What is a .CRASHED file?
A .CRASHED file is a type of document automatically saved by the AbiWord word processing program on Mac computers. AbiWord is a free program that lets you create and edit documents. Sometimes, when a program like AbiWord stops working unexpectedly or "crashes," any changes you made to your document since the last time you saved it might be lost. To prevent this, AbiWord automatically saves a backup copy of the document you were working on. This backup copy is saved with the .CRASHED file extension.
The .CRASHED file includes all the recent changes you made to documents such as .AWB or .AWT files (these are other types of files that AbiWord can create and open) that hadn't been saved before the program crashed. This feature is especially useful because it helps to recover your unsaved work and ensures that you don't lose important edits.
To open a .CRASHED file, you need to use the AbiWord program. However, it's important to note that only versions 2.4 and earlier of AbiWord can open .CRASHED files. If you have a .CRASHED file, you should open it with one of these earlier versions of AbiWord to recover your unsaved document edits.
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