Although files made in Microsoft Office are periodically saved as you work on them, sometimes a power failure can interrupt the saving process and completely corrupt the document you are working on.
Imagine working on an incomprehensibly lengthy spreadsheet, saving it as you go along, but losing the precious stored data due to a sudden power loss.
For computer users wanting to salvage data from their corrupt documents, and failing to do so via Microsoft Office, SaveOfficeData might be the answer.
The homepage is straightforward enough. To the left of the webpage, information is provided about the website and how recovers data from Office documents.
The ‘Choose File’ button within the red circle lets the user choose the file which has been corrupted. Once a file has been chosen, ‘Submit File’ can be clicked to reach a page similar to this:
As much as it can, SaveOfficeData reads the data off the Office documents and presents it simply in a text file. It reads and saves the data in three versions which can all be accessed as shown by the encircled part in the above screenshot.
While the corrupt document may not be entirely recoverable, in the sense that it might not be opened, the data which can be extracted in simple text form will avoid tedious retyping.
SaveOfficeData not only supports Microsoft Office file formats (docx, xlsx, pptx) but also Open Office file formats (odt, ods, odp).
Apart from salvaging data, there is another way this website can be used. If you are working on a public computer which does not support these file formats (and does not give you the privileges to install new programs), and the information within such a document needs to be viewed urgently, you can use this utility to upload the document, and read the output. The text form provided by SaveOfficeData can help you read the document without being able to open it.
A handy tool which has the potential to save your job, SaveOfficeData should not be overlooked.
