Solved: Word 2103 can't work - insufficient memory or disk space
“I have a problem with my Microsoft Word 2013, when I try to open a file an error pop up saying “There is not enough memory or disk space”. But I have 32 GB memory so I am not sure what caused the error. Is there any way to fix error Microsoft Word 2013 insufficient memory or disk space?
At times, when you try to open a Word document or create a fresh blank document, you might encounter error saying "There is insufficient memory or disk space. Word cannot display the requested font”. Occurrence of such error would make your Word unresponsive. However, finding the cause of such error would be quite tedious and it merely a wastage of time. Instead, try to fix Word file error and extract the data. Below are some ways that will help you to resolve the error.
Manual solution to fix insufficient memory or disk space error in MS Word 2013
1. First you need to show hidden folders. To do this, go to File Explorer and click View tab
2. Click on Option and click change folder and search options, then hit View icon
3. Scroll down the hidden files and folders list and make sure you checked Show hidden files, folders and drives box, then hit Apply
4. Go to this path: \\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates
5. Find normal.dot file and right click to rename the file to old_normal.dot
6. Close and restart the Word
Professionally recommended solution to fix error Microsoft Word 2013 insufficient memory or disk
If in case the above manual method fails to work, then you can make use of Word 2013 repair tool to fix and recover inaccessible DOC / DOCX files. Here Remo Repair Word tool is recommended that just read the contents from corrupted file and reconstructs a new file with healthy data that can be easily accessed. The software not only fixes insufficient memory or disk space error in Word file, but also restores text, formatting, hyperlinks, images, indentation, tables, charts, etc.
Step 1: Launch Remo Repair Word and “Browse” the Word file showing insufficient memory or disk space error, then click “Repair” icon.
Step 2: The software automatically starts fixing the selected Word file which you can see at the progress bar.
Step 3: After you get “File Repaired Successfully” message, click on “Preview” button to see the repaired Word file.
Step 4: Click “Browse” option to choose the memory location of your choice and click “Save” button.
Possible scenarios in which Remo Repair Word software comes in handy:
In all the above mentioned situations, you can use Remo Repair Word to fix corrupt Word file and extract your data. In addition, the software includes other unique features such as: