{"id":3496,"date":"2024-05-17T12:38:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2024-05-17T12:38:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:38:40","slug":"how-to-fix-corrupted-excel-xls-and-xlsx-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/how-to-fix-corrupted-excel-xls-and-xlsx-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Corrupted Excel XLS and XLSX Files?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>: This post depicts different ways to fix MS Excel file corruption. It will talk about free and automated ways to resolve corruption of Excel XLS and XLSX files.<\/p>\n<p>Encountering a corrupt MS Excel file is a common problem. However, there are ways to repair the corrupted Excel files.<\/p>\n<p>We know that business users carry their details about customers in Excel sheets even normal users also. So, regardless of the user category you belong to, the information saved inside the Excel file is always important. Therefore, users try to quickly fix Excel file corruption so that they can get their data back.<\/p>\n<h2>Signs of Excel Workbook Corruption<\/h2>\n<p>In case, you fail to open your Excel file and get errors like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Excel file is corrupt and can\u2019t be opened<\/li>\n<li>Unable to read the file<\/li>\n<li>Can\u2019t open the Excel file as the file extension is not valid. Check that the file should not corrupt and the file format should be exact.<\/li>\n<li>Excel found unreadable content in &lt;filename&gt;. Do you wish to recover the contents of this file?<\/li>\n<li>Excel freezes or crashes, preventing you from accessing it.<\/li>\n<li>You may receive unexpected errors while saving Excel sheets. Prompts these errors:<\/li>\n<li>\u2018An unexpected error has occurred. AutoRecover option is not enabled for this session of MS Excel.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Errors were detected during file saving\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Possible Reasons for corrupted Excel XLS and XLSX files<\/h3>\n<p>Here are the possible reasons behind corrupted Excel XLS and XLSX files:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improper shutdown of the system<\/li>\n<li>Large size file<\/li>\n<li>Bad sectors on the storage media<\/li>\n<li>Virus or malware infection<\/li>\n<li>Sudden power failure<\/li>\n<li>Corruption in hard drive<\/li>\n<li>Sudden closure of Excel workbook<\/li>\n<li>Excel files remain open on a shared network<\/li>\n<li>Editing the file on different editions of the MS Office application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Methods to Repair Corrupt Excel XLS and XLSX Files<\/h3>\n<p>In case you are unable to open your Excel file, then there must be corruption in the file. So, to fix this issue, consider the methods mentioned below:<\/p>\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/recover-overwritten-powerpoint-file\/\">Recover Overwritten Powerpoint File<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Method 1. Revert the Excel sheet to the last saved version<\/h3>\n<p>If the corruption happened while working on the Excel file before saving the changes, then revert to the last saved edition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: In case the AutoRecover option is turned on you can automatically save versions of the Excel file while working on it.<\/p>\n<p>If you saved the file, go through these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the file in which you were working.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>File<\/strong> and thereafter go to <strong>Info<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under Manage <strong>Workbook<\/strong> or Manage Presentation, choose the file labeled \u2013 \u2018When I closed without <strong>saving<\/strong>.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>In the bar at the top of the file, choose Restore to overwrite the <strong>previously saved versions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In case, you haven\u2019t saved the file, go through these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap on <strong>File<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Info<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Manage Document<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Recover Unsaved Workbooks<\/strong> in Excel or <strong>Recover Unsaved Presentations<\/strong> in PowerPoint.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the file and then hit <strong>Open<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the bar at the top of the file, choose <strong>Save As<\/strong> to save the file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Method 2. Disable \u2018Protected View\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Note: By disabling \u2018Protected View\u2019 there may be harm to your computer. So, when your issue with the Excel file is fixed by disabling \u2018Protected View\u2019, save the file and then enable \u2018Protected View.\u2019<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a new Excel file and go to <strong>Options<\/strong> followed by <strong>File<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Hit <strong>Trust Center<\/strong> and then <strong>Trust Center Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Protected View<\/strong> and unmark all boxes. Hit <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3498 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1.jpg\" alt=\"trust center settings\" width=\"600\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the Excel file that is having issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Method 3. Check and change \u2018Component services\u2019 settings<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Changing the \u2018Component Services\u2019 settings will also change a few registry settings. So, follow the steps carefully without making any mistakes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Press <strong>Start<\/strong> at the bottom left corner of the system.