I lost my word document and a recovery document appeared as a text document, How to convert it again to .doc?

Question

Is it lost or can it be recovered?

Answer 1

I don't think the other answerer's solution will work. A text file ends with a carriage return at the end of each line.

You can try converting it at
www.media-convert.com
a free, online converter
if that doesn't work:
open the text document
>turn on the show/hide button so you can see what you're doing (looks like a backward P next to the zoom button)
>select the first paragraph up to but not including the carriage return that ends the paragraph.
>click File, Replace
>the cursor will blink in the "find what" box
>click "special" then click "paragraph mark"
>the symbol for the paragraph mark is entered
>just click in the "replace with" box
>then click "replace all"

I usually replace one paragraph at a time. If you replace in the whole document, you will have to go back and reset paragraphs. Your choice.

Answer 2

There are several online sources to convert the document. But if you don't want to go to the Internet for some reason, then you need Adobe Acrobat - the full program, not the free reader. It will save and/or convert Word documents into PDFs very quickly and easily. Without downloading something or using an online service, I know of no other way.

Answer 3

find the file. click on the file name when viewing the folder. wait a second and it'll turn blue so you can rename it. rename it and type in .doc at the end. now it'll autoload in Word and is fixed