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ChrisPace1979
Jul 09, 2021Copper Contributor
Corrupted Excel File
Is anyone here able to help me out with a corrupted Excel file? The original file is from Excel 2007. I went to open it up and the attached error appears. I've been in contact with two different Micr...
Robin Shanab
Nov 24, 2021Iron Contributor
Sometimes lack of admin privilege become the reason of this error:
Opening Excel with Admin privileges
- Right-click on the Excel launcher and choose Run as Administrator. When prompted by the UAC (User Account Control) click on Yes to grant administrative privileges.
- Once Excel is opened with admin privileges, open the file that was previously throwing the ‘Excel found unreadable content’ error.