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Excel cannot be open the file 'filename.xlsx' because the file format or file extension is not valid
Hi All, I have a excel.xlsx file saved in my system which has been corrupted .I atleast need to recover the data stores .It is a file of 124 KB and has around 35 worksheets in the workbook .I hav...
This error message is encountered in the following scenarios:
- The file is not compatible with the Excel-version
- The file has become corrupt or damaged
I copied and pasted the file to my desktop, right-click and changed '.xlsx' to '.xls'. Boom!! I got my file back.
Try to open your corrupt file in safe mode. Press Windows+R and write excel.exe /safe and click OK. Good Luck
This saved my life thank u