How to recover damaged Excel file in a couple of clicks

There are many files that we share daily through our phones, computers or tablets. While some of the most common are photos or videos, there is no doubt that most of the files we send and receive are Word documents or Excel spreadsheets.

However, sometimes we find ourselves in a rather awkward situation. When trying to open a file we realize that we cannot because it is damaged or corrupted . Next, we will show how to recover any damaged Excel file in a couple of clicks.

Surely many will wonder why a file can be damaged, but the truth is that the answers are multiple. A virus, any hardware failure, a power failure, disconnecting an USB incorrectly or an error in the tool where we have the file open, can cause it to be damaged or corrupted.

Today, we can find some tools that promise to recover them easily, but the truth is that we should not trust anyone . And there are many who take advantage of this moment of despair to offer tools for this purpose but in reality all they do is infect us with viruses.

Recovery Toolbox for Excel is one of the most reliable and recommended to recover a damaged Excel. A tool that is able to recover:

  • Files with extension .xls, xlt, xlsx, xltm, xltx and xlam
  • Table styles, fonts, worksheets and cell data
  • Number formats, except the colors used
  • Column width and row height values
  • Internal or external formulas, functions and references
  • Cell format
  • Cell and border colors
  • XLS files of MS Office 98, 2000, 2003, XP
  • XLSX files of MS Office 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019

Steps to follow to recover a damaged Excel file

To recover a corrupt or damaged Excel file, the first thing we have to do is go to the developer’s website and download Recovery Toolbox for Excel . To do this, just click on the Download button and wait for the process to finish.

This will save us a file on our disk with the installer on which we have to double click to start the installation process. The installation wizard will automatically be shown to us and all we have to do is follow the steps that you request.

Once the tool is installed, we open Recovery Toolbox for Excel on our desktop and we will see that it has a really easy to use interface . What we have to do is select the damaged Excel file from the folder icon shown next to the file name field and navigate to the path of our disk where we have the file.

Next, click on the Analyze button and confirm that we want to start the recovery. In a few moments we will see how the recovered Excel is displayed within the Recovery Toolbox for Excel interface and we can check if everything is correct. In that case, all we have left is to click on the Start Recovery button.

When you click, we will see that we are shown a small menu with two options, Export to Excel or Save to a file . We choose what we want and in a few moments we will see how the tool ends the recovery process and offers us the result in the selected format.

As we can see, it is possible to try the tool for free , however, its functionality will be limited. However, this allows us to know if it is able to recover the damaged file and if it is satisfactory, then we can decide if we want to buy it. Its price for personal use is only 27 dollars , although as we will see below, it is also possible to pay only for the recovery of a file without buying the license.

It also allows you to recover files from the browser

The tool itself also has its own online version , which allows us to recover a corrupted Excel from the browser itself. To use this version, all we have to do is go to the official website of the developer and click on the Online Recovery option.

This will show us a page where we must select the Excel we want to recover, enter our email address and a captcha or security code. In a few moments, the tool will give us the option to see a demo of the recovered version of the file, and if the result is as expected, we will go to the next step where we can access its download.

As we can verify, to recover the damaged file we will have to make the payment that you request (10 dollars per file). The truth is that the amount is quite affordable and allows us to recover a file with a single payment without the need to buy the license