How Do I Recover an Excel File from Unexpected Shutdown
When I create my work Excel files on my computer, it suddenly shuts down! And I didn't take backups of essential files on Clouds or other external storage devices. How do I recover my Excel files from an unexpected shutdown?
Best Answered by
Jaden· Answered on Dec 12, 2025
Certain PCs have the auto-save function for apps like Windows Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PS. Pressing Windows + E will launch the File Explorer. From the left panel, select This PC, then put ".asd" into the search area. When you press Enter, your computer's search results display the recoverable but unsaved files.
The files you want to recover should now be clicked, opened, and saved normally.
If this doesn't work, there is still hope: third-party data recovery software can search your hard drive for accidentally lost Excel files and, if successful, restore them. This may allow you to recover XLSX/XLS files. Programs like EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard are among the most often used ones.
Step 1. Turn on the computer and launch the EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. Select the drive on which the unsaved files were lost, then select "Search for Lost Data".
Step 2. Select "Type" and "Unsaved Files" from the Path and Type pane on the left. Using this unsaved file recovery program, you may easily recover unsaved Word, Excel, PPT, and other files.
Step 3. Select the desired files and press the "Preview" option. Next, to recover these unsaved files, click "Recover". Returning the recovered files to their original place could cause the file to be overwritten, so proceed with caution. The restored files can be saved to online storage services like Google Drive or OneDrive.
Use EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to recover deleted or lost files easily and quickly.
Tutorials on how to recover lost, deleted, or formatted data from HDD, SSD, USB, SD card, or other storage media on Windows and Mac.
People Also Ask
How to Recover Lost Saved File of Hollow Knight on Steam/PC
This article will introduce how to recover the lost saved files of Hollow Knight on Steam/PC, including the saved files of Hollow Knight deleted for no reason, how to backup the saving files of your game, how to do Steam Cloud syncing, etc.
Brithny
Dec 12, 2025
Fix Sorry We Couldn't Find Your File, Was It Moved, Renamed or Deleted
This post will help solve this; sorry we couldn't find your file. was it moved, renamed, or deleted in several effective ways. Read on!
Finley
Feb 12, 2026
How to Recover a File Saved as a CSV Instead of an XLS
Have you ever accidentally saved your Excel file as CSV and what to do when you come to this problem? This article has offered three quick solutions for recovering some lost data due to your wrongly saving a file as CSV instead of XLS.
Daisy
Dec 12, 2025
How Do I Recover My SD Card on My Macbook?
The first and best approach to Mac SD card recovery is using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard. Additionally, you can recover the SD card using the Time Machine backup, iCloud backup, macOS Undo feature, and Terminal.
Jaden
Sep 17, 2025
DJI File Recovery from Accidentally Formatted Internal Memory
How to recover DJI files from formatted internal memory? If you didn't back up your images or other essential files to the SD card, you could use third-party data recovery software to retrieve your data from an SD card formatted as internal storage of DJI devices.
Jaden
Dec 12, 2025
Is It Impossible to Completely Delete Files from the Computer
When you delete a file from your computer, it does not simply vanish - at least not immediately. The data may be recoverable. This guide will show you how to permanently delete files so they cannot be recovered in Windows 11/10/8/7.
Jaden
Feb 12, 2026