<\/li>\n<li>Type <strong>doom<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Right-click on the <strong>Component Services<\/strong> application and choose <strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Expand <strong>Component Services<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Computers<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>My Computer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Right-click on <strong>My Computer<\/strong> and choose <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Default Properties<\/strong>. Under <strong>Default Authentication Level<\/strong>, choose Connect. Select <strong>Identity<\/strong> under <strong>Default Impersonation Level<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then hit <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3500 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2.jpg\" alt=\"default authentication level\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Method 4. Check and modify the extension of Excel files<\/h3>\n<p>It may happen that the current version of the MS Office application does not support the extension of your Excel file. Follow this method:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Copy the problematic Excel file on the root of a volume on your computer.<\/li>\n<li>Run the <strong>Command<\/strong> prompt as an administrator.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the address of the volume where you copied the problematic Excel file.<\/li>\n<li>Run the command:<br \/>\nRen.Book10.xlsx NewExt.xls<br \/>\nBook10.xlsx is affected by the previous extension and <strong>NewExt.xls<\/strong> is the same affected file with the .xls extension.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3501 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3.jpg\" alt=\"newext.xls\" width=\"432\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Then, try to open the file and check if the issue is resolved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Method 5. Disable Add-ins<\/h4>\n<p>Sometimes, the problem exists with Add-Ins. Follow the steps and disable COM Add-ins.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create and open a new Excel file and go to <strong>Options<\/strong> followed by <strong>File<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Add-ins<\/strong> and then select <strong>COM Add-ins<\/strong> under manage. Hit <strong>Go<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3502 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4.jpg\" alt=\"com add ins\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uncheck all checkboxes and hit <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Try to open the <strong>affected Excel file<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Enable the add-in and restart the <strong>problematic Excel file<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check the add-ins one by one to fix the issue of Excel file corruption.<\/p>\n<h4>Method 6. Use the inbuilt utility \u2018Open and Repair\u2019<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Create and open an Excel file. Go to <strong>File<\/strong> and <strong>Open<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3503 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5.jpg\" alt=\"file and open\" width=\"600\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Load the corrupted Excel file.<\/li>\n<li>Hit <strong>Open<\/strong> the file and select <strong>Open and Repair<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6.jpg\" alt=\"open and repair\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hit the <strong>Repair<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>If the data from the corrupted Excel file is still not recovered, hit <strong>Extract Data<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Method 7. Use a professional tool to repair Excel file<\/h4>\n<p>If the above-discussed manual workarounds failed to fix Excel file corruption then try out a professional program like <strong>Softaken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/recovery\/ms-excel\/\">Excel Recovery<\/a> Software<\/strong>. This is one of the finest tools that immediately repairs XLS and XLSX files of MS Excel. Also, this software is highly powerful to support all editions of MS Excel and Windows. Moreover, this is a highly trusted app that does not make any changes to the original file and can repair multiple Excel files at a time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-download-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/dls\/recover\/excel-recovery.exe\"><span class='mb-text'>Download Now<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a class=\"maxbutton-2 maxbutton maxbutton-buy-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.softaken.com\/recovery\/ms-excel\/order\/\"><span class='mb-text'>Buy Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: By installing the free version of this software, you can analyze the software functions by previewing the repaired Excel files.<\/p>\n<h4>How does this professional program recover corrupted Excel files?<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Install and open the tool to repair XLS\/XLSX files.<\/li>\n<li>Browse the corrupted XLS\/XLSX file.<\/li>\n<li>Get a preview of the recovered Excel file data.<\/li>\n<li>Set the preferred path to save the recovered Excel file.<\/li>\n<li>Tap on the \u2018Start Recovery\u2019 button to start the process of repairing corrupted Excel files.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With these steps, the data from the corrupted Excel file is recovered and saved into a new Excel file.<\/p>\n<h5>Conclusion<\/h5>\n<p>This post reveals the reasons and solutions to fix corrupted Excel files. You can check the manual workarounds to recover Excel files and try them. If you find them unsuitable, then go for the automated program that restores data from corrupted\/damaged Excel files with perfection &amp; no data loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: This post depicts different ways to fix MS Excel file corruption. It will talk about free and automated ways to resolve corruption of Excel XLS and XLSX files. Encountering a corrupt MS Excel file is a common problem. However, there are ways to repair the corrupted Excel files. 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