{"id":14657,"date":"2022-02-02T16:30:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T11:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/?p=14657"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:13:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T09:43:55","slug":"how-to-fix-the-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-error-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/how-to-fix-the-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-error-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix &#8220;The file is corrupted and cannot be opened&#8221; Error in Excel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While opening an MS Excel file, you may encounter an error message, such as \u201cThe file is corrupted and cannot be opened.\u201d As you can see, the error message indicates corruption in the Excel file. However, this is not always the case. At times, the Excel file becomes inaccessible due to a problem with the settings in the Excel application or any other reason. In this post, we\u2019ll mention some effective solutions to resolve the error. But before you proceed, let\u2019s have a look at some common reasons that may lead to this error.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reasons behind \u2018Excel File is Corrupt and Cannot Be Opened\u2019 Error<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following are some common reasons that may result in this error:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>You are trying to open an older version of the Excel file in a newer version. For example, you\u2019re opening Excel 2013, 2010, or earlier version files in Excel 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Changes in Windows or Excel application settings after installing the updates.<\/li>\n<li>Excel file is corrupt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Methods to Resolve \u201cThe File is Corrupted and Cannot Be Opened\u201d Error<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow the below-mentioned methods to fix the error:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Method 1: Change Component Services Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> For changing component services settings, you need to make changes in the Registry. Any mistake while doing so can harm your computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Proceed with the below-given steps to change Component Services settings:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Windows<\/strong> icon, type <strong>dcom cnfg<\/strong>, and then click dcomcnfg in the <strong>Programs list<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Expand <strong>Component Services<\/strong> tab, followed by <strong>Computers<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14661 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened.jpg\" alt=\"file is corrupted and cannot be opened\" width=\"436\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened.jpg 436w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now, right-click <strong>My Computer<\/strong> and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Open the <strong>Default Properties<\/strong> tab and set the below-mentioned values:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 80px;\"><strong>Default Authentication Level<\/strong>: Connect<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; padding-left: 80px;\"><strong>Default Impersonation Level<\/strong>: Identify<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14662 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened.jpg\" alt=\"file is corrupted and cannot be opened\" width=\"423\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened.jpg 423w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Method 2: Change the Protected View Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Due to Protected View settings in Microsoft Outlook 2010, Excel 2010 file may not open. Thus, changing the settings may help fix the error. Proceed with the below-given steps to do so:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Open MS Excel 2010, go to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu, and click on <strong>Options<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14663 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened.jpg\" alt=\"file is corrupted and cannot be opened\" width=\"753\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-150x138.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>It will open the Excel Options window. Here, click on <strong>Trust Center,<\/strong> followed by <strong>Trust Center Settings<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14664 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened.jpg\" alt=\"file is corrupted and cannot be opened\" width=\"699\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened.jpg 699w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-150x107.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Then, click on <strong>Protected View<\/strong> and unmark all the options including <strong>Enable Protected View for Outlook attachments,<\/strong> if you use Outlook for email.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14665 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened.jpg\" alt=\"file is corrupted and cannot be opened\" width=\"694\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened.jpg 694w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/5-file-is-corrupted-and-cannot-be-opened-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Now, restart the application and try to open the Excel file once again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the above solutions don\u2019t work, it signifies that your Excel file is corrupt. To repair it, you need an advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/repair-excel-file.php\">Excel repair tool<\/a>, like Stellar Repair for Excel to repair corrupt and damaged Excel files and retrieve the data.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Method 3: Use Excel Repair Software<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stellar Repair for Excel comes with an interactive GUI that makes the repair and recovery process seamless. Follow the below-given steps to repair corrupt Excel spreadsheets using the software:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.co.in\/gle\/file-repair\/StellarRepairforExcel.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13328 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/free-download-1.png\" alt=\"stellar-data-recovery\" width=\"252\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/free-download-1.png 252w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/free-download-1-150x43.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 1: Select File<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Firstly, browse and add Excel files that you wish to repair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6030 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-1-1024x545.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar Repair For Excel Step 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-1-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-1-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-1-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-1.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 2: Select Repair<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Click on the Repair button to begin the repair process.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6032 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-3-1024x545.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar Repair For Excel Step 3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-3-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-3-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-3-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-3-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-3.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step 3: Select Save Repaired Files<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Once repaired, preview the files and save them at the desired location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6043 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-6-1024x529.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-6-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-6-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-6-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-6-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Corrupt-Excel-File-Repair-6.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> The error isn\u2019t only restricted to MS Excel. It can occur in other Microsoft Office applications, like Word and PowerPoint. In that case, you can choose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/software\/repair-excel-file.php\">Stellar File Repair software.<\/a> It includes a comprehensive bundle of file repair utilities for repairing corrupt Office documents, i.e., Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. The software provides its users with a rich and interactive GUI that makes the repair process smooth. The software repairs corrupt files and restores the data in its original form.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The above-listed methods will surely help users to fix the \u201c the file is corrupted and cannot be opened\u201d error. However, if you\u2019re still stuck with the same issue even after trying out the listed solutions, it signifies that your file is corrupt. In that case, you can use Stellar Repair for Excel software. It helps you repair the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/kb\/corrupted-excel-repair.php\">corrupt excel file<\/a> and recovers chart, table, cell comment, formulas, chart sheet, etc. while preserving the cell formatting and worksheet properties. Also, you can preview the file and verify the data before saving the file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While opening an MS Excel file, you may encounter an error message, such as \u201cThe file is corrupted and cannot be opened.\u201d As you can see, the error message indicates corruption in the Excel file. However, this is not always the case. 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