How to Recover Temporary Excel Files in Windows 10/7/XP  

How to Recover Temporary Excel Files in Windows 10/7/XP

Updated on Nov 11, 2023 | by Jeremy

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Recovering temporary Excel files is now possible without losing hope. If you've lost original workbooks before saving or experienced a sudden system shutdown, you can restore data from temporary files. This is especially helpful in Windows 10, making it the best way to recover lost data.

Recovering Excel Temporary Files in Two Ways

To recover temporary Excel files, you can use retrieval software or manually. This approach allows you to select the method that suits your preference.

Part 1: How to recover temporary excel files in Windows effectively

You can use the Deep Data Recovery program to easily recover Excel temp files by scanning for their location, selecting the desired data, and restoring it.

The program's robust algorithm enables it to scan for files more thoroughly than other tools, allowing you to recover all versions of an Excel file, including temp files, and even data from different sources and formats, making it easier to choose the desired version to restore.

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Step-by-step guide on how to use Deep Data Recovery to find temporary excel files in Windows

To recover your Excel temp file, install the software from the official website, and run the trial version to test its capabilities. Once installed, follow the steps to recover your deleted or formatted files in Windows 10, 7, or XP.

1. To recover temporary Excel files, launch the software by clicking the icon, and a window will appear showing various file formats that it can recover. By default, all formats have checkboxes marked, but you can select only the one you need and press the "Next" key to initiate the recovery process.

2. On the next screen, you will see a list of locations on your hard drive, including any external storage units connected. You can select the location where you want to find temporary Excel files and click "Scan" to identify their presence.

3. The scan time depends on the file format selected, after which the results will be displayed in a new screen. The tree directory allows for quick navigation, with the center pane showing recoverable files and the third column providing a preview of a selected file. You can preview the file, mark it, and click "Recover" to save it to an external location or a different partition on the hard disk in Windows 10/8/7/XP.

Advantages of using Deep Data Recovery to recover temp excel files

Part 2: How to find temporary Excel files in Windows manually

Microsoft's AutoRecover feature in Excel allows you to recover a lost workbook due to reasons like power failure, system crash, or accidental file deletion. The recovered file is saved with a temporary name that varies with the version of Microsoft Office being used, but its primary purpose remains the same - to retrieve the lost workbook.

Where Office stores the temporary files in Windows

The auto-recovery feature saves files in a temporary folder created by the software, and saves the file after a few minutes.

Windows 10: C:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles

Windows 7: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles

Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles

How to recover temporary excel files in Windows

To recover Excel temp files on Windows 10, you can utilize the "recover unsaved" feature. Simply follow these steps: 1. Open Excel and click on "File" in the top menu bar.

Launch Excel and click on the "Open" tab, followed by "Recent" and then "Recent Unsaved Workbooks" to access previously unsaved workbooks.

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From the opened window, you need to select the unsaved Excel workbook you want to open and press the "Open" button.

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After opening the file, Excel will prompt you to save the file first before editing. Simply save the file and then you can proceed with any necessary editing.

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