Supports all modern file versions, including Excel 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, Excel 2000, Excel 97, Excel 95 and Excel 5.0
Fixes text, numbers and formulas
Fixes filter settings
Fixes conditional formatting
Fixes merged cells
Fixes comments
Fixes frozen rows and columns
Fixes embedded images
Fixes conditional formatting
Fixes filter settings
Fixes structure of multi-sheet files
Fixes sheet names
Fixes password-protected files if the password is known
Fixes charts, both embedded into data sheet and placed as separate page
Fixes images
Fixes hyperlinks
Fixes filters
Fixes formulas with external links to other pages, workbooks and files
Supports Microsoft Excel 2007 formulas, including shared formulas
Supports Microsoft Excel 2007 password protected files
Full support for .xlsx as the output file format
Supports Far East codepages
Easy to use, no special user skills required
Full install/uninstall support

Limitations

Recovery for Excel fixes every feature of the original spreadsheet that can be useful; Microsoft Excel will possibly filter out the unnecessary items.
Does not fix Visual Basic modules, drawings
Does not fix cells' names

System Requirements

Operating system: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 2003 Server or 2008 Server. Windows 95, 98, ME are not supported.
RAM: 256-1024 MB (depends on spreadsheet size and corruption range)
Hard Disk: minimum 10 MB of free space required for installation
Display: 640 x 480 or higher resolution, 256 colors

Difference between demo and full version

Difference between demo and full version is only in "demo" cells being recovered with full version. Full version will not recover additional formatting or worksheets missing in demo-recovered file.

If due to file damage an entire object, such as sheet, has been lost, the full version will not be able to recover it. An element missing from a demo-recovered file will remain missing with full version.

Recovery Problems

You've got an error message: "No data to recover detected". This error occurs when either the file is damaged beyond recovery or professional analysis of the file is necessary. In some rare cases it is possible to recover some data in the file. You are welcome to contact our Technical Support team at [email protected].
You've got an error message: "Internal product error." This error occurs after an unknown error. The issue may be connected with specific damage of for recovery file. In most cases there is a big possibility to repair the file after such an error. If you got with such an error, and the file is very important for you, send the log file of recovery attempt to our Technical Support team at [email protected]. Experienced specialists will try to resolve the issue.

Recovery for Excel Error Messages

Q:

Recovery for Excel Error: Internal Program Error message.

A:

Run Recovery for Excel in a logged mode and contact our support team with detailed description of the problem and the log file.

To create log file, please hold the SHIFT key while clicking the Recover button on the toolbar of Recovery for Excel or selecting the Recover: item in the main menu. You can also press CTRL+SHIFT+R after launching Recovery for Excel.

Q:

Recovery for Excel Error: Not enough disk space.

A:

To fix this problem you need to set temporary directory to the drive with free space available (2-3 times of the original spreadsheet size). Fix the Windows environment variable to use it. Do the following:

Open System in Control Panel.
On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables, then click the name of the user variable (TEMP or TMP) you want to change.
Click Edit to change value.
Set path to the location where temporary data should be stored (e.g., e:\).
Restart computer for changes to take in effect.
Run the software again.

You can also use the special environment variable called OFFICERECOVERY_TMP to set the directory where Recovery for Excel should store its temporary files. Use the method shown above to add/edit environment variable.

Microsoft Excel Error Messages

Q:	Damage to the file was so extensive that repairs were not possible. Excel attempted to recover your formulas and values, but some data may have been lost or corrupted.
A:	All versions of Excel

Q:	"*.xls" cannot be accessed. The file may be read-only, or you may be trying to access a read-only location. Or, the server the document is stored on may not be responding.
A:	All versions of Excel

Q:

The file is not in a recognizable format.
If you know the file is from another program which is incompatible with Microsoft Office Excel, click Cancel, then open this file in its original application. If you want to open the files later in Microsoft Office Excel, save it in a format that is compatible, such as text format.
If you suspect the file is damaged, click Help for more information about solving the problem.
If you still want to see what text is contained in the file, click OK. Then click Finish in the Text Import Wizard.

A:

All versions of Excel

Q:	Excel cannot complete this task with available resources. Choose less data or close other applications.
A:	All versions of Excel

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