Cloud:
Step 1. Open WPS Office. Click Home > Open, locate and select Recycle Bin.
Step 2. Find your WPS files, select, and click Recover to get deleted files back.
Step 3. Then, go back to MyCloud Files and check if your WPS file is there.
If your files are garbled or cannot be opened for any reason, try the Files Repair feature in WPS Office to help you fix your corrupted files. I
Step 1. Go to Menu > Backup and Recovery > Files Repair.
Step 2. Select your damaged file and then follow the guide to repair it.
If you want to restore overwritten WPS files, try the Restore previous version feature. Please be sure the File History or System Protection (where WPS Office files are stored) is activated.
Step 1. Press “Win + E” to open Windows File Explorer.
Step 2. Locate the folder containing disappeared WPS files. Then, right-click on it and click the “Properties” button.
Step 3. Select a WPS document file version and “Restore” it to its original saved path.
To set a new saved path, you can right-click on Restore and select Restore.
This post explains how to recover WPS files after they are deleted, unsaved, corrupted, or overwritten. Even though we give you practical solutions for dealing with various types of file loss, you are still urged to use a reputable data backup tool, such as AOMEI Backupper, to back up your important files and guard against data loss.
