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Rake722
Jun 09, 2022Copper Contributor
Help with corrupt Excel file
Hi All, I have a corrupt excel file and it is super improtant as its my accounting sheet. It has the error "cannot open the file because the file format or extension is not valid. verify that the f...
Patrick2788
Jun 09, 2022Silver Contributor
A few more things to try:
1. Open the workbook on another computer. If it opens, save as and change the name. Try on original computer.
2. Open in Excel web app. Upload to OneDrive and attempt to open. If the workbook opens, you may download an offline copy.
3. If all else fails, you may re-name the file to be .zip and then open the .zip package to extract the sheets.
Rake722
Jun 09, 2022Copper Contributor
Tried and didnt work Patrick