File Recovery
13 articles
Troubleshooting “This file was created in a newer version of Microsoft Excel” (Compatibility Pack).
The error message "This file was created in a newer version of Microsoft Excel and cannot…
How to fix “Upload Blocked” and “Sign in required” for OneDrive/SharePoint files.
The alerts "Upload Blocked: We couldn't verify you have the necessary permissions to upload the file"…
Fixing “Excel found unreadable content” in .xlsm files.
The warning "Excel found unreadable content in 'filename.xlsm'. Do you want to recover the contents of…
Handling “The file name is not valid” (Path length limits and special characters).
The error message "The file name is not valid" appears when you attempt to open, save,…
“Sharing Violation”: Why Excel won’t let you save over an existing file.
The warning "Your changes could not be saved to 'filename.xlsx' because of a sharing violation. Try…
“Document not saved”: Troubleshooting permission and disk space issues.
The alert "Document not saved" or "Document not completely saved" is one of Excel’s most disruptive…
Troubleshooting AutoRecover failures: Where to find unsaved temp files.
When Microsoft Excel crashes, loses power, or closes without a save prompt, the built-in Document Recovery…
Fixing “Errors were detected while saving ‘X’. Microsoft Excel may be able to save the file…”
The prompt "Errors were detected while saving 'X'. Microsoft Excel may be able to save the…
“The file is locked for editing”: How to kill “Ghost” owner files (~$filename).
When Excel tells you a file is “locked for editing” by another user, or even by…
How to recover a “Corrupt” Excel file using the XML extraction method.
When an Excel workbook will not open and displays messages like “We found a problem with…
“Excel cannot open the file ‘X’ because the file format or extension is not valid.”
The error “Excel cannot open the file ‘filename.xlsx’ because the file format or extension is not…
“We found a problem with some content in ‘filename.xlsx'”: Using the Open and Repair tool.
The prompt “We found a problem with some content in ‘filename.xlsx’. Do you want us to…