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Onedrive file - discarded changes recovery

My question is regarding an excel file saved on my Onedrive.  The file had been saved, but apparently hadn't been synced to the server.  I corrected the syncing issue and received an error that there were two different versions of the file.  I selected the option of discarding changes  - I wasn't quite sure what was going to happen and thought I might be able to undo my choice.  But now the file synced on my Onedrive is the older version and missing changes.

Is there a way to recover the other version of the file or recover the discarded changes?  I've tried looking in the unsaved, temp folders and recycle bins and don't see the file there.  Since the file was not originally synced with onedrive, the version history only has one file.  Am I just out of luck?  I'm using Windows 8 and Office 2016.

Thanks for the help.

Hi Emily,

Thank you for sharing your concern here in the Microsoft Community Forum. I hope you are having a good day despite the issue that you are encountering with the OneDrive file.


We have this article that can be used as a reference to restore files on OneDrive. Take note that this is applicable if you are subscribed to Office 365 or running Office 365 for Business.

Otherwise, issues regarding with OneDrive will be best handled by our OneDrive Support. We suggest that you contact our OneDrive expert who can help you further on how to retrieve files in OneDrive. To get in touch with them, log in to your OneDrive, click the ? help icon at the top right of the page and select Email OneDrive support. Submit this concern and follow the prompts to request a support.

If there's anything else that we can help you with, please do not hesitate to reply here and we will further assist you.

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Last updated April 14, 2025 Views 4,391 Applies to: