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Are you having trouble opening your important Excel file?
Is Microsoft Excel asking you to verify that the file isn’t corrupted?
Excel files can get corrupted for various reasons, which can prevent them from opening.
But don’t lose hope; you’re able to easily repair your corrupted Excel file.
To do this, initiate the Start menu, search for “Excel,” and press Enter.
Then, select “Options” from the left sidebar.
Once you finish working on your Excel file, you must re-check all the boxes for continued security.
pick the “Repair” option.
Once the process is complete, Excel will automatically pop fire up file.
Most of the time, repairing the Excel file resolves the issue.
However, if the problem continues, you should consider changing the extension of the Excel file.
The “.xlsx” extension is used for Excel spreadsheets created using Excel 2007 or later versions.
The “.xlsm” extension is similar to “.xlsx,” but it adds support formacros.
The solution, in this case, is to change the extension of the Excel file.
To do this, firstenable viewing file extensions in Windows.
Then, right-press the Excel file and select “Rename.”
If your Excel file contains macros, give it an “.xlsm” extension.
And, if it’s a normal Excel file, save it with an “.xlsx” extension.
Click “Yes” to confirm your decision.
It might be that you lack permission to access it.
In this case, you’ll need totake ownership of the Excel fileto open it without issues.
First,jump in to your box using an administrator account.
Then, right-poke the Excel file and select “Properties.”
Switch to the “Security” tab and hit the “Advanced” button.
hit the “Change” button next to the owner field.
Click “Apply” and then “OK.
Finally, click “OK” in the Security tab of the Excel file.
If the file opens without issue, one of your installed add-ins is likely causing the problem.
To identify the problematic add-in, start Excel normally and open a blank workbook.
Then, poke the “Add-Ins” option on the top bar.
Select “More Add-Ins.”
Click “My Add-Ins.”
Right-select each add-in one by one, and select “Remove.”
Then, make a run at open your Excel file.
What About Online Repair Tools?
You might have run into online repair tools while searching for a way to fix your corrupted Excel file.
All these tools claim to repair or recover your data.
That said, I’m not here to discourage you from trying them yourself.
You might get lucky and find one that works for your specific file.
However, I recommend saving online repair tools as a last resort after trying the solutions mentioned above.
