Unable to open recovered documents

Hi, I am a newbie. I have looked at the on line docs FAQ etc. I have recovered documents however te are prefaced by a $ sign which I assume that this means they are corrupted however I have found one word document that does open properly to read. What do I do to recover readable documents that open?

You have been answered in your original post here

https://forum.piriform.com/topic/53417-unable-to-open-recovered-documents/?tab=comments#comment-303603