Summary: Recovering your unsaved Excel file on Windows 10 with some of our tested methods can truly save you a lot of time, money, and effort. Here’s how to do it!
Microsoft provides a wide range of applications to its users that cater to different purposes. Out of all the MS Office applications, Excel is considered the most used native application by several companies and individuals to store and process crucial data. Excel can also be called a go-to data analysis tool that offers great reliability, ease of use, and multiple features. But unfortunately, it’s not immune to human errors and system errors.
What if you accidentally close the Excel file without saving your work or Excel crashes suddenly? Or worse! Your system crashes without any warning and when you reboot your system, you can’t find the unsaved Excel file.
There could be different situations where you may lose access to your unsaved Excel workbook. There is no need to be anxious, though! We’ve covered some easy-to-follow DIY methods in this post to help you recover unsaved Excel files quickly.
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Irrespective of the circumstances, you can recover unsaved Excel files on Windows 10 using the following methods.
If you remember the name of the Excel file, try to find it using the Search option. Following these steps:
Microsoft Excel comes with a built-in AutoRecover feature that saves copies of all open Excel files at a user-definable fixed interval. You can recover the file if you forget to save it and accidentally close it or it closes automatically due to an unexpected system breakdown or power failure. You can follow the given steps to recover unsaved Excel files with the AutoRecover feature:
Another way that you can choose is the ‘Recover Unsaved Workbooks’ option. To regain access to your Excel file, follow the given steps:
And, save the file to the desired location
This feature will help you recover unsaved Excel files when you’ve saved the workbook earlier, but you end up losing access to the file due to an Excel or system crash. It’d help you save the previously saved version of your Excel file. To do so, follow the given steps:
Hopefully, this blog has helped you learn how to recover unsaved Excel files. You can try any of the above methods.
1. Can I recover the file that I deleted mistakenly with the Shift + Del key?
Shift-deleted files don’t reach Recycle Bin. As a result, they become permanently inaccessible to you. Hence, to recover shift-deleted files from Windows 11, you’d either need a backup or a third-party file recovery software.
2. How do I recover a lost Excel file?
If you’ve lost your Excel file due to accidental deletion, drive formatting, drive corruption or malware attack, you can easily restore lost or deleted files using some DIY methods, including:
3. How can I repair a corrupted workbook?
Whenever Excel detects a corrupted workbook while opening, it automatically starts running the File Recovery mode and repairing the file. If the File Recovery mode doesn’t start automatically, you can manually repair the corrupted workbook.
Mansi Verma is a Technology Writer at Stellar®. She is a Tech enthusiast, holding over 7 years of experience in Data Recovery, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, and the Robotics technology domain. She loves researching and providing DIY solutions and tips & tricks to solve Windows technical issues. In her spare time, she likes reading novels, and poetry. She also enjoys traveling and trekking.
Yes auto recover features help to recover the file if one forget to save it and accidentally close it or it closes automatically due to an unexpected system breakdown or power failure