recovery of xls file

Deb Oakley 20 Reputation points
2025-12-11T15:39:53.5233333+00:00

I have lost a very important excel file, I need help to recover it please?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | MacOS
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  1. Harold Milan 12,515 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-12-11T16:15:27.91+00:00

    Hi,

    If your Excel file was deleted from iCloud more than 30 days ago and no backup exists, recovery is almost impossible because iCloud permanently removes files after that period. Disk Drill and similar tools won’t work since the file was synced and erased from both cloud and local storage.

     

    Your best remaining options:

    Check AutoRecover folders on Mac or WindowsSearch local caches or Excel Recent Files

    Restore from Time Machine or other backups

    Look for email attachments or shared copies

    Contact Apple Support for escalation (rarely successful but worth trying)

     

     I hope this helps!


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