Used Word Repair for Windows?
Editors’ Review
Download.com staff
Top Recommended Alternative
Pros
- Can repair very old Word formats (Word 6.0 and up) | Lets you preview recoverable text before saving | Simple interface: open, preview, and save | It's worth a try if you're desperate
Cons
- Don't expect miracles: recovery is often partial at best | Output can be a jumbled mess of text and symbols | Doesn't work in all cases, so temper expectations | Aimed at older .doc formats, not modern .docx
