Recover a file that is not responding

  • Thread starter Thread starter Mindy F
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Mindy F

Is there anyway to retrieve a file on a floppy that keeps
comimg up with a message that the file can not be access.
The file may be read-only or you may be trying to access a
read only file.
 
depends...

Is the error coming from excel or from the operating system.

Can you see the file when you double click the floppy icon

If not, you probably can't recover the data.
 
Move the file to your hard drive and try and open from there. NEVER NEVER NEVER open file directly
from a floppy - Good way to end up with a corrupt file, and cause yourself all manner of
headaches.

If that doesn't do it, then try and get someone with Excel XP to do an 'Open and Repair' on it.
Failing that you might want to try opening it with Openoffice which is very good at opening
corrupt Excel files (free download 60MB from www.openoffice.org)

If the download is too big for you, then by all means send me the file if you can and I will give
it a go for you. You will need to take the NOSPAM bit out of my email address.
 
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