repair files .xlsx ???

hi i got a problem with some files i recovered with " PC inspector File Recovery"... the prob is that 2 out of the 4 are damaged or something like that... when i open them it says that is impossible to open the file cuz its format or extension is not valid. Do someone knows how to repair these files???

- Microsoft Office 2007
- Win xp sp2

format of the files .xlsx

 

I'm barely familiar with Office but Excel spreadsheets are normally named something.xls

You could try renaming the .xlsx files to the .xls extension and see if Office or, more exactly, Excel will open them. If it can't open them then they are probably truly damaged.

 

This link has some step-by-step info about how to repair an Excel document that's become corrupt for whatever reason.
http://www.articlebliss.com/Article/Repair-Excel-File/78182
As far as I know, there's no free tools that repair the files, but if you don't mind paying anywhere from $29 and up, there's tons of 'em....

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There's a program available from Sourceforge.net called Corrupt Office Salvager that may help you.
There's also Corrupt MS Office 2007-2013 Extractor available from the same place along with a reference to Savvy Corrupt DOCX Recovery also from the same place.

 

Edit:

And wow, I fell for a necro thread.