If Microsoft Excel fails to recognize a file in the XLSX or XLS format, the data contained in the file could be corrupted. When you open a corrupted workbook in Excel, the program should automatically ...

After updating to iPadOS 26, I noticed that Microsoft Excel suddenly stopped working the way it used to. At first, it would freeze when opening certain files. Then, it began crashing without warning.

I was working on an Excel file some days back and to my amusement, the file got corrupted. I tried applying every method I know offhand to fix my XLSX document because that’s the only copy I have. But ...