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Office[Error Fixed] Microsoft Word This File Could Not Be Found

[Error Fixed] Microsoft Word This File Could Not Be Found

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

There is no doubt that Microsoft Word is very popular among people all over the world, and it is widely used by people no matter for work, study or other areas. However, sometimes you may receive the error message saying "This file could not be found" from Microsoft Word when you are trying to open a document from your Microsoft Office Word program. What does it mean? If you get the "This file could not be found" error message, it means that the file that you want to open does not exist or cannot be found on the system. The cause may be related to corruption of the Word document. In this article, you will learn how to fix Microsoft Word "this file could not be found" error.

this file could not be found error

How to Repair Word Error This File Could Not Be Found

If you are confronted with the error "This file could not be found" from Microsoft Word and you're looking forward the most effective way to troubleshoot this problem, a Word file repair tool is needed. When you can't open a Word file as it is corrupted or damaged, a professional Word file repair tool can help you repair it as soon as possible so that you can access the Word file again successfully. So it is very important to choose a reliable Word file repair tool. After being tested, iSunshare Word Repair Genius is turned to be an ideal choice. Now download and install it on your Windows computer and learn how to use it to troubleshoot your issue.

Step 1. After you have installed iSunshare Word Repair Genius on your computer, you can launch it now. But you need to make sure the Microsoft Word program is closed in advance. Otherwise, it may influence the repairing process. Also, this software are only support xlsx file.

Step 2. On the interface of iSunshare Word Repair Genius, click the Open button to select the Word file that could not be found by your Microsoft Word program.

select the word file

Step 3. Then the software will start to repair the Word file that could not be found right away. You can check the progress from the progress bar.

check the repairing progress

Step 4. When the process bar reaches 100%, it means that the repairing process is completed. And you will receive a prompt writing "The file is restored". Tap the OK button to proceed.

tap the ok button

Step 5. Hit the Save button to save the repaired file as a new file in a new location.

save the repaired file

Step 6. After the files is saved successfully, you can click the Yes button to open the file now to see if that Word file could be found and opened now.

open the file now

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