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Corrupted Excel File
A password protected excel file was saved as a back up in an external hard drive. Thereafter on attempting to open it using the correct password it says "The file is corrupted and cannot be opene...
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Nikolino
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Try the following to see how your precious Excel data appear in MS Excel
- Open the application.
- Click on File -> Options.
- Select Trust Center and press the Trust center settings button.
- Pick Protected view.
- Uncheck all the options under Protected View and confirm by pressing OK.
- Restart Excel and try to open the broken Excel documents.
https://www.stellarinfo.com/blog/file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-excel-2010/