Microsoft has confirmed a bug in Word for Microsoft 365 that deletes files if you try to save them.

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that was causing Word to delete some Windows users' documents instead of saving them.

Word, as part of the Microsoft 365 package, has a problem. In some cases, it deletes documents instead of saving them. This issue affects version 2409 (build 18025.20104) and occurs only in certain situations,

Microsoft recently published an advisory for a glitch that causes Word for Microsoft 365 to accidentally delete files. The company is likely working on a patch,

Microsoft warned users of a new known issue that may cause Word for Windows to delete some documents instead of saving them.

In the last few days, the Microsoft community boards have been flooded with reports where people complained about their files randomly being deleted, with one user saying: “I use Word. Today, it deleted eight hours of work.

If anyone using Word for Windows saves a file the wrong way, it heads straight to the recycle bin. The post Microsoft Word Is Deleting Some Files Instead of Saving Them appeared first on Tech.co.

Fortunately, the bug doesn't permanently delete the file - it just moves it into the Recycle Bin. As such, if one of your Word files was affected by this strange issue, check in t

According to some Microsoft Word users, the Office software is apparently deleting files after saving — not the kind of behavior you want when doing important work, and not the kind of bug you’d expect from a company as established as Microsoft.