How to Recover an ASD File. A file with the file extension of ".ASD" is an automatically-saved backup file for a Microsoft Word 2002 or 2003 document.

It deep-scans the AutoRecovery or Temp folder to restore unsaved Word files and can also save data from numerous file-loss scenarios. [Fixed] How to Recover Unsaved Word Document on Windows 10/11 ...

Look for and open a folder with the name of your document. You can open the ASD file itself in Word, or more easily click on the shortcut with the docx extension to open the recovery file (Figure G).

Option 4: Recover from Temporary Files While you work, Word creates “.tmp” (temporary) files that you can manually search to find a copy of your unsaved document.

Microsoft Word can accommodate a surprising number of file formats, and even take in Excel and PowerPoint data, though it might look funny. Here's how.