Excel can be opened in browser but not in desktop

Zachary Ng 0 Reputation points
2024-09-02T02:48:29.4733333+00:00

Hi all,

I can open an excel file (.xlsm) in onedrive browser, but when i try to open it in excel desktop. It pops out the following message box. After I press yes to recover, it says the file is corrupt.

However, when i try to do it in browser, i can open it without any difficulty. Is there any way to solve the problem?

I also tried safe mode with no success. I also used the open and repair, but still failed.

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  1. Emi Zhang-MSFT 24,521 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-09-02T07:40:07.7566667+00:00

    Hi,

    Where did you save the file? Did you open from the OneDrive directly?Or did you download the file to local?

    I suggest you refer to this support article and check if this problem is related to the security in Office:

    https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/microsoft-365-apps/security/internet-macros-blocked

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  2. Zachary Ng 0 Reputation points
    2024-09-04T06:27:50.69+00:00

    I tried to repair the Microsoft office. Then I can now open the so-called "Corrupt files".

    P.S. I have tried logging in other people's computer using my microsoft id, but I cannot open the excel. Unless I used other people's log in, then I can open excel.

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