When looking for ways to back Word documents that have been deleted, start with checking the Recycle Bin and restoring the file from there. For people who use OneDrive and File History, they should look into these places to see if an older version of the Word document exists. AutoRecovery function of Microsoft Word can help locate the file if it was deleted recently or lost. In case if the Word document has been permanently deleted and there is no backup available, then Notchox is able to scan supported hard drives for Word files.