Need to recover an “unsaved” Excel file from your hard drive? Hoping it was saved by your “Autosave” feature? If you haven’t done anything else to the file yet, it should still be there ...

Microsoft Excel has several features designed to help you recover unsaved versions of files and prevent data loss.

Fix Excel Sharing Violation error - Your changes could not be saved because of sharing violation or were saved to a temporary document.

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.

How to Recover a Microsoft Excel File That Is Not in a Recognizable Format. If Microsoft Excel fails to recognize a file in the XLSX or XLS format, the data contained in the file could be corrupted.