By default, Word automatically backs up documents off, but it’s not hard to enable this feature. True, there is one small nuisance, backup files have the extension .wbk. How to open such a file if you need to access its contents?
Opening a Word backup file is extremely easy. When you start Word without opening a document, a list of recently opened documents is displayed on the left side of the window, and templates that you can use to create documents are displayed on the right side.
Below the list Recent ones (Recent) click Open other documents (Open Other Documents).
Note: If you currently have an empty or previously created document open, click Ctrl + A or click File > Open (File > Open).
In the Open (Open) select the location where the desired backup file is stored, for example, Компьютер (Computer).
If the folder containing the backup file is listed Recent folders (Recent Folders), then click on it. If not, press the button Review (Browse).
Note: If at the moment you have any document open, then above the list Recent folders (Recent Folders) will show the current folder. Click on it if the backup file is saved in the same folder as the currently open document.
A dialog box will open Opening a document (Open). Navigate to the folder where the backup file is stored. Note that you only see the original file, not the backup file. The fact is that by default, Word only shows Word documents, and the backup file has the extension .wbk.
Note: Apparently the extension .wbk derived from the phrase Word Backup.
To make all files in a folder visible, in the drop-down list to the right of the field Filename (File name) select All files (All Files).
The backup file (.wbk) should now be visible. Select the desired file and click Open (Open).
File .wbk will open in Microsoft Word, and you will be able to make any changes in it in the same way as in ordinary Word documents. Open a tab File (File) and click Save as (Save as) to save the document in the format . Docx. File type . Docx will be automatically selected to save the document and extension . Docx will replace the extension .wbk in the filename. If desired, you can change the name of the file before saving it. In addition, you can save the document in an older Word format.