Microsoft has confirmed a bug in Word for Microsoft 365 that deletes files if you try to save them. According to BleepingComputer, the Word for Microsoft 365 support team said there is a known issue in version 2409 where a file "is deleted after save if the title contains a capitalized file extension (.

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?

The issue, which affect Word for Microsoft 365 version 2409, build 18025.20104, occurs when the user closes Word after making an edit to the file and saves when prompted to. Doing this may cause the file to simply disappear - although it may end up in the Recycle Bin, from where it can be restored.

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

A dangerous bug in Microsoft Word version 2409 is auto-deleting documents while saving. It affects files with capitalized file extensions.

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.

Google Docs and Microsoft Word are quite similar. However, their differences extend beyond whether they’re usually used online or offline.

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.

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