My computer deleted a VERY important document and I need to recover it

I had a paper completed with 1500 words and when I went to pull it up today the file name was there but actual paper was not. I searched through all of my documents as well as my trash and it is no where to be found. HELP!

If it is your only copy and you wish to use 3rd party data recovery software STOP USING the computer NOW.
By continuing to use the computer there is a chance you will overwrite the missing data file thus making impossible to extremely expensive to recover.

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