{"id":2031,"date":"2021-02-25T14:36:43","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T14:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2024-12-19T22:23:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T22:23:09","slug":"excel-recovery-files-location-for-windows-10-and-pcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sorcim.com\/blog\/excel-recovery-files-location-for-windows-10-and-pcs","title":{"rendered":"Excel Recovery Files Location for Windows 10 and PCs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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&#8217;ll discuss what are some in-house solutions to recover a corrupted Excel Workbook. In the second part, we&#8217;ll introduce you to some third-party automated solutions to quickly recover your files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Rename multiple files in folders and subfolders. Utilize 10+ renaming rules. Also rename files on the Cloud. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyfilerenamer.com\/download\/ibx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Easy File Renamer<\/a> today!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Method 1: Use Excel Recovery Panel<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normally, when Excel closes abruptly, it&#8217;ll let you recover your files the next time you open it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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&#8217;ll retain most part of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Microsoft Excel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll see a Recovery panel on the left.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Show Recovered Files.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, select the Excel Workbook you want to recover.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Method 2: Look for Unsaved Files<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excel keeps a copy of your unsaved files in the application data directory. Use the following location to retrieve your lost files:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C:\\Users\\<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">User_Name<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Office\\UnsavedFiles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Method 3: Using Stellar to Recover your Excel Files<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Features:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fix unrecognized format and unreadable content errors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resolve invalid file names error<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fix version-compatibility issues (supports Office 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, 2002, 2000)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preserves the formatting, formulas and properties of your Workbook<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repair Excel files in Batch mode<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free file previews<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fix file header corruption<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beginner-friendly interface with Explorer-style menus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Displays a detailed log of user activities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Bonus Tip: Best Practices to Save Yourself from Excel Data Loss &amp; Corruption<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b> Turn On Automatic File Recovery Feature<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Office comes with a file recovery feature that automatically creates a recovery copy of your workbook at a specific interval. You&#8217;ll be able to recover your workbook if it becomes corrupted. Turning it on is recommended to save your data.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b> Regularly Backup your Data<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019t need to buy expensive backup software. Windows has an in-house backup functionality that offers basic features.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Start.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type Backup Settings and open it from the Search Results.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Go to Backup and Restore (Windows 7) link.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows will show you that no Windows Backup has been set up yet. Click on Setup Backup.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may take some time for Windows to start the backup.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the wizard is initialized, select your destination drive where you want to save your backup. Click on Next.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the next page, choose Let me choose to specify individual folders and libraries to backup. Click on Next.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the folders and libraries that contain your Excel Workbook. Click on Next.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review your backup settings and click on Save settings and run backup.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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