I am sharing this information after spending ages to recover a word file i lost, after downloading countless free demo recovers which lost the formatting i have found the best solution.

This method for repairing the file is undocumented, and saved me several hours retyping an important document.

• Step 1 - Open Microsoft Word
• Step 2 - Click File -> Open -> and select your damaged document
• Step 3 Click on the down arrow of the open button and select Open and repair