Errors

The XLS/XLSX recovery tool allows for fixing many errors in documents:

  • We found a problem with some content in FileName.xlsx (xls) .Do you want us to try to recover as much as we can? If you trust the source of this workbook, Click Yes.
  • Filename.xlsx cannot be accessed. The file may be read-only, or you may be trying to access a read-only location. Or, the server the document is stored on may not be responding.
  • Excel cannot complete this task with available resources.
  • This file is not in a recognizable format.
  • Excel found unreadable content in filename.xlsx.
  • File format not valid.
  • Microsoft Excel has encountered a problem and needs to close.
  • Unexpected error.
  • Excel unable to read file.
  • Cannot access read-only document.
  • The document Filename caused a serious error the last time it was opened.
  • Cannot open .xls file.
  • This file is not in a recognizable format.
  • The file is corrupt and cannot be opened.
  • Excel error cannot open file because the file format or file extension is not valid.
  • Excel cannot open the file .xlsx because the file format or file extension is not valid.
  • Error 1004.
  • Error 13.
  • Error 91.
  • File in Use error opening Excel 2007 Files.
  • .xls file format is not valid.