How to Recover Excel File on Mac

 

August 28, 2013 1:59 pm / Posted by Jack Fisher to Data Recovery Tips
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Excel is very important in our daily work. As one of the most important tools in Microsoft Office Suite, it helps us greatly via organizing data like financial information, monthly sales reports, competitor's analysis, and other data. To make such an important Excel document may take you days or even weeks, while to lose such file needs only one second.

Scenarios when losing Excel file:

When we are using Excel, some improper operations may cause the file loss such as:
Unintentional deletion or delete by accident;
Deleted by antivirus software;
Empty Trash or Recycle bin;
Others.

Many reasons may result in Excel file loss, however, the file is not deleted permanently, it is still in the computer marked as deleted and replaceable by new files, and can be retrieved by some apps. Here, iOrgsoft Data Recovery software is highly recommended to you to do this job.

iOrgsoft Data Recovery (Data Recovery for Mac) is a good choice for you to recover Excel file on Mac easily and fast. It can help you recover .xlsx and .xls formatted Excel files with ease, no matter how you lost them, accidental deletion, virus infection, Recycle Bin or Trash emptying, power failure, disk corruption, and more.

More than an Excel Recovery, it can also recover other documents like Word, PDF, PPT, Text, etc. on Mac. To free you from worries about losing files, this Data Recovery is a good tool indeed.

3 steps to recover deleted Excel documents

iOrgsoft Data Recovery helps you easily recover deleted Excel, firstly, download and install the app on your Mac.

Choose a file recovery mode

Run the iOrgsoft Excel file recovery software for Mac, you will see the primary window as below, select the first mode "Lost Data Recovery" to recover your deleted Excel. Why this mode is recommended first is because it can help you quickly find your lost Excel documents. In case this mode does not work, turn to the second one "Raw Data Recovery".

Select a drive and start scanning Excel files

All disks including the external disks can be detected by this app, you need to appoint the place where you lost your Excel files and scan it.

Preview and recover Excel files

When the scanning is done, go to the folders on the left hand side, open them to find the files you need. Once you open the folder, all included files will be displayed at the bottom list, in which you can preview the files. Mark those you want and click "Recover" to save them all with one click.