Advise for doc file

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Hello!
Guys, anyone knows of any good hex editor for word file? It’s .doc extension. I’m not very savvy in it, but I have heard that so you can open the word file of the old version. Or say what it is better to use hex editor or any program to recover or NTFS recovery tool?

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Yes.

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We should rename this sub-forum "MS Office Tech Talk."LOL.

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Seriously why do we get these questions? People never ask about Blue screening PCs or leaking engine coolant, it’s always corrupted MS Office documents.

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PC Blue Screens, leaky CPU radiator coolant, network issues, even leaky automotive coolant, those I can deal with.

Those I can deal with.

Corrupt Office files? Where is your back ups?
It is easier to prevent or side step the problem before hand than to fix it.

I used to burn document files , doc, txt, pdf, rts, xlsx and so on onto a CD.
Now depending on how important the document it is its ether on a external drive or the cloud.
( I occasionally burn back ups to optical disc still).

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I have a backup but it’s very old.

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Best advice I could find for you, read these following links
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/918429/how-to-troubleshoot-damaged-documents-in-word


http://www.adrc.com/diy_rescue/df/repair_word.html

Hex Editor is a last measure attempt, its more often Office is corrupt and not the document it self.
I found this but I haven’t used it
http://www.softwarecrew.com/2010/08/repair-broken-doc-xls-and-ppt-files-with-this-free-microsoft-tool/
http://www.heaventools.com/flexhex-hex-edit-compound-files.htm

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When a Word document file is corrupted, then you can try several methods to recover it:

  1. First of all, you can try the recovery function integrated with Microsoft Word, as follows:
  1. On the File menu, click Open.
  2. In the Look in list, click the drive, folder, or Internet location that contains the file that you want to open.
  3. In the folder list, locate and open the folder that contains the file.
  4. Select the file that you want to recover.
  5. Click the arrow next to the Open button, and then click Open and Repair.
    The “Recover Text from Any File” converter has limitations. For example, document formatting is lost. Additionally, graphics, fields, drawing objects, and any other items that are not text are lost. However, field text, headers, footers, footnotes, and endnotes are retained as simple text.
  1. In Word 2007, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Open.
  2. In Word 2010, click the File Menu, and then click Open.
  3. In the Files of type box, click Recover Text from Any File(.).
  4. Click the document from which you want to recover the text.
  5. Click Open.
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After the document is recovered by using the “Recover Text from Any File” converter, there is some binary data text that is not converted. This text is primarily at the start and end of the document. You must delete this binary data text before you save the file as a Word document.
I have had great success with the Word Recovery Toolbox application. Go to their web site to learn more information how to do corrupt text recovery for word.
http://www.oemailrecovery.com/word_repair.html
They have a free version you can try. I would suggest you run the deep scan in order to get the best data set to look through.
Here’s something to look at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;87856

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Hi, Thank you all for your time and great help. I really appreciate your feedback and I am very thankful for your time and support.