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Help, Excel Files Being Wiped Out: Data Lost or Corrupted
When I try to open certain Excel files, I get this message:
Unable to read file. [OK] Unable to read file. [OK] Errors were detected ... MS was able to open the file by making the repairs below. Save the file to make the repairs permanent. Damage to the file so extensive that repairs were not possible. Excel attempted to recover your formulaes and values, but data may have been lost or corrupted. The resulting file is devoid of any formatting, and some formulaes are gone. It's really no use since it takes so much time to reconstruct these files. I've been saving 4 different versions of the files that I work on, in case this happens. It never happens when I'm working on the file. When I close the file and try to come back in, that's when it happens. When I go to MS Excel support, the answer suggests that the problem occurs when using Excel 2000 and 2003 to make changes to the same Excel file. I don't think that's the case. The macro setting is medium and higher. I have not had any problems with viruses. One thing I do notice, however, is that these are pretty extensive Excel files. They have imported sheets from other Excel files. When I open, I chooose no when Excel asks me to update the links. Could this be a problem? Should I be breaking the links? But I've been operating like this for almost 5 years now and have never had this problem. What could be going on here? Help! |
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