{"id":1269,"date":"2020-11-26T12:43:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T12:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2023-08-06T09:59:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T09:59:10","slug":"fix-excel-file-error-data-may-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/fix-excel-file-error-data-may-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Excel File Error \u201cData May Have Been Lost\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1270 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel.png\" alt=\"excel bug\" width=\"265\" height=\"115\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft offers a powerful program MS Excel to maintain and organize data sets. Using its formula and other features you can quickly complete any hard work. Excel helps businessmen in developing future strategies. According to these points, we can say that MS Excel plays a very important role in business &amp; industry development.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But sometimes users are troubling with different types of errors in it by which they unable to access their Excel file database. One of them Excel errors is &#8220;File Error: Data May Have Been Lost&#8221;. Now users are troubled with this Excel file bug and want to know the accurate solution to resolve this. I am here to resolve this problem. Here I will describe all the tricks that will help to quickly resolve your difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/fix-excel-file-error-data-may-lost\/#Reason_Behind_This_Excel_File_Error\" >Reason Behind This Excel File Error:-<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/fix-excel-file-error-data-may-lost\/#How_to_Resolve_Excel_File_Error_%E2%80%9CData_May_Have_Been_Lost%E2%80%9D\" >How to Resolve Excel File Error \u201cData May Have Been Lost\u201d:-<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/fix-excel-file-error-data-may-lost\/#1_-_Use_Same_Excel_Version\" >1:- Use Same Excel Version:-<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/fix-excel-file-error-data-may-lost\/#2_-_Use_Open_and_Repair_Trick\" >2:- Use Open and Repair Trick:-<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reason_Behind_This_Excel_File_Error\"><\/span><strong>Reason Behind This Excel File Error:-<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are many reasons by which the Excel files get corrupted and start presenting Excel file error data may be lost, such as:-<\/p>\n<p>1:- Excel version issue.<\/p>\n<p>2:- Due to Virus or other malware attacks.<\/p>\n<p>3:- The Operating system becomes corrupted.<\/p>\n<p>4:- Excel file becomes corrupted.<\/p>\n<p>5:- Due to unexpected shutdown or power failure.<\/p>\n<p>6:- Mishandling Excel files.<\/p>\n<p>7:- Issue in Hard disk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Resolve_Excel_File_Error_%E2%80%9CData_May_Have_Been_Lost%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>How to Resolve Excel File Error \u201cData May Have Been Lost\u201d:-<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>However, there are always ways to resolve errors. Follow the below technique to solve this Excel sheet error:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_-_Use_Same_Excel_Version\"><\/span><strong>1:- Use Same Excel Version:-<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes versions face some problems with each other and prevent files from opening. Users face problems when they tried to open any older version Excel sheet data file in the new outlook version. In this condition, users should open it on the same excel version.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_-_Use_Open_and_Repair_Trick\"><\/span><strong>2:- Use Open and Repair Trick:-<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To fix this excel file error, use the inbuilt open and repair trick. This is the developed repair feature in MS Excel and can be utilized to repair the Excel file. Follow all below manual steps to fix file error: data may have been lost:<\/p>\n<p>A: Open a new Excel sheet and hit on the <strong>Open<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<p>B: Go to <strong>File<\/strong> option &gt;&gt; choose <strong>Open<\/strong> option &gt;&gt; click on <strong>Computer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1275 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel1-1.png 500w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel1-1-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>C: Now choose that excel file in which you getting an error &gt;&gt; Click on the <strong>drop-down<\/strong>\u00a0arrow &gt;&gt; Hit <strong>Open and Repair\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1272 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel-2.png\" alt=\"excel bug2\" width=\"466\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel-2.png 611w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel-2-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>D: Now select <strong>Repair<\/strong> to recover excel sheet or choose <strong>Extract Data<\/strong> if Excel was previously unable to repair the workbook.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1273 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel3.png\" alt=\"excel bug 4\" width=\"731\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel3.png 844w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel3-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/excel3-768x156.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>E:- Now save the file in <strong>XML Spreadsheet<\/strong> or <strong>HTML<\/strong> format and then convert it back to the normal format.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion: <\/strong>This is all about the fixing Excel File Error \u201cData May Have Been Lost\u201d technique. Here I tried to provide all possible methods to resolve this error. I hope this will much helpful for you to get rid of the Excel error easily.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Read more:-\u00a0<a title=\"Permanent Link to How to Resolve Outlook Spell Check Not Working\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/resolve-outlook-spell-check-not-working\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How To Resolve Outlook Spell Check Not Working<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Microsoft offers a powerful program MS Excel to maintain and organize data sets. Using its formula and other features you can quickly complete any hard work. Excel helps businessmen in developing future strategies. 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