Office 365 says downloaded files are corrupt

 · Running W10 pro with office Outlook/Excel etc Excel is giving me fits. Opening an excel file within an email gives me 'corrupt' file. If I save the file I will be able to open it up *sometimes*. I have tricked the OS into opening the file by printing from the email attachment and then clicking 'save'.  · Click Default Programs, and then click Set your default programs. Click Excel, and then click Choose default for this program. On the Set Program Associations screen, click Select All, and then click Save. If this issue still exists, please try to repair your Office.  · The process is simple, and even a novice can use the Excel file repair tool to repair Excel files with the help of following steps: Step 1: Download Stellar Repair for Excel tool and install it. Step 2: Launch the software. In software main interface, click ‘ Browse ’ to select the file.

I have been successfully creating and opening files in Excel Now I get a message that many of these files are corrupt and cannot be opened. I have tried opening with the Save Repair option no luck there. What is disconcerting is the fact that these very same files open successfully with · Hi Doug-M, What are the formatting of these files. Step 2: Click File Open. Or you can press Ctrl+ O. Step 3: Browse the location where the corrupt PowerPoint file is located and click the file only once to select it. Avoid double-clicking the file as it might open it. Step 4: Now click on the "Open and Repair" option in the drop-down menu. "The file is corrupt and cannot be opened" Now, the first reaction to this message is always panic. You always fear that all your important data has been corrupted and deleted. But, though Microsoft Excel states if your file is corrupted then it is not really lost and you can definitely try to recover it.

The Open and Repair command might be able to recover your file. Click File Open Browse and then go to the location or folder where the document (Word), workbook (Excel), or presentation (PowerPoint) is stored. Don't try to open the file from the Recent section as this won't go into the Open dialog box. If you're using Office select the. Click Default Programs, and then click Set your default programs. Click Excel, and then click Choose default for this program. On the Set Program Associations screen, click Select All, and then click Save. If this issue still exists, please try to repair your Office. A notification which reads “We’ll download files to repair your installation” is going to appear. Get Repair clicked on for the process to commence. Step 2. Another message that reads Office is installed now will be shown once the process is complete. Through the above methods, office will start to work again perfectly on Windows