How to Fix Saved Word DOC File Opening Up Blank

Hey guys,

I have a very important Word document, loaded with confidential business information, which I tried to open after not using it for a while. Now, when I open it in Word 2010, all pages are completely blank. Originally, it included mostly text and some graphics and I believe it was made first in Word 2007, but might have been edited and saved again later in Word 2010.

I know, making backups is the right thing to do. However, after periodically searching in my backups, this file ended up being the same in all three backups. When I try to select something on these blank pages, I get nothing but blanks, blanks, blanks.

Does anyone have any idea what may have happened? Thanks in advance!

Cause for the problem –

Word document shows 0 bytes and appears blank when opened indicates that the file has been corrupted in some way. And when it attacks, the content of your Word document is gone and the file is shown as empty.

Quick solutions to fix saved Word DOC file opening up blank -

Here are some of the effective solutions to help you fix Word document become blank after saving and opening. Just read on to get the detailed info.

Solution #1. Open blank Word document using Open and Repair feature

• Start Word
• On the File menu or the Microsoft Office button, click Open
• In the Open dialog box, click to select the blank Word file
• Click the down arrow on the Open button, and then click Open and Repair

This Microsoft Word built-in feature will then fix the problems or corruptions that detected on Word files created on any version of MS Word application.

Solution #2. Restore the blank Word document to a previous version

• Right-click the blank Word document, choose Restore previous versions.
• In the list of previous recovery points, choose the latest one.
• Click Restore button to recover it back.

Solution #3. Fix blank Word document issue with YupTools Fix Doc Application

Still cannot fix the blank Word document even trying all the above two methods? Now YupTools Fix Doc Toolkit with free trial version will be helpful! First of all, download and install the program on your PC. Then follow the steps below:

• After the completion of product installation, launch the tool
• Select corrupt DOC/DOCX file that is showing as blank using Browse option and then hit Repair button
• Quick scanning process will take place
• Next, view repaired Word file using Preview option
• Finally, save repaired file on any desired location by clicking Save button

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