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Microsoft recommends several methods for recovering Excel data from corrupt spreadsheets. S2 Recovery Tools for Microsoft Excel makes it easy to follow these recommended routines by just pressing buttons. The application also adds five methods of its own for recovery. Additionally it has its own native previous file version recovery tool which works in any version of Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Another feature of the program is a preloaded search interface for finding temporary,...

DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files are collections of conventionally zipped mostly XML sub-files. This program first attempts repair any zip based corruption. From there it engages in four different algorithmic attempts at repair or recovery. With the first method using validation, the location of the first XML error is sought. At that point the sub-files are truncated and repaired. The second method works the same way except the XML validation is more lax. With the third, the strict XML...

A simple GUI program that attempts to fully recover unopenable corrupt Open Office files or at least salvage the text. The program now offers an Alternatives menu with links to advice, services and software alternatives for recovery, including a shortcut to Recoveronix File Repair Online's corrupt file recovery service. Using the coupon "S2SERVICES" after a demo recovery of an Open Office odt or ods file will allow for a free full recovery until Nov 1, 2013, a $39 value. Also the...

Corrupt Office 2007 Extractor will extract the text/data from corrupt docx, xlsx, and pptx files where the respective MS Office files error out and refuse to open. In advanced mode the program can fix the zip structure of "Office Open XML" format files, a step which I now recommend despite our dissuasive blurb which comes up when you start that function. Advanced mode also allows recovering images and includes is a basic editor for editing the corrupt XML subfiles. Additionally I...

Update: It is probably wise to try to do a zip repair step on corrupt xlsx files as a first step before trying to invoke other methods. Microsoft recommends several methods for recovering from Excel corruption. This Excel add-in brings into one toolbar these methods while adding four data recovery methods of its own. For MS methods for recovering from Excel file corruption, see: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel-help/repairing-corrupted-files-in-excel-HA001034656.aspx or here:...