When opening Microsoft Phrase (or PowerPoint or Excel) files from the native drive, Workplace customers might get a immediate stating – The Document Recovery task pane contains some recovered files that haven’t been opened, Would you prefer to view these files the following time you begin Phrase? The choices are:
- Sure, I wish to view these files later
- No, take away the files. I’ve saved the files I want
That is the Document Recovery task pane and ideally seems when adjustments made to your most up-to-date paperwork usually are not saved, or Workplace closes unexpectedly. Nevertheless, even when you have the ‘Auto recovery’ choice enabled, and its packing containers checked, you may nonetheless get this message for no obvious cause. Strive these fixes to unravel the issue.
The Document Recovery task pane contains some recovered files that haven’t been opened
First, In case you are opening Microsoft Phrase by double-clicking on a doc, attempt an alternate manner – launch Phrase by clicking on the Phrase icon within the taskbar after which clicking on the “No Remove the files. I have saved the files I need“. Then, simply close Word and restart it again. Check if the Recovery pane has disappeared.
If the problem persists, hit the ‘File’ tab choose Info from the list of options displayed and select Manage Versions>Delete Unsaved Document. Here, also click on ‘Recover Unsaved Documents’ and in the Open dialog that appears, right-click on the .asd files and select Delete.
If the abovementioned solutions fail, try going to C:Users[User Name]AppData]LocalMicrosoftOfficeUnsavedFiles and delete the .asd files from that folder.
If the AppData folder is not visible to you in the prescribed location, click on Options on the View tab of the ribbon and then on the View tab in the dialog that appears and select the item “Show hidden files, folders, and drives”.
Subsequent, delete the .asd files from that folder.
Hopefully, this could make the issue go away. Tell us if this helped.
How do I do away with the Document Recovery Task Pane in Phrase?
Open the Phrase doc and select Choices from the Instruments menu.
Go to the View tab and unselect the Startup Task Pane checkbox. Click on OK and exit. You’ll not see the Document Recovery Task Pane in Phrase now.
How do I open the Document Recovery Task Pane in Phrase?
To open the Document Recovery Task Pane in Phrase, hover over the correct fringe of the pane till you see an arrow, after which click on the arrow and drag it to the correct to widen the Document Recovery pane.