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Robin Shanab
Jan 10, 2017Iron Contributor
Excel file is not opening
I am trying to open my file and it is showing the following error message: "The workbook cannot be opened or repaired by the Microsoft Excel because it is corrupt." I tried open and repair op...
James Preston
Jan 10, 2017Iron Contributor
Is this a file that you have created locally or is it one that has downloaded from an internet source?
If it is from an internet source, you sometimes get this error message caused by the excel protected view.
You could try to deactivate this using the attached instructions.
If it is a locally created file, ignore it :smileyhappy:
Robin Shanab
Jan 12, 2017Iron Contributor
I created the file locally. It was working fine before. I Read KBs from Microsoft and follow so many methods to fix my file:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/kb/2994633
https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/kb/2994633
After that, I downloaded a free version of https://www.stellarinfo.com/repair-excel-file.php and it fixed my problem.