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Summary
If you meet 'A file error has occurred' issue when you are trying to save a Word document, you can use some effective methods to troubleshoot temporarily or permanently. What’s more, a versatile data recovery tool - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is highly recommended to help you recover deleted or lost Word document without effort.
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Applies to Word 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
A file error has occurred: cannot save Word document.
'What's causing 'a file error has occurred' while saving a Microsoft Word to a .doc or .docx format? I've been working on this document for all day, and everything's almost done so far, I don’t want to lose any data. What should I do?'
Microsoft Word is one of the best popular text processors used by most users. However, high usage rates also lead to higher error rates. Many issues are occurring when users opening, editing or saving a Word document, such as 'The file cannot be opened because there are problems with the contents', 'Word 2016 crashes on opening the old document in Windows 10', 'Word not responding', and more. Here, on this page, we will focus on one such usual Word file error - 'A file error has occurred'.
Possible Causes of Word 'A File Error Has Occurred' Error
Although we can't make sure the specific cause of the Word problem, the following possible reasons can help us find a way to solve the problem.
How to Fix Word Error 'A File Error Has Occurred'
When the problem appears, you can try to solve it with several solutions as listed below.
Temporary Fix: Creating a New Word File
Remember to disable the 'Always create a backup copy' option, and make sure that there is no space in the file name while editing the Word document.
Permanent Fixes for Word 'A File Error Has Occurred'
The above method can fix the issue temporarily. If you want to solve 'A file error has occurred' problem permanently, follow the steps mentioned below.
Step 1. Show hidden files and folders
Step 2. Delete all files of which the name contains 'normal'
C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorApplication DataMicrosoftTemplates
If you are still stuck on the issue after using all the ways and get data loss, you should take actions to recover unsaved Word document as soon as possible.
How to Recover Deleted/Lost Word Document
As you see, there is a chance to get back lost unsaved Word document. But if the Word document is missing by accidental deletion, emptying recycle bin, hard drive/flash drive formatting, virus attack, there is no way but use a third-party file recovery tool. And EaseUS data recovery software enables you to recover lost Word files (DOC/DOCX), as well as XLS/XLSX, PPT/PPTX, PDF, HTML/HTM, CWK, and more
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Step 1. Choose the Word file location.
Do you know where you lost Word files? Choose the hard disk drive or a specific folder and click the San button. If it's on a USB flash drive or SD card, take one more step to connect it to your computer.
Step 2. Scan all lost data.
The software will start immediately scanning all lost data on the selected drive, and you'll see more and more data showing up in the scan results. After the scan, use the quickest way to the wanted Word documents by choosing 'Documents' from the drop-down list in 'Filter'.
Step 3. Select Word files and recover.
You're allowed to preview a Word file if you have Microsoft Word application installed on your computer. Finally, select the desired documents and click 'Recover'.
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If you are facing this problem while you are downloading & installing DoYourData Software, you can follow these simple steps to solve this issue.
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Step 1: Click 'Launchpad' --> Find 'System Preference', and Open it --> Click 'Security & Privacy'.
Step 2: Change the setting, enable your Mac can download from 'Anywhere'.
If you have upgraded your Mac to macOS 10.12 Sierra or higher, you just click 'Open Anyway', like this:
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Step 3: Re-download the software or re-open the download file on your Mac. Then install it on your Mac, you can follow this guide: http://www.doyourdata.com/support/product/mac/install-and-activate-mac-software-doyourdata.html
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