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Corrupt .ods File
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 11:35 am
by Lanek01
I have a file (attached) that got corrupt somehow which I could with recovering. I've tried various free programs online but to no avail. Can anyone help? Unfortunately, I've no backups and the setting for backups was not set within OpenOffice.
Re: Corrupt .ODS File
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 11:50 am
by robleyd
I regret that there is nothing salvageable in that file.
As soon as possible try the methods in
this tutorial for detailed instructions on how to
a) use Previous Versions (W7 and later) to recover previous versions of the file.
b) recover your file as it was when you last opened or saved it, or as it was when it was last saved with AutoRecovery;
c) find previous versions of the file in the folder it is located in, but which have since been deleted;
d) un-delete the temporary files AOO wrote while you were editing the file, and then deleted. This may recover your file as it was when you last opened or you last saved it.
Re: Corrupt .ods File
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 6:17 am
by Zizi64
The .ods (and all of the ODF files) are ZIP archives really with directories and files inside. (just rename the extension a copy of a NOT CORRUPT file and try to open them as a .zip archive.)
Even the ZIP archive of your sample file is corrupt. I can not open/extract it.