How can I recover my word files if I cannot open them because it said the app has been updated

Graciela Torralva 0 Reputation points
2025-05-09T02:42:28.0033333+00:00

I made a file with my Word documents, but I cannot open any of them because it says the app has been updated.

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Word Management
Word: A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
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  1. Stefan Blom 2,596 Reputation points MVP
    2025-05-11T23:54:52.37+00:00

    What does the message say, specifically? If it says something along the lines that Office has updated, you should be able to click OK to confirm and then open your document.

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