Recover The Accidentally Deleted/Unsaved Excel Worksheet

MS Excel spreadsheet is quite popular application due to its ability of storing and maintaining massive data. Also, it facilitates the users to perform different operations on that stored data. Such a crucial file containing long list of facts and figures if somehow undergoes corruption then it could be a brutal blow for its users. But there are some manual ways using which the accidentally deleted or unsaved excel files can be recovered. Now, first let us go through the reasons that are behind such mishaps and the manual as well as technical ways to deal with this problem. 

Reasons that could lead to loss of MS Excel Worksheet:

Sometime or the other, many of you must have encountered the situation of accidental deletion of your excel files or closing of the file without saving the data due to sudden unfavorable circumstances. Common reasons for occurrence of such situations remain the unexpected power failure, crashing of hard disk, turning off storage media while the writing process is going on, etc. But every problem has a solution. Here are some ways how you can get rid of this mishap.

Manual ways to recover the accidentally Unsaved/Deleted Excel sheet:

If somehow you have closed your MS Excel spreadsheet without saving it or have by mistake deleted your crucial excel file then here are some ways how you can get hold of them yet again:

Method 1: 

Step 1: Launch the Office 2010 application

Step 2: Now open an already existing MS Excel file or a new Excel file

Step 3: Click the drop-down File menu -> Info -> Manage Versions

Step 4: Here select Recover Unsaved Workbooks

Step 5: In the pop up window, there will be a list of unsaved files from where you can open the one you were looking for and then save it.

Method 2:

Step 1: Launch the Office 2010 application

Step 2: Click the drop-down File menu -> Recent

Step 3: Now click on Recover Unsaved Workbooks

Step 4: The saved drafts folder get opens up with all the files in a pop-up window. Choose the file and click on Open button and then save the file by using Save as option. 

Warning: Sometimes the manual process of recovering the unsaved or deleted Excel file takes up much time and effort. 

Limitations of Manual ways in restoring MS Excel files:

Usually, the manual ways of recovering the Excel files work only to restore the unsaved or accidentally deleted Excel worksheets. But in cases of major issues like fragmented partition structure, round tripping, virus attacks, intrusion of bad sectors in the storage media, damaged file headers, etc. the manual ways might not help. In such a situation, the need of a commercial excel file recovery software might crop up. 

Other way round to resolve the Problem:

When the unsaved or deleted excel files are not recovered using the options available within the MS Excel application then Kernel for Windows Data Recovery software comes to your rescue. By using this utility, the users can get access to the file that somehow was left unsaved or was accidentally deleted. It facilitates the users to recover - one by using Quick Scan mode or by recovering files by using File Trace Mode. After recovery, the software displays a preview of the recovered files in a tree-like hierarchical structure. Visit here :  https://www.kerneldatarecovery.com/windows-data-recovery.html

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