Can you open a corrupt file? Help!

I was working on a job application and when I went to re-open it (using text edit, doc.), it wouldn't re-open. It said the file may have been corrupted, truncated, or saved in a different format. What do I do????
Then I discovered Time Machine on my computer, which, since I didnt know about it before, hadn't been turned on yet (and no I have tried to and it's saying it can't detect an AirPort nearby ... I don't know why, I'm using it now for the Internet).
Fml.

If a file is corrupted it's basically gone for good. So, make sure you're using the same program to open the file the second time as the first. If that doesn't do it, then hopefully it's just a one off fluke, because the other possibility is that this is an early warning indicator of a failing HDD. If you start having this issue with several more files, take your system in to be looked at.
And Time Machine is likely looking for some kind of external drive connected via a wireless connection, since it doesn't back up to your main drive for good reason. Unless you have an external HDD or a NAS like Apple's Time Capsule, there's no point to having Time Machine on.

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