How to repair and recover a corrupted excel 2007 file

**Gboyeshot** · 12-06-2010, 10:21 AM

Grt Day,
One of my excel files has refused to open and i think it is corrupted. The error message is; Excel cannot open because the file format or extension is not valid .Verify that the file has not been corrupted and that the file extension matches the format of the file.

How do i repair and recover all the data in the excel file.

**Domski** · 12-06-2010, 10:37 AM

Hi,

Not sure about 2007 but in 2003 the Open dialogue has a drop down arrow next to the Open button on it and there's an option for Open and Repair.

Dom

**martindwilson** · 12-06-2010, 11:02 AM

another option is to try to open with either google docs or open office

**OfficeRecovery** · 03-31-2012, 12:18 AM

Originally Posted by Gboyeshot

Grt Day,
One of my excel files has refused to open and i think it is corrupted. The error message is; Excel cannot open because the file format or extension is not valid .Verify that the file has not been corrupted and that the file extension matches the format of the file.
How do i repair and recover all the data in the excel file.

There's a free online file repair service for Excel spreadsheets at:
https://online.officerecovery.com/excel/

Upload your file and see if it can get it fixed.

/OR

**steve.smith** · 04-13-2012, 05:40 AM

Read about Excel 2007 repair from here http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ex...010097017.aspx

A paid tool to repair corrupt Excel 2007 file is available at http://www.stellarfilerepair.com/excel-file-repair.php

**charliebenz247** · 05-11-2013, 08:25 AM

Hi..

Another way you can opt for is SysTools XLSX Recovery tool that is specially designed to meet the need of Excel 2007 users. XLSX Recovery perform quick repairing of corrupt Excel file easily. It can remove error messages permanently that usually prompts up on your screen. The process to repair corrupt XLSX file requires only 2 to 3 steps.