Can't open any spreadsheet file

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sstrini0
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Can't open any spreadsheet file

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I had an open spreadsheet on my computer, and then we had a power surge. I restarted my computer, no battery backup, and now all my previously saved spreadsheets are blank. Please help!
Open Office 3.1 on Windows 10
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robleyd
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Re: Can't open any spreadsheet file.

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As soon as possible do the following:

Download Recuva (Windows only) or PhotoRec for Win, MacOS, Linux and other OSes (only one needed) and let it do an in-depth recovery of deleted files on your computer. You may get a file containing some or all of your data (or not). Do this as a first priority; other use of the computer may overwrite any existing but deleted files and prevent their recovery. There is no guarantee that you will recover anything useful.
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David
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