Damaged xlsx file

[shizuedavis]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel I was working on a important file. After saving this file, I can no longer open it since I get a message that the file is damaged or corrupted. Can you please do something I can open this. Otherwise I have to redo the work.

Shizue Davis

 

[John McGhie]

Sadly, the error message says it all: the file is gone.

Replace it from your backup (TimeMachine...)

Cheers

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel I was
working on a important file. After saving this file, I can no longer open it
since I get a message that the file is damaged or corrupted. Can you please do
something I can open this. Otherwise I have to redo the work.

Shizue Davis

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[shizuedavis]

I gave up. I used an older file that I saved and converted over to MAC Numbers.

Shizue Davis

 

[XinXin]

Hi Shizue, can you please try one thing? Change the extension of your file from xlsx to xlsb. If this doesn't work, please send me ([email protected]) a copy of your workbook. I will try help recover it.

Thanks,
XinXin Liu
Test Lead, Macintosh Business Unit, Microsoft

 

[shizuedavis]

When I changed the file extension to xlsb, it would not open in excel. However, Mac Numbers was able to open it.

 

[John McGhie]

In Which case, please send the one that wouldn't open to XinXin so he can
have Excel fixed

Cheers

When I changed the file extension to xlsb, it would not open in excel.
However, Mac Numbers was able to open it.

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The email below is my business email -- Please do not email me about forum
matters unless I ask you to; or unless you intend to pay!

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP (Word, Mac Word), Consultant Technical Writer,
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. | Ph: +61 (0)4 1209 1410 | mailto:[email protected]

 

[jiang]

If your office excel is version 2003 or other old versions, you may try a good excel repair tool called advanced excel repair, more detailed information at:
http://www.datanumen.com/aer/recovery.htm

Hope this can help you
Julie