How to Repair Excel Strict Open XML Spreadsheet ?

File Format In Microsoft Excel Workbook

Microsoft Excel application is utilized for spreadsheet management. When users create a new worksheet in Excel, it can be saved in two main formats of XLSX. One is Excel Workbook (.xlsx) and another is Strict Open XML Spreadsheet (.xlsx). These two formats are a bit different from each other. 

How Strict Open XML Spreadsheet is Different?

The ordinary Excel Spreadsheet is called the transitional variant while Strict Open file is known as the strict variant. As the file name suggests, there are some restrictions in Strict Open Excel files. For example, Strict XLSX file contains graphics done by DrawingML, as VML is not supported. This file format also contains UNICODE Characters only. Strict XLSX also does not allow legacy techniques.

User Query 1: “I am in urgent need to open some Excel files. I keep getting this error message whenever I attempt to open those files: Strict Excel Spreadsheet .xlsx is not valid. I do not know what is the cause of this error. All the files are in the Strict Open Excel format. Kindly provide me with the techniques of repairing Strict Open XML spreadsheet.”

User Query 2: “I have got some Excel files that were saved in Strict Open XML excel format. Recently, I found out that three of the file became corrupt and MS Excel could not open them. While I searched for manual techniques to repair Strict Open XML spreadsheet, I could not find anything. Is it not possible to remove corruption from such type of files? If yes, then please share the method with me. Thanks.”

Just like the transitional/ plain XLSX file format, Strict Open XML file can also get damaged or infected. If you are looking for native techniques to repair corruption from the strict variant of XLSX files, in particular, you will not find any. Therefore, you have to take the help of a specialized third-party application. In this post, we will talk about this automated method.

How to Repair Strict Open XML Spreadsheet

If you have saved your Excel file in Strict Open XML Spreadsheet format, then Excel Recovery application is the most suitable utility for you. This application has been specially designed to repair corruptions and damages often found in Strict Open XML XLSX Sheet, created in MS Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 1016, and 2017. The repairing process does not even require MS Excel. In order to repair  corrupt Strict Open Excel Spreadsheet or Workbook, follow these steps sequentially.

1. Download & Install Excel Recovery Tool

2. Depending on how many files you wish to add simultaneously choose 

• Add File(s)
• Add Folder option.

3. If the file locations are not known to you, choose the Search File(s) option and enter the disk drive letter within which you wish the tool to search for Strict Open XLSX files.

4. When the process of file addition is done, Select Repair button to fix corruption in Strict open strict xml spredsheet (.xlsx) file format to remove all the corruptions of the files. The progress of the recovery process can be viewed in the tool window.

5. The next screen will display all the repaired files on the left panel. Click on any file to preview the file in its original format and along with complete data. (Preview requires MS Excel installation on the same system.)

6. Different views are available from which users can choose their preferred one. The tool also offers the option to Zoom-In/ Zoom-Out the preview screen.

7. Users can also search for any data within the repaired Strict Open XML spreadsheets with the help of Advanced Search feature.

8. Select the files you wish to save and then click on the Save Button from the menu. The tool will give you the options to choose the destination location or create a new folder for the fixed files

9. The healthy XML XLSX files will be saved and users will get a notification when it is done.

Conclusion

Though Strict Open Excel File are one kind of Excel XLSX file, it is different in some way. Since there is no separate native method available for fixing corruption from this type of Excel file. Try Demo version of SysTools Excel File Recovery Tool. This application will be able to repair Strict Open XML Spreadsheet XLSX Sheet no matter how severe the corruption is.