‘.xls Cannot Be Accessed’ Excel Error And Recovery Article

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‘.xls cannot be accessed’ Excel Error and Recovery

One of the most common excel error and its recovery.

Author: Addison Philip

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Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application that allows you to perform calculations, integrate information from different applications and analyze the data. The data is organized as workbooks, which are saved in .xls (in Excel 2003 and earlier versions) or .xlsx format (Excel 2007). These files can get damaged due to application errors, virus attack, unexpected shutdown and network faults. To restore lost information in such cases, you should use your recent file backup. But if no backup is available or you find it as damaged or not updated, you should scan the damaged file using excel file repair applications.

You might receive the below error message while trying to open an Excel workbook:

“.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”

You cannot access the file and its contents.

Cause

You receive the above error message if one of these conditions is true:

. You don’t have sufficient permissions to access the file
. The file is located on a server that is currently unavailable
. You are trying to open a corrupted or damaged Excel file

Solution

To resolve the above behavior, perform these methods:

. If the file has been marked as read-only, you need to modify the permissions
. Diagnose and correct server issues

To repair damaged Excel file, consider these steps:

. Try to open the file with ‘Open and Repair’ feature
. Save the damaged file in XML or HTML format and convert it back in MS Excel file format
. If you have used a chart that is linked to the damaged Excel file, you can use a macro to extract the data from file
. If problem persists, use your recent file backup to restore
. In case of file backup issues, use excel repair software to safely repair and restore the fileExcel Recovery applications are specifically built to scan damaged Excel files and to restore information from them. They provide safe file repair and interactive interface.

Stellar Phoenix Excel Recovery is an advanced solution to repair damaged Microsoft Excel files. It supports Excel Repair for Excel 2007, 2003, 2002, and 2000. It can restore all file objects, such as hyperlinks, formulas, charts, pivot tables, macros etc. The non-destructive software is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, and NT.

About Author

Addison Philip work as a freelancer and researcher of repair excel file & repair excel software. http://www.repair-excel-file.com/

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‘.xls cannot be accessed’ Excel Error and Recovery