Repairing Corrupted or Damaged Microsoft Word

When you open a Word file sometimes you get an error message saying, the file cannot be opened because it is damaged or corrupt. Word documents get corrupted for various reasons usually related to headers of the Word file. These problems can be easily fixed with simple workarounds. If the problem still persists you can always make use of Word Repair tool.

There are three methods to fix a damaged or corrupt Word Document in Windows. Let’s explore the methods one-by-one.

Method 1: Change The Format of the Document and Convert Back to Word File

This is a very simple way to deal with a damaged word doc which refuses to open just like that.

• Start the word application and click on File tab.
• Click Open and choose the damaged Word doc and then select Open.
• Now, to save the file in a different format, once again click on File tab and choose Save as.
• Next, in the save as list, select Rich Text Format (*rtf).
• Click Save.

To save the file back to Word doc, follow the below mentioned steps

• Open the *rtf file, click on File tab.
• Now, click Save as and from the list of the Save as type select Word Document.
• Click Save.

Method 2: Remo Word Repair Tool

If the above mentioned methods were able to repair the corrupted or damaged Word file, then, using Remo Word Repair tool is the ultimate step to fix the problem. The software fixes the corrupted/damaged Word file (.doc, .docx) and restores it in its original format without changes the font, header/footers, images, and hyperlinks.

Instructions to Fix Damaged/Corrupted Word Document

Download Remo Repair Word software and install it on your Windows computer. Open the tool by double clicking it and following the instructions to fix the corrupted or damaged Word doc:

Step 1: Launch the program and from the main screen, Browse the Word doc that needs to be repaired and hit Repair button.

Step 2: After the repair process is complete, you can Preview the file.

Step 3: Finally, save the repaired Word file in your desired location.

Salient Feature of Remo Word Repair

• The software will fix corrupted Word file created in Microsoft Word 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016.
• Offers Preview option to gauge the success rate before saving the repaired document.
• Repairs the Word documents which have pictures inserted in them.
• Provides technical support assistance regarding the software while installing or during the repair process or any other concerns.

Method 3: Open and Repair Tool

When a word document is damaged or corrupted, MS word will automatically detect it and uses Open and Repair feature to fix the file. Follow the below steps to use Open and Repair feature.

• Start Word application and click File tab.
• Click Open and choose the damaged Word document.
• At the bottom of the Open dialog box, click on the arrow on the Open tab and select Open and Repair.