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nitin9411166
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Sep 10, 2021
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corrupted excel file

Hi Team,    My excel file was saved as an external hard drive.   Thereafter on attempting to open it says "The file is corrupted and cannot be opened"   Would be obliged if there is any way to ...
  • NikolinoDE's avatar
    Sep 11, 2021

    nitin9411166 

     

    If you can convert the file from .xlsx to .xls you can open it, but the data is gone.
    I opened it like that, but no VBA code found that locks the file in any way. Unfortunately it is simply broken.
     

    Even though I'm almost certain that the data has all been lost here, here is a link.

    Repair a corrupted workbook

    When Microsoft Excel detects a corrupted workbook upon opening, it automatically starts File Recovery mode and attempts to repair the workbook. If File Recovery mode doesn’t start, try using this manual process to recover your workbook: Click upper Link.

     

    I'm sorry that I couldn't help you any further.

     

    Also wish you a nice day.

     

    NikolinoDE

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