Comments on: Get rid of "The file is corrupt and cannot be opened" in Excel

Usually when upgrading you expect nothing but improvements. So it can be really disappointing when after moving to Excel 2010 you have no chance to access your xls. file. You understand what I’m talking about if you ever encountered the "The file is corrupt and cannot be opened" error in Excel 2010. Still think it can’t open? Actually it can! Continue reading →

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  1. not working please give alternate option for 2007 version as we have option of macro setting not protected view

  2. not working ,give option for 2007 version where there is option of macro settig

  3. still cant :(

  4. Working now...Thanks

  5. Perfetc :D

  6. thanks a ton buddy

  7. Thank you so much

  8. Superrrrrrrrrr.... nice

  9. great..issue resolved

  10. Woo Hooo...
    You sir, Deserves a Cookie!!!

  11. Hello,

    I had excel sheet (no backup) which i opened after 10 days, now it shows .xls: file format is not found. I tried using repair and open option and unfortunately not working.

    Kindly help

  12. Thanks a lot

  13. excel canot open the file beccause the file format or file extension is not vaild. verify that the file has not been corrupted and that the file extension matches the format of the file -how to recover the file

    Only one file i see this msg other files are ok

  14. Thanks!

  15. Yesterday I had a password protected spreadsheet open for a couple hours. I saved and closed the file, then about 3 hours later I went to open it and it said the file was corrupted and couldn't be opened. Also the date of the file was from the previous day not yesterday. I have tried all the online solutions I can find as well as yours and they do not work. At work I use Excel-2010 and at home I use Excel-2016 This is a very important file to me, Can you help?

  16. ok. thanks sir

  17. Hello,
    I have tried this settings and also tried the dcomcnfg settings but still the problem is not resolve.I have also repair the MS office 2010 but no use.Still the files are showing the same error.
    This file is working on normal PC but showing error in thin client which is connected to windows server2008r2

  18. Great it worked for me
    Thanks

  19. Thanks...Much appreciated!

  20. YAY!!!! Thank you so much!!

  21. "excel file not open because file format or file extension is not valid verify that file has not been corrupted and file extension match the format of file"

  22. THANKS!! YOU SAVE ME!!!!

  23. THANKS!! YOU SAVE ME!!!!

  24. nice man

  25. It fixed but setting does not retain after system restart.

  26. Its working Thanks lot

  27. Yay! Thanks!

  28. Thanks a Lot, Now its working.

  29. Thanks a lot for your solution

  30. excel sheet not open showing this error
    "excel file not open because file format or file extension is not valid verify that file has not been corrupted and file extension match the format of file"

    1. yeah .. on me too :(

  31. Hi sir,my excel file delete after that i use one recovery software fianlly find that excel sheet.when i open that excel sheet the file format and extension of don't match excel. the file could be corrupted or unsafe.please hlp me how to fix

  32. "Thank u so much for this info.my issue is resolved."

  33. Thanks man u r such a genius... was facing problem.long time finally it works ...thnk u so much

  34. Thanks!

  35. Worked like a charm...Thanks a ton...!!!!

  36. Thanks.Its working fine

  37. Hi,
    I have a file that has the same message when opened in excel 2007 "The file is corrupt and can not be opened". But I still open it in excel 2010.

    Please help!

  38. My Excel File Is Currept I Requst for you Repair file

  39. Thanks a man really it worked

  40. Thanks a lot...
    my excel is working now

  41. Its work for me when I uncheck all open in file block settings under trust center.

  42. Thanks man, I appreciate it.

  43. Worked for Excel 2016.
    Thanks

  44. No protected view in my excel option.
    How to solve?

  45. this worked! Thanks very much!

  46. thank you!!

  47. Thanks bro!! I was almost breaking this PC!

  48. Thanks a million!

  49. Thanks so much! I was having trouble with an Excel file after upgrading to Windows 10 (file had been opening fine before the upgrade) and this fixed it.

  50. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! It worked for me!!!!

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