Microsoft autorepair function didnt rescue my Excel file. What other xls repair tool exists for a recovering lost worksheets?

Go through the following thread:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/7f800957-ebce-4e96-a508-d63ee8685955/repair-xlsx-file-of-excel-2013?forum=officeitpro

When a Microsoft Excel file is corrupt or damaged, then you can try several methods to repair and recover data from it:

1. First of all, try to repair the corrupt file manually. Follow below steps:

A. On the File menu, click Open.
B. In the Open dialog box, select the file that you want to open, and click the arrow next to the Open button.
C. Click Open and Repair, and then choose which method you want to use to recover your workbook.

Check-out below article for more information at:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/repair-a-corrupted-workbook-HA102749554.aspx?CTT=1 (for MS Excel 2013)

2. since MS Excel 2003, it provides a "Document Recovery" mechanism so that when Excel is shutdown abnormally, the Excel file being edited will be recovered when Excel is launched next time, which makes the file recovery possible.

Read below article for more details:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/recover-your-office-files-HP010354299.aspx?CTT=1

3. If method 1 and 2 do not work, then you may try 3rd party Microsoft certified tools such as Stellar Phoenix Excel Repair at

http://www.stellarinfo.com/excel-recovery.htm

Software is available as both free demo & full user license versions. You can try demo version to see the preview of your file.

Good Luck!!!

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Thanks.

Hello, You can also go for another excellent application like Recovery Toolbox for Excel. It is very well programmed application that immediately repair and recover badly damaged or corrupt Excel file within few clicks. If you want to know more about the software visit http://www.excel.recoverytoolbox.com/

Two easy solutions to recover Excel workbook are:-

1. Open corrupt excel file in "Open and Repair" mode.

2. Extract data from corrupt excel file in MS Word or Calc. Calc is a component of OpenOffice.

For reference :- http://nalavadebela.wordpress.com/2014/03/14/repair-excel-file/ 

Advanced and graphical user interface tool to recover corrupt or damaged Excel (.xls & .xlsx) files. Its scan corrupt or inaccessible excel files and recover your spreadsheets data.

Try:- http://www.recoverydeletedfiles.com/excel-file-recovery-tool.html

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