office word document decryption and recovery

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  1. MutaintG

    MutaintG Member

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    Tonight i was doing a re write on a few paragraphs that i have been working on for my thesis. My computer crashed and i lost my files (being the silly person i am, i have not backed anything up in over a day). I managed to find the files but they are encrypted in a .txt file. when i right click on the files there are no options which will allow me to decrypt the files. I also tried saving it in different formats and re opening it, as well as running it through all the filters that microsoft word offers.

    I really need some help. Is there anyways of recovering these files
     
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    check in my documents as they are usually saved there even when there is a crash. try opening that txt file with word.
     
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    ddp I tried opening the files in word and all i got was the same view as if i opened the file in notepad. mostly question marks with a few words here and there
     

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