Repair a broken .xlsx workbook.
A broken .xlsx may still contain worksheet XML even when Excel cannot open its ZIP package. FileFix scans those parts, repairs recoverable worksheet XML, writes a fresh workbook, and shows the validated sheets and rows in a free summary. A one-time $14 — and only if the repair works.
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Right now we repair video, audio, document, and image files (MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, AVI, TS, MTS, M2TS, MPG, MPEG, VOB, 3GP, WebM, FLV, M4A, WAV, MP3, AAC, FLAC, OGG, AIFF, XLSX, DOCX, PPTX, ODT, ZIP, PDF, AI, HEIC, and HEIF). We're adding support for more formats over time.
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Why this happens
An .xlsx can fail at two layers. Its outer ZIP records may be incomplete, or an inner XML member may be malformed. Standard unzip tools address only the container, while Excel requires the workbook relationships and worksheet data to parse as a coherent spreadsheet.
The repair scans local ZIP headers, preserves readable package members, applies fault-tolerant XML recovery to worksheets and shared strings, and writes a new .xlsx. It then loads that output in read-only, values-only mode to enumerate sheets and populated rows.
That validation is deliberately narrower than a promise of perfect workbook fidelity. The summary proves which sheet names, row counts, and sampled values the repaired output exposes; it does not certify every formula or presentation feature.
What we can and can't recover
We can usually fix
- Files that show "Excel found unreadable content"
- Files Excel calls an invalid format or extension
- Workbooks cut off mid-save or mid-transfer
- Files that show the right size but won't open
We can't fix
- Password-protected/encrypted workbooks
- Genuinely empty (0-byte) files
- Deleted or formatted files (that's data recovery, a different job)
- The old binary .xls format (this repair is for .xlsx)
How it works
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Upload Drop the file in. It uploads over an encrypted connection. The repair runs automatically — no person looks at your file.
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Free Recovery Summary You see exactly what we recovered — sheet names, row counts, and a small sample.
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Pay & Download If the summary shows what you need, unlock the repaired Excel file for a one-time $14.
You see a recovery summary built from your actual file before you decide anything — so you never guess.
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Questions
The free summary is meant to show that recognizable workbook content was recovered without giving away the complete repaired file. It displays only a small, masked sample.
Yes. When repair succeeds, the engine writes and validates a new .xlsx workbook. It does not convert the file to CSV or PDF.
A worksheet whose XML cannot be recovered is excluded rather than inserted as a fake sheet. The summary lists the sheets present in the validated output so the difference is visible before checkout.