How To Recover Corrupted Excel File?

Make a copy of the corrupted file before trying any repair

Open Excel and use File > Open

Select the corrupted file

Click the arrow next to Open

Choose Open and Repair

Select Repair

If Repair fails, choose Extract Data

Try opening the file in a different version of Excel

Open Excel in Safe Mode and try again

Disable add-ins and reopen the file

Use File > Open and select Recover Unsaved Workbooks

Restore a previous version from File History or backup

Check OneDrive, SharePoint, or cloud version history

Rename the file extension from .xlsx to .xls or vice versa and retry

Copy the file to a local drive and open it from there

Use a third-party Excel repair tool

Recover the file from a temporary or autosaved copy

Rebuild the workbook by copying sheets into a new workbook if it opens partially

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