How to Recover an Unsaved Spreadsheet in Excel

1. Open Excel after your computer has crashed or froze. The Document Recovery box will appear on the right side of the application after you open it.
2. Scroll over the recovered file from that task pane and then click on the arrow that appears. A menu will then pop up.
3. Click on the “Open” option to open the recovered file. You can also click on the “Save As” option to save the file so that you don’t risk losing any data again.
4. Close out of the file if it seems to need to be repaired in any way still. Click the “File” option from the top toolbar menu and then click on the “Open” button.
5. Locate the recovered file that you just saved and click on it. Click on the drop-down menu option. Click on the “Open and Repair” option and any damage to the file should be fully repaired.