One of the most dangerous situations when going to work is not being able to open FIle Word, there are many causes that can be caused by a File encryption virus, maybe the Word file is corrupted during the Save process or the software has a problem. To fix the error that Word file cannot be opened without the message “Word experienced an error trying to open the file”, you can do the following:
Summary of ways to fix Word files with errors that cannot be opened
Use the free Repair My Word software
Repair My Word is a data recovery program for Microsoft Word documents. It is designed to recover text from Word files (.doc, .docx) that do not open normally. The recovered text can then be saved as an error-free Microsoft Word document.
Some common errors of Word such as:
- “The document name or path is not valid. Try these suggestions. Check the file permissions for the document or drive. Use the File Open dialog box to locate the document.”
- “Word cannot open the document.”
- “Word cannot open the document: user does not have access privileges.”
- When you attempt to open a Microsoft Word 97 document into Microsoft Word version 6.x or 7.x, the document contains garbage characters.
Repair My Word is very easy to use. Just open the damaged Word file, preview the recoverable text in the Preview window, and save the text in a new Word File and open it.
Defect:
- Does not support accented Vietnamese.
- This program does NOT work with Office 2007 .docxs.
How to fix corrupted Word File with Word’s Open and Repair
Open and Repair is an available feature of Microsoft Word 2010 and later. Microsoft has built-in this feature to prevent your Word File from being saved with an error or a problem that leads to the Word File not being able to open. With this way you can repair corrupted Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files:
First, open Word choose File > Open > Browse and then select the folder where Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents are stored. Don’t open the File from the Recent section as this will not go into the Open dialog box.
So the corrupted file will be corrected by Microsoft Word before it is opened, you can see the content, so save it as another file to continue editing.
Open the Word File with the error “Word experienced an error trying to open the file”
A common error of Word File is that when opening the File, you will see the message: “Word experienced an error trying to open the file…”
To overcome this situation, you can use paid software for $ 10 / file or do it manually below to save money on Word files with the “Recover Text from Any File” feature.
You open File -> Open -> Browse -> Select File to open -> click on All Files select Recover Text from Any File.
Now you will open the File but lose the original formatting, but you can get the entire content of the text back without having to retype it from the beginning.
Preventions for Word File Errors
To avoid corrupted Office files that cannot be opened, you should regularly remove Viruses with copyrighted software. Limit the use of cracked software.
One reason for the corrupted Word file is that there is a problem with the version of Office on the computer, you can reinstall the latest version of Office and Update the patches to avoid the same error.
Also reduce the time AutoSave on Word so that the temporary files are still saved on the computer, then you can open the temporary files to retrieve the edited content. How to adjust the time AutoSave: File -> Option -> find Save AutoRecover Infomation everry: adjust to first minutes.
If you see a corrupted Word file on your computer, it’s best to isolate the word file and scan it Virus Total Check to see if you have a virus.
