Repair a corrupted or Error showing workbook

It is common to face Excel spreadsheet error while dealing with large amount of data,
so it is necessary to keep a backup copy of all your excel document. But in busy
schedule it is almost impossible to maintain the backup file because after entering a
new data into your excel file you have to update the complete backup.
Corruption or error in excel file may occurs due to lots of reasons, so that developer of
this application also includes a inbuilt repair utility that helps you to recover excel file
data. But this tool has some limitation so it is not necessary that it will give you perfect
solution at all time. But dont worry because excel recovery tool is specially designed
to deal with any types of corruption. This type of recovery tool makes you able to
recover data without need of any backup file.
When MS Excel identifies a damaged workbook while opening then it automatically runs
File Recovery mode and tries to repair the workbook. Sometime this recovery method
doesnt start automatically, in this case apply the manual process to recover your
workbook:
1. Click on the File and then Open.
2. Click on the path and folder that contains the damaged workbook.
3. From the dialog box, choose the damaged workbook.
4. Click the arrow present next to the Open button, and then click Open and
Repair.
5. To restore as much of the workbook data as possible, pick Repair.
If you are unable to recover your excel file data through the above given method then
there are some other recovery ways are available that may help salvage your data.

Recover data from a corrupted workbook

A. Recover data when the workbook is open in Excel

Revert the workbook to the last saved version : If a workbook gets damaged
while working but before you save your modifications, you can revert your
workbook to the last saved version by applying the bellow given way
a. Click File > Open.
b. Open the workbook that you have open in Excel.
c. Click on Yes to reopen the workbook.

The excel sheet opens without any modifications made by you may have reasoned the
workbook to turn into corrupted.
B. Apply a macro to take out data from a corrupted workbook

If a chart is

linked to the damaged workbook then try using a macro to extract the source
data of the chart.
a. Copy the bellow given macro code and paste it in a module sheet:
Sub GetChartValues()
Dim NumberOfRows As Integer
Dim X As Object
Counter = 2
' Calculate the number of rows of data.
NumberOfRows = UBound(ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).Values)
Worksheets("ChartData").Cells(1, 1) = "X Values"

' Write x-axis values to worksheet.

With Worksheets("ChartData")
.Range(.Cells(2, 1), _
.Cells(NumberOfRows + 1, 1)) = _
Application.Transpose(ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(1).XValues)
End With
' Loop through all series in the chart and write their values to
' the worksheet.
For Each X In ActiveChart.SeriesCollection
Worksheets("ChartData").Cells(1, Counter) = X.Name
With Worksheets("ChartData")
.Range(.Cells(2, Counter), _
.Cells(NumberOfRows + 1, Counter)) = _
Application.Transpose(X.Values)
End With
Counter = Counter + 1
Next
End Sub

b. Add or delete the excel sheet into your workbook right-click its sheet tab,
and then rename it ChartData.
c. Choose the chart from which you want to recover the original data values.
Note : The chart can be rooted on a worksheet or on a separate chart
sheet.
d. Execute the GetChartValues macro.
e. The data from the chart is put on the ChartData worksheet.
Free Excel Recovery tool:
At last after becoming failure of all the above given methods, you can apply the
professionally designed Excel repair tool. This tool is very easy to use, for recovery this
tool also doesnt need the backup file. So simply download this recovery solution and
get rid of any damaged excel file data with ease.
Versions supported

MS Excel: 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, and 2000

MS Windows 2000, Vista, XP, 2003, 7 and 8

Basic system requirements

Pentium class processor

64 MB RAM or higher

Minimum 10 MB free space on a computer hard disk

Sufficient free disk space to store recovered database objects

Complete User Guide

Hit on the OK button to start the process

Select the corrupt .xls or .xlsx file by hitting on Select file button. Hit on the Select
folder to search a .xls or .xlsx file in particular folder. Hit on the Search file button to
search a .xls or .xlsx file in particular drive.

Hit on Scan button to begin the scanning process after the selection of corrupt file.

You can see the scanning process is in progress.

After the scanning is finished, you can preview your corrupt file from right panel.

Hit on the repair button to begin the repair process.

Select the desired location to save the repaired excel file and after that hit on OK.

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