How to find lost or misplaced files on your Computer

Here is a way to recover files you have lost or misplaced on your PC. 

1. Locating Recently saved files:

This is for those who save MS word or Excel files without looking at file path. If you have saved file without looking at file path, this is how you can quickly find the file. 

Open the application and open the list of recent files. In MS Office suite, you will be able to access recent files when you open the application. Other wise, go to File -> Open ->Recent Documents.

2. Searching on Windows with Partial file Name:

If you had saved a file months ago and can remember the first letters of the file name, then you can go to "Start" in windows and type the letters, Hit the search option. Most of the time you will find the file. 

3. Searching with the help of Extension type:

This method can yield that file location to you if you search by just typing in the file extension. For example, if your file was a Microsoft word document, hit enter after typing '.doc' or '.docx' in the search bar in file explorer or in case of it being an Excel file, search by '.Xls'. Like wise '.mp4', '.mp3'.

4. Searching with the help of Cortana:

Another way to search is to make use of Cortana. When searching specifically for documents, if you click Cortana icon in the taskbar, a list of most recent activities can be seen under "Pick up where you left off". Your most recently saved files can be seen here.