Steps to Repair and Recover Data from Corrupt Excel Files
Step 1: Download and Install SysInfo Excel File Recovery Software on your PC. Run it as an administrator.
Step 2: Choose the 'Select Single file' radio button to recover a single Excel (.xls or .xlsx) file. Press the Browse button to any corrupted or damaged Excel file from the system.
Step 3: Select an Excel File from the system and click Open. Press Next to proceed.
Step 4: When you have selected a single Excel file, you get an option to preview the Excel records in a grid form. You can choose the sheet from the Select Grid list Press on the Show Preview button to preview the records.
Step 5: Otherwise, you can also opt for the 'Select Multiple Files' option on the first panel of the tool. Click on Next to select more than one Excel file for recovery at once.
Step 6: Further, to select multiple Excel files, click on the Add Files button. Or you can click on Search Files to choose files from a particular folder.
Step 7: Choose corrupt Excel files from the system and click Open.
Step 8: Once files are added to the tool, you can see the list of files appearing. Clicking the Remove or Remove All button you can choose to eliminate the desired file. Then, click on Next to proceed.
Step 9: Now, exclusively for XLSX files, you have two options: Recreate Approach and Save Media. Both options are selected by default, you can deselect them if not needed. Recreate Approach to repair and recreate the Excel file. Whereas, to save media files of Excel data separately, you can opt for the Save Media option.
Step 10: In the Save File Path section, click on the browse button (...) and choose a desired saving location. Click Ok.
Step 11: Lastly, click on the Save button to start saving the recovered data.