Click File > Open. Click the location and folder that contains the corrupted workbook. In the Open dialog box, select the corrupted workbook. Click the arrow next to the Open button, and then …

When you open a workbook that has been corrupted, Excel automatically starts File Recovery mode and attempts to reopen and simultaneously repair the workbook.

Open and repair a document after getting a file corruption error, and see how to prevent file corruption in the future.

Click File > Open. Click the location and folder that contains the corrupted workbook. In the Open dialog box, select the corrupted workbook. Click the arrow next to the Open button, and then …

How to restore an Excel file to an older version when the file can no longer be opened. There are scenarios in which files become corrupted and can't be opens in Excel anymore.

If a Microsoft 365 application such as Word or Excel isn't working correctly, sometimes restarting it will fix the problem. If that doesn't work, you can try repairing it.

Having a problem with your Excel? Check this page for recent issues that we've discovered, and what you can do about them.

Use AutoSave and AutoRecover to save or recover files automatically in Office Word, PowerPoint, and Excel for Mac.

This issue may occur if your VBA project includes references to components that are located in a file path or have a file name that contains DBCS (double-byte character set) characters.

These steps can help resolve the most common issues when you receive an Excel not responding error, Excel hangs or freezes when you launch it, or open an Excel workbook.

Go to File > Info > Manage Document > Recover Unsaved Workbooks in Excel, or Recover Unsaved Presentations in PowerPoint. Select the file, and then select Open.