If you're looking for an easy way to recover unsaved Excel files, this is the guide for you. We'll show you how to recover unsaved workbook quickly and easily, so you can get back to work.

1] Microsoft Excel’s Native Repairing Feature When you are trying to open a corrupted Excel file, Microsoft Excel automatically starts file recovery mode and tries to repair the Excel file.

Auto Recover saves unsaved Excel files when the system shuts down. If Excel Excel Auto Recover is not working, take these steps to fix the issue.

To recover the file, open Excel once your computer is working properly. A Document Recovery pane should appear with all unsaved Excel files listed (see the screenshot below). Choose the file that you ...

6 Proven Ways to Recover Deleted Excel Files in 2025 I accidentally deleted the most important spreadsheets of our company and don’t know whether I can restore them till the next morning. So ...

Sometimes you can accidentally save the wrong version of an Excel document and want to recover the previous version of the file. Don't worry, it's feasible and will take only 5 minutes of your time.

The undo button will only get you so far—sometimes you just need to go back in time. It's called file versioning and here's how to use it.