If you've overwritten a Word file and haven't saved any older copies of the file under different file names, you can check to see whether Windows 7 has a previous version of the file to restore to.

Though it happens rarely, overwritten or corrupted files on your PC are a serious issue, potentially setting your valuable work back by hours, weeks or more. File corruption occurs from a variety of ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is releasing its own Windows File Recovery tool, designed to retrieve ...