Workbook Repair

Recover data from corrupt or unreadable Excel files.

When Excel refuses to open a file, this tool reads the underlying package directly, salvages every sheet it can parse and rebuilds a clean workbook. Damaged parts are reported so you know exactly what was and was not recovered.

Price
Free
Your files
Never uploaded
Runs
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.xlsx, .xlsm, .xls · up to 50 MB · processed locally, never uploaded

Excel and spreadsheet files only. Export from Google Sheets as .xlsx or .csv.

Files stay on your device

What it does well

  • Direct package parsing that bypasses the checks Excel fails on
  • Per-part recovery report showing what was salvaged and what was lost
  • Fallback raw-XML extraction when the sheet index itself is damaged

How to use Workbook Repair

  1. 1

    Upload the file Excel refuses to open.

  2. 2

    Let the recovery scan run through each package part.

  3. 3

    Review which sheets and how many rows were recovered.

  4. 4

    Download the rebuilt workbook.

Watch a walkthrough

How to use Workbook Repair

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Common problems and fixes

Only some sheets came back.

The others had damaged XML. The report names them — check whether an older copy of the file still has them intact.

The repaired file opens but formatting is gone.

The styles part was unrecoverable. Data integrity is preserved; reapply formatting or copy the values into a known-good template.

Frequently asked questions

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