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Mac Forum / Applications / Excel / May 2008Unable to retrieve file from USB memory stick
Hello I saved my file yesterday on my memory stick but not on my desktop. Tried to open today and get a message :_ i) Use data theat can be selected in one contiguous rectangle 2) use data from same sheet. I click ok and then get error message and then restart . Try to get the recovered file and save it but can't. so annoying I can see the information I need to get into but acn't access it without the file closing HELP Hi Annie - Sorry you're having a problem, but this is exactly why it's highly recommended that you *not* save files to or open files from a USB stick. Contrary to how they're advertised they are *not* drives & the practice can cause file damage & corruption. That's what it sounds like here. You may still be able to recover the file, but copy it to your HD first. Then - from Excel - use File> Open & see if you can open the file that way without incident. If you still have a problem... The header of your message suggests that you got here from the MS web portal which is notoriously hard to navigate & you wound up in a Mac Excel group. I think you're using some version of PC Excel on a system running some version of Windows. If that's the case you can access the appropriate PC Excel group from this link for more assistance: http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx Just make sure to include all pertinent information if you do. HTH |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 5/26/08 8:45 AM, in article 70F31493-1EC6-44AD-B9DC-1DD9C508FB37@microsoft.com, "Annie" > Hello > I saved my file yesterday on my memory stick but not on my desktop. Tried to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > but can't. so annoying I can see the information I need to get into but acn't > access it without the file closing HELP Thank you so much it worked. I don't usually not save to my desktop but was working until late . Urgent job for work needed to be finished today Thanks again > Hi Annie - > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > but can't. so annoying I can see the information I need to get into but acn't > > access it without the file closing HELP |
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