6 Tricks to Recover Unsaved Files in WPS Office 2026

A WPS file is left unsaved due to random bugs or hiccups? It’s always an unwelcome disruption to our workflow. And we need emergent actions to do a WPS Office file recovery. 

In this article, we will share 6 ways to recover unsaved files in WPS Office, no matter you have a Premium account or not. This includes methods of using WPS’s built-in auto-backup feature, also dedicated WPS file recovery tools. 

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1# Relaunch WPS Office

In the event that your WPS file remains unsaved due to an unexpected program quit or system crash, the quickest way to restore it is to restart WPS Office app, thanks to the auto-backup feature of WPS Office.

WPS Auto backup tool allows users to automatically backup the files to local or to cloud at specified intervals. When it is enabled, if WPS quits unexpectedly and your file is left unsaved, you can restart the program to recover the unsaved work.

1. Open WPS Office again.

2. Then unsaved file will be opened in WPS automatically, check if it is the one you want to restore.

3. If not, check the following message and click View more backup to find the latest version of your unsaved WPS file.

4. Finally, press Ctrl+S to save it properly.

2# Recover via Auto Backup

Don’t receive the recovery prompt after restarting WPS Office? Recovering unsaved WPS file via Auto Backup tool from backup center could be another option. 

The backup validity can be 30 days for a free WPS account, also can be 90 days if you have a premium WPS account. Regarding unsaved WPS files that you just created, even if you don’t have a premium WPS account, this Auto Backup tool is also available to help you with the file recovery.

1. In WPS Office, open a blank document, spreadsheet or presentation file.
2. Select Menu > Backup and Recovery > Auto Backup.
3. Continue to click View Details.
4. From the list of backup files, locate the exact one that you want to recover, and click Open All to access it again.
5. Head to Menu > Save or Save As to recover this WPS document.

3# Manually Search WPS Local Backup

Alternatively, you can manually check and search the local backup folder to find the unsaved WPS file, instead of visiting the auto backup center, if you’ve enabled this feature in your WPS.

The local backup location by default, according to operating systems, can be different:

For Windows users: C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\kingsoft\office6\backup

For Mac users: /Users/(username)/Library/Containers/com.kingsoft.wpsoffice.mac.global/Data/.kingsoft/office6/data/backup/

You can find the unsaved WPS file as follows:

1. Open Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder.
2. Navigate to C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\kingsoft\office6\backup on PC, or /Users/(username)/Library/Containers/com.kingsoft.wpsoffice.mac.global/Data/.kingsoft/office6/data/backup/ on a Mac.
3. In the backup folder, find the backup file, double click to open it with WPS Office.
4. Hit Save icon or press Ctrl+S to save it appropriately.

4# Use Cisdem Data Recovery

WPS Auto backup is not enabled, or did not work in your case? The you should try Cisdem Data Recovery, it has the capability to recover unsaved WPS office files, including documents, spreadsheets, presentations and PDFs.

Cisdem Data Recovery for Windows or Mac plays a vital role in data recovery filed, which is versatile enough to get back unsaved, deleted, corrupted and formatted WPS documents effortlessly. It covers WPS file loss due to various scenarios, like mistaken deletion, exit without saving, drive formatting, app crash, sudden power off, virus attack, OS update or reinstallation, etc. It can successfully perform data restoration of nearly all complex situations.

Key features of Cisdem Data Recovery:

• Recover deleted and lost data under various situations
• Recover data from both internal and external storage device on PC or Mac
• Recover WPS files in different formats: DOCX, DOC, XLSX, XLS, PPTX, PPT, HTML, TXT, PDF, XML...
• Restore unsaved documents from WPS Office, MS Office, iWork, and Adobe Photoshop
• Support recovery of 1000+ file types: documents, photos, videos, audio, emails, bookmarks, archives ...
• Repair documents, videos and photos
• Recovered files saved to local disk or Cloud
• Also restore data from NAS, Linux, RAID, etc.

How to recover unsaved (deleted) WPS Office file with Cisdem?

1. Download, install and run Cisdem WPS file recovery software on your PC/Mac.
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2. In Hardware Disk mode, select the location where you lost the WPS file, and click Search for lost files to start the scanning.
3. While scanning, Cisdem will look thoroughly on the drive and list all recoverable files. You can go to Type > Unsaved Files > wps to locate unsaved WPS files in PC.
4. Or you can go to Type > Documents > wps, and specify the format type to find it.
5. Select the files and click Recover to send the recovered file to a safe location.

If you still need more time to evaluate the reliability of Cisdem Data Recovery or wouldn’t like to pay for your WPS Office file recovery, keep reading to know some free alternatives on how to recover unsaved and deleted WPS document files in the following parts. Although they may not guarantee a high recovery rate as Cisdem does, it’s worth trying.

Also, you can check this video from Cisdem Official to restore your unsaved WPS files, starting from 01:00,

5# Recover in Recent Option

If your WPS Office doesn’t suffer a sudden shutdown, have you ever thought that the unsaved WPS file is just saved to a new location, so hidden from you? In that case, all we need to do is check whether the unsaved document is under WPS Recent option. There are 2 paths to access this option:

Path 1: In WPS Office app, go to Home > Recent.

Path 2: Open a new WPS file > Menu > Open > Recent list.

6# Check Cloud or Shareable Link

If you have uploaded the copies to WPS Cloud, you’d better check the uploads there and download the copy to your local drive for unsaved file recovery.

In the case that you’ve shared the file via a link during the editing, you can also visit the link to retrieve the unsaved data in your WPS file.

Bottom Line

That’s all it takes to deal with how to recover files in WPS Office without Premium. The most trustworthy tool that takes the least time and energy to recover unsaved or deleted WPS files is, beyond all doubt, Cisdem Data Recovery. With Cisdem, you’re allowed to scan the disk, locate and preview your lost documents before any payment. Just give it a chance, and you won’t regret it.