Losing data is no fun. Yes, this is frustrating, but luckily, there are a few methods you can use to recover your lost Excel file in just a few steps. Whether you lost Excel files due to a power ...

Microsoft Excel has several features designed to help you recover unsaved versions of spreadsheets and prevent data loss. If Excel closes before you save a file, you should see a Document Recovery ...

Need to recover an “unsaved” Excel file from your hard drive? Hoping it was saved by your “Autosave” feature? If you haven’t done anything else to the file yet, it should still be there ...

To recover the file, open Excel once your computer is working properly. A Document Recovery pane should appear with all unsaved Excel files listed (see the screenshot below). Choose the file that you ...

When you open a corrupted workbook in Excel, the program should automatically attempt to recover data from the file via File Recovery. If File Recovery mode fails or doesn't start, however ...

This feature is technically known as file versioning, and it keeps old versions of files available should you ever want to go back to them. This can be particularly useful if, for example ...

Excel files can be complicated worksheets with pages of data, calculations and cross-referenced information. With all that information, it's no wonder you might feel panicked when one of your ...

Or, when you exit an Excel file, you unintentionally select “Don’t Save”. Is this to say that your entire effort has been in vain? This article systematically explains how to recover lost ...

Using Power Query to Retrieve File Names and Metadata While the FILES function is a powerful tool for listing files, Excel offers an alternative method through Power Query. Power Query is a robust ...

Years ago, this would mean that all of your work is lost; however, Microsoft has made it easier than ever to recover any lost or unsaved Excel files, keeping your progress intact. Not sure how to ...