Office file error guides

What each error actually means, free fixes first, honest recovery when they fail.

Word found unreadable content in …. Do you want to recover the contents of this document?Word (.docx) The file … cannot be opened because there are problems with the contents.Word (.docx) Excel cannot open the file because the file format or file extension is not valid.Excel (.xlsx) We found a problem with some content in …. Do you want us to try to recover as much as we can?Excel (.xlsx) PowerPoint found a problem with content in …. PowerPoint can attempt to repair the presentation.PowerPoint (.pptx) Recovered .docx from a USB drive or data-recovery tool won't openWord (.docx) Document opens blank (or with garbled characters) after a crash or forced shutdownWord (.docx) Attachment arrives corrupted / won't open after being emailedAny Office file How to recover text from a corrupted .docx (free methods first)Word (.docx)