Just wanted to pass on some info about the recovery of damaged Microsoft Excel files (.xls). Sometimes the unthinkable can happen and your Microsoft Excel file can become damaged which would mean that all your valuable spreadsheet information can be lost. This can be devastating especially if you use Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to store valuable business data and can end up costing you or your business a small fortune.

How do you know if your Excel file is damaged or corrupt? You may have trouble opening or saving the file and you may also get error messages such as:
The file *.xls caused a serious error the last time it was opened
Unable to read file, file format not valid
Unexpected Error (35012)
Damage to the file was so extensive that repairs were not possible
File error: data may have been lost
Cannot find the file

If you have received any of these errors or have trouble opening your spreadsheet then it is very likely that your Microsoft Excel file (.xls) is damaged or corrupt.

So how do I fix it? Good news is it can be really simple and easy to fix if you have the right tools to do it. There is a sophisticated piece of software called Stellar Phoenix Excel Recovery which can be downloaded from Easy App Express. This amazing piece of software will scan your .xls file and retrieve all the lost data for you and then rebuild the file so that it works correctly in the future. Some of the features that come with this software are as follows:
Supported Excel file versions: Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007 and more
Fast and thorough recovery of Excel files:
Repairs all formulas
Recovers integer and floating point numbers
Recovers names of the worksheets, embedded functions, text strings, images, charts, tables, hyperlinks and so on
Recovers fields including URL’s
Excel recovery through intuitive user interface
Live Update to catch the recent updates
Saves recovered files to a user specified location
Preserves the formatting of the file including Font color, Size, Style, Font name
File preview

So how does my .xls become corrupt? There are many reasons why your file can become corrupt or damaged, this can be because of a virus that will attack random or specific files and even if you have a virus scanner there could be a lot of damage done to your files before your virus checker manages to find and kill the virus. Another reason could be because of an error caused by Excel when auto saving the file. There could also be a power cut or power fluctuation at the time your computer saves the file or it could even be down to a failing hard disk. Whatever the reason Stellar Phoenix Excel Recovery from Easy App Express can recover your valuable data.

I hope this helps!

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