Recovered Excel File contains "rubbish"

**Spacecadet** · 29 July 2010, 12:58

one method of recoving data from corrupted excel file is to link to each cell from another spreadsheet. You will have to know the sheet names though if you are going to try this.

**wobbegong** · 29 July 2010, 13:06

Thanks spacecadet, but I don't know the names of the sheets. Only the first one is named.

I suspect this is a lost cause.

**xchaotic** · 29 July 2010, 13:43

Is it saved on the old format or is it the new OOXML one?
If XML, try to unzip and see what's up by opening the XML files...

**wobbegong** · 29 July 2010, 14:32

Originally posted by xchaotic View Post

Is it saved on the old format or is it the new OOXML one?
If XML, try to unzip and see what's up by opening the XML files...

It's saved in Excel (waits for shouts of derision) 97 format.

**wobbegong** · 30 July 2010, 17:40

Originally posted by wobbegong View Post

Thanks spacecadet, but I don't know the names of the sheets. Only the first one is named.

I suspect this is a lost cause.

Yeah, I thought that would be the kiss of death for this thread.

Ah well, maybe he'll back up next time. Sometimes people need to loose something of importance to understand that backing up isn't just something other people do.

**zlatan24** · 30 August 2010, 08:01

Originally posted by wobbegong View Post

I have recovered a friends deleted Excel file (using Recuva v1.37.488). the file status was shown as 'Excellent', it restored no problem but on opening, each row is an unfomatted string of seemingly random characters.

Anyone any idea how to repair it? It's not life-or-death, but I would like to do the guy a favour.

For me excel files are quite important. But luckily for me almost always I decided difficult situations. But one day I was in difficult condition and started searching the solution and was successful - viewing corrupted Excell files. The program helped me within seconds and easily.

Recovered Excel File contains "rubbish"