Word saves each document created automatically away. In this way, the work already done is protected against unexpected program crashes. By default, this temporary document is located in the following path:
C:\Users\Benutzername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word
This way, you can use File Explorer to recover any documents that you couldn’t salvage in time. It is important for you to know that Word automatically detects unexpected shutdowns and offers the user to restore their work when restarted. Therefore it is usually not necessary, the temporary Word file manually to search.
If you want to change the directory, just go to the menu file and click Options.
Open Word Preferences
In the settings window, open the section Save and look at the path alongside AutoRecover file location (to the recovery file location) on. When you click the button Search click, you can select a new directory for the temporary Word file.
Change Word’s temporary directory
Don’t forget to save your changes by clicking Ok to save when you’re done. A good reason for changing the location of the autosave file is to make it easier to access, for example by placing it in the Documents folder. You can also use this feature in the cloud by placing the path in a folder that you have synced to any storage service like Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive.
Last but not least, don’t forget that you have other options as well. For example, you can set how often the recovery file should be created. The shorter the time span, the lower the chance of data loss due to power outages or a possible Microsoft Word shutdown.