Corrupted file

**BadgerMK** · 12-08-2006, 10:49 AM

Hi All

I have a corrupted Excel file which I'm desperate to get recovered. I have searched on the net and ExcelFix seems a good option, does anyone have any other suggestions or recommendations???

Thank you in advance

Mark

pinmaster · 12-08-2006, 11:10 AM

Hi

I had that problem once and someone suggested I try opening the file in safe mode, it worked. I was able to undo any damage I had done, can't remember what it was tho, anyway it worked. To run excel in safe mode go to the Start/Run menu and type excel.exe /s

Good Luck
Jean-Guy

**VBA Noob** · 12-08-2006, 11:13 AM

Hi,

Here are some commercial products that may work:

http://www.conceptdata.com/
http://www.conceptdata.com/excel/index.htm

Excel Recovery Data Recovery Tool

http://www.datamechanix.com

The Excel workbook rebuilder might also be worth looking at:
http://www.vbusers.com/download.htm#item2

Ole P. Erlandsen has a tool to recover the contents of a corrupt Excel
file:

http://w1.2735.telia.com/~u273500023/

Bob Flanagan of Macro Systems states that he has a way to recover files
including the modules:
http://www.add-ins.com

some more light reading

Excel 98 and earlier: Microsoft Knowledge Base 142177
http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;EN-US;142117
XL: Summary of Methods to Recover Data from Corrupted Files

Excel 2000: Microsoft Knowledge Base 179871
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;179871
XL2000: Methods for Recovering Data from Damaged Workbooks

Excel 2002: Microsoft Knowledge Base 291057:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;291057
XL2002: Methods for Recovering Data from Damaged Workbooks

VBA Noob