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How to Resolve Excel File Corruption Errors?

 Modified on: February 9, 2023 |    49026 views

Corruption of MS Excel files is a common occurrence. It is seen that a corrupt Excel file throws an error message when you try to open it, start editing it, or perform other such activities on it. Some of the common error messages that an MS Excel user encounters when his Excel sheet gets corrupt are:

Generally, the occurrence of these errors causes complete inaccessibility of all the data stored in it. Mentioned below are the causes of corruption of MS Excel file:

Causes:

  • Virus infection
  • Sudden power outage
  • Shutting down the system without closing MS Excel properly

Resolutions: Efficient resolutions to rectify various Excel corruption errors are:

Use 'Open and Repair' Utility: This is an inbuilt utility of Excel that repairs corrupt Excel file and restores all its data. Mentioned below are the steps to use this tool:

  • Open Excel, and on the 'File' menu, click 'Open'.
  • The 'Open' dialog box pops up. Select the file that you want to open and click the arrow provided on the 'Open' button.
  • A list of various options opens. Select 'Open and Repair'

Save the File in HTML Format: This method is useful when you can open your Excel file. Open your Excel sheet and go to 'Save As'. Choose 'Other Formats' from the list of options generated. Select 'Web Page' from the available options. Ensure that your complete workbook is selected, and then click 'Save'. However, by using this format, loss of formatting in your Excel file is quite possible. Click 'Yes' to confirm this warning or 'Help' to know more about it. After that, locate your Excel file, right-click on it, and choose 'Open with >> Microsoft Office Excel'. Then go to 'Save As' and select 'Excel' format from the drop-down list. You can change the name of this file to avoid confusion and then click 'Save'.

Professional Excel File Repair Software: If none of the above-mentioned methods is able to do any needful to you, then use of professional Excel file repair software is recommended. These efficient utility repairs corrupt MS Excel sheets without causing any modification in their original content and formatting. The simple three-step procedure of the software to perform the recovery of corrupt MS Excel file does not let you feel that you are new to it or a non-technical computer user. Click here for detailed description of the recovery steps of the software.

 

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Janis Larson

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Stellar Support

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Stellar Data Recovery.

We would like to inform you that we have sent an email to your email address regarding for the same.


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Stellar Data Recovery

Hi Team. I have downloaded and activated the repair tool for excel. I am getting the following message: File is severely corrupted, can not be previewed.

Can you please help me.

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Scott

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Scott

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Stellar Support

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Stellar Data Recovery.

We would like to inform you that we have sent an email to your email address regarding for the same.


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Stellar Data Recovery

Hi Team. I have downloaded and activated the repair tool for excel. I am getting the following message: File is severely corrupted, can not be previewed.

Can you please help me.

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Angelo

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Stellar Support

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Stellar Data Recovery.

We would like to inform you that we have sent an email to your email address regarding for the same.


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Stellar Data Recovery

Hi Team. I have downloaded and activated the repair tool for excel. I am getting the following message: File is severely corrupted, can not be previewed.

Can you please help me.

Thanks

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Janet

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Kheshwar Sharma

Hi Janet,

Thank you for writing to Stellar.

We understand your situation and would like to inform you that this message states that the file is beyond repair with the software.

However, we also provide the manual repair of the excel files. Please contact us through Chat/Phone so that we may explain about it further.

Regards,

Team Stellar

 

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