Microsoft Word crashes when saving is a common problem in everyday use. If you happen to encounter this issue, you can try the approaches in this article to troubleshoot. Besides, you also can learn how to recover unsaved Word document and how to recover deleted Word document with EaseUS file recovery tool.
Workable Solutions | Step-by-step Troubleshooting |
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Fix 1. 3 solutions to Word crashing | Fix the problem by running the Office Repair tool, opening Word in Safe Mode, and disabling the Add-ins..Full steps |
Fix 2. Recover unsaved Word | Start Word > click 'File' > 'Options' > 'Save'. Copy the AutoRecover file location path..Full steps |
Fix 3. Recover deleted/lost Word | Use EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to recover lost Word as a result of accidental deletion, formatting..Full steps |
What a horrible thing to see Microsoft Word running into trouble all of a sudden! In some previous posts, we discussed several typical Word errors that make you fail to save your work in time. For example, Word has stopped working; Word has stopped working; Word is not responding, etc. But today, there is another frequently happened issue waiting to be resolved, and it's about Word keeps crashing when saving.
Possible ways to fix Mac Office 2011 Crashing in Yosemite. Various solutions and steps to follow to resolve this issue. To delete the plist file for the Mac Office app that is crashing (I deleted Word, Excel & Powerpoint). Names are: com.microsoft.Excel.plist, com.microsoft.Word.plist. And every version of MS Office just keeps crashing. Dec 06, 2018 Now check to see if this fixes your Excel crashing issue. If not, move on to the next fix Fix 3: Check for software conflicts. Perhaps your Excel crashing issue is caused by interference from other programs. To see if that’s the case for you, try performing a clean boot on your Windows system. Jun 22, 2016 Outlook too crashes but not nearly as much as Excel. The user was originally using Office 2011 for Mac and Yosemite but in troubleshooting this issue, we've upgraded her Office to Office 2016 and OSX to El Capitan. However, the crashing still happens. We've installed all available updates for Outlook and Excel available from Microsoft too. Jun 30, 2019 Microsoft PowerPoint may be the most popular slideshow creator around but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Converted from Windows to Mac, the Microsoft suite is mostly stable and works well enough but does have a tendency to crash or freeze. If PowerPoint keeps crashing on your Mac, this tutorial has a few methods for fixing it.
Altogether, there are three tips worth trying if Word crashes or freezes when you save a document.
Starting a Microsoft Office for Windows application in Office Safe Mode can allow you to use it when it has encountered certain problems safely. This is useful when you need to open a Word document that you can't under normal mode because the Word is crashing.
Another cause of Word crashing when saving is the incompatibility of Add-ins.
If Word keeps crashing after using all the above methods, try to change the Office Word application location, because some other conflicting programs likely cause the crashing issue. Use EaseUS Todo PCTrans so you can easily and safely transfer programs from C drive to D drive or any other local drives on your computer.
Most of the time, the document will be lost if Word crashes when saving. Is there any chance for unsaved Word document recovery? Let's have a try. Usually, when you restart Word, Word automatically opens the document you haven't saved due to an expected error. If not, you need to search the location of the AutoRecover file by yourself.
1. Start Word > click 'File' > 'Options' > 'Save'. Copy the AutoRecover file location path.
2. Go to the File Explorer, paste the location path, and find the unsaved document. Next, copy the .asd file.
3. Go to your Word app, click 'File' > 'Open' > 'Recover Unsaved Documents' at the bottom. Paste the copied .asd file into the File Name box popping up. Open the Word file recover it.
Except for recovering unsaved Word document, there are other ways you can use to recover unsaved Word document in Windows 10. Go to check details if you need.
Word keeps crashing usually lead to Word lost unsaved. In our daily life or work, we also often lose saved Word document as a result of accidental deletion, storage device formatting, partition loss, hard drive damage, etc. To recover deleted or lost Word document, even the permanently one, you can resort to EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard.
This powerful data recovery software enables you to restore any lost Word, Excel, PPT, PDF, HTML, as well as other documents from HDD/SSD, USB flash drive, pen drive, and external hard drive. Download this file recovery tool and give it a shot.
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.
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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'.