Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Error: Damage to an Excel file - unrecoverable
I'm getting this error when opening excel documents stored on a network share. These are multi-sheet documents, and I'm 100% sure that the information in them is valid (they were saved just days before). This happens on more than one workstation, on multiple documents. A document will work fine for a few days, then after someone changes it, the next person to open it is faced with the dialog stating that repairs to the file failed, because damage to the file was too extensive. This is using Excel 2003, on both Windows 2000 and XP. The files themselves are stored on a network share on Windows 2000 Server. Any ideas? -- nvitucci ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nvitucci's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=27188 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=467257 |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
No idea...
But if the file is copied (using windows explorer) to a local harddrive, does it open ok? Maybe it's a network problem??? You may want to try openOffice. http://www.openoffice.org, a 60-65 meg download or a CD A few people have posted that they could open files in OpenOffice that excel couldn't. nvitucci wrote: I'm getting this error when opening excel documents stored on a network share. These are multi-sheet documents, and I'm 100% sure that the information in them is valid (they were saved just days before). This happens on more than one workstation, on multiple documents. A document will work fine for a few days, then after someone changes it, the next person to open it is faced with the dialog stating that repairs to the file failed, because damage to the file was too extensive. This is using Excel 2003, on both Windows 2000 and XP. The files themselves are stored on a network share on Windows 2000 Server. Any ideas? -- nvitucci ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nvitucci's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=27188 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=467257 -- Dave Peterson |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Thanks, I'll try recovering in OpenOffice. I'd really like to get to the root of the problem, because I have users that NEED to use Excel, and they can't modify documents without this happening. It happens on the local drive too, both copying using Windows Explorer and when the original document is "copied" locally by using Save As and picking a local folder. The next time this user opens the document I get the same error. Is there anything that this specific user (and a few others) could have done to their Excel that is corrupting files? Keep in mind, it is only happening on a few files; they can open/edit/save others with no issue. Dave Peterson Wrote: No idea... But if the file is copied (using windows explorer) to a local harddrive, does it open ok? Maybe it's a network problem??? You may want to try openOffice. http://www.openoffice.org, a 60-65 meg download or a CD A few people have posted that they could open files in OpenOffice that excel couldn't. Dave Peterson -- nvitucci ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nvitucci's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=27188 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=467257 |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
I haven't had that much experience with corrupt files. But I don't know of
anything that will corrupt a file that can be done by a user. nvitucci wrote: Thanks, I'll try recovering in OpenOffice. I'd really like to get to the root of the problem, because I have users that NEED to use Excel, and they can't modify documents without this happening. It happens on the local drive too, both copying using Windows Explorer and when the original document is "copied" locally by using Save As and picking a local folder. The next time this user opens the document I get the same error. Is there anything that this specific user (and a few others) could have done to their Excel that is corrupting files? Keep in mind, it is only happening on a few files; they can open/edit/save others with no issue. Dave Peterson Wrote: No idea... But if the file is copied (using windows explorer) to a local harddrive, does it open ok? Maybe it's a network problem??? You may want to try openOffice. http://www.openoffice.org, a 60-65 meg download or a CD A few people have posted that they could open files in OpenOffice that excel couldn't. Dave Peterson -- nvitucci ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nvitucci's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=27188 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=467257 -- Dave Peterson |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Saved *.csv file gives SYLK file type warning upon Excel 2003 open | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
Problems using Excel 2000 to open/save file saved in Excel 2003 | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
Excel not detecting that a file is currently being edited | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
Locating a file in excel with a partial file name. | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
Saving a Excel 97 file into Excel 2003 file | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) |