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

If anyone using Word for Windows saves a file the wrong way, it heads straight to the recycle bin. But hey! That's the opposite of what we want! What gives?

Save = delete' is quite the mistake to make, really, but this is what's happening to some Word users who save files with capitalized extensions.

Microsoft issues an advisory regarding automatically deleting a Word document using a capitalized file extension and a hashtag in the file name under a specific sequence to save the file via Microsoft 365's Word app.

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

Microsoft has confirmed a bug within Word that deletes files in certain scenarios where you try to save them. While it's working on the issue, here are some workarounds.

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

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