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Fix Excel Error - The file you are trying to open is in different format than specified by the file extension

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I got below error message when I tried to open my Excel file: “The file you are trying to open is in different format than specified by the file extension. Verify that the file is not corrupt and is from a trusted source before opening the file. Do you want to open the file now?” I clicked on the ‘Yes’ button to open my file. But MS Excel did not open my file. There is a blank workbook. I was shocked because we were updating this workbook since last three years.  This is how I repair it: Open & Repair : I tried this method by following below steps: Office Button->Open->Select your file->Click arrow next to open button->Open & Repair When I tried above steps, got another pop-up message “ Excel can perform checks while opening the workbook and attempt to repair any corruption it detects, or extract just the data (formulas and values) from the workbook. •    Click Repair if you want to recover as much as of your work as possible. •    Click Ext