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Excel xlsx files not opening in Excel 2016

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  • DoaM
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    EaseUS is a data recovery app. Therefore the files have been deleted - that's why you can't find them in Explorer but EaseUS can. (When a file is deleted all the actually happens is that the file header gets removed from Windows' index - the file itself still exists on the disk until all or part of it is overwritten).

    I'm sure there are free versions of other data recovery apps ... Recuva perhaps?
  • debitcardmayhem
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    DoaM wrote: »
    EaseUS is a data recovery app. Therefore the files have been deleted - that's why you can't find them in Explorer but EaseUS can. (When a file is deleted all the actually happens is that the file header gets removed from Windows' index - the file itself still exists on the disk until all or part of it is overwritten).

    I'm sure there are free versions of other data recovery apps ... Recuva perhaps?
    Post #5 points the OP to Windows previous verions first , then Recuva or Photorec/Testdisk could then be used
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  • grumpycrab
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    ads2608 wrote: »
    The files are nowhere to be seen when I search for them.
    Sorry - I'm ne to this thread. You can see them in Window's Explorer Recent files? If so, right-mouse-click any one and select "Open file location" and see what it says. Perhaps a USB stick?
  • ads2608
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    Thanks for all your help.

    I used Recuva in the end to retrieve the files.
  • AndyPix
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    ^^ That is a very spammy post, did you read the thread
  • DoaM
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    alexalex wrote: »
    :spam: ??
    AndyPix wrote: »
    ^^ That is a very spammy post, did you read the thread

    Agreed. (Quoted so that when it disappears people don't think you're having a go at the OP). :D
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