Excel Recovery Files Location for Windows 10 and PCs

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Corruption of important Excel Workbooks can turn out to be very disruptive for businesses. It can result in missing deadlines, losing business opportunities, losing existing clients or suppliers, incurring government penalties and not to mention, severe financial losses that accompany all of these.

Thankfully, there are a host of technologies available these days to deal with this nuisance and keep business operations up and running. In the first part of this article, we’ll discuss what are some in-house solutions to recover a corrupted Excel Workbook. In the second part, we’ll introduce you to some third-party automated solutions to quickly recover your files.

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Method 1: Use Excel Recovery Panel

Normally, when Excel closes abruptly, it’ll let you recover your files the next time you open it.

Although the recovery panel may not be able to recover an up-to-date version of your file, it can save a lot of your time. Instead of starting everything from scratch, you’ll retain most part of it.

  1. Open Microsoft Excel.
  2. You’ll see a Recovery panel on the left.
  3. Click on Show Recovered Files.
  4. Now, select the Excel Workbook you want to recover.

Method 2: Look for Unsaved Files

Excel keeps a copy of your unsaved files in the application data directory. Use the following location to retrieve your lost files:

C:\Users\User_Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles

Method 3: Using Stellar to Recover your Excel Files

Stellar Data Recovery is a specialized software that helps you recover corrupted files. With little effort, you can recover data from Excel files that were otherwise unrecoverable.

Features:

  • Fix unrecognized format and unreadable content errors
  • Resolve invalid file names error
  • Fix version-compatibility issues (supports Office 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, 2000)
  • Preserves the formatting, formulas and properties of your Workbook
  • Repair Excel files in Batch mode
  • Free file previews
  • Fix file header corruption
  • Beginner-friendly interface with Explorer-style menus
  • Displays a detailed log of user activities

Bonus Tip: Best Practices to Save Yourself from Excel Data Loss & Corruption

  1. Turn On Automatic File Recovery Feature

Microsoft Office comes with a file recovery feature that automatically creates a recovery copy of your workbook at a specific interval. You’ll be able to recover your workbook if it becomes corrupted. Turning it on is recommended to save your data.

  1. Regularly Backup your Data

Backing up your data on a regular basis will help you keep it safe and intact. One of the keys to protecting your data is constantly backing-up your files. Thankfully, you don’t need to buy expensive backup software. Windows has an in-house backup functionality that offers basic features.

  1. Click on Start.
  2. Type Backup Settings and open it from the Search Results.
  3. Click on Go to Backup and Restore (Windows 7) link.
  4. Windows will show you that no Windows Backup has been set up yet. Click on Setup Backup.
  5. It may take some time for Windows to start the backup.
  6. Once the wizard is initialized, select your destination drive where you want to save your backup. Click on Next.
  7. In the next page, choose Let me choose to specify individual folders and libraries to backup. Click on Next.
  8. Select the folders and libraries that contain your Excel Workbook. Click on Next.
  9. Review your backup settings and click on Save settings and run backup.