Word File is Corrupted and Cannot Be Opened - How to Fix It?

Is your MS Word file corrupted, and cannot be opened? Then, utilize Remo Word Repair tool to fix the corrupt and inaccessible Word document in a couple of clicks. Download Remo Word Repair tool for free now, and preview the repaired Word document prior saving. Download and try now!!!

 
 

Document created on older versions of Microsoft Word application deny opening with the latest MS Word 2013. This may happen when Word file gets corrupt and sometimes you will get an error stating “Word file is corrupted and cannot be opened” which is the most common error message you might see when Word file is corrupted and turn into inaccessible mode.

Simple solution to resolve the file is corrupted and cannot be opened Word error

You can try MS Word built-in repair features like Open and Repair and open with Text Recovery converter which will possibly help you to fix and open a corrupt Word document. If these methods is not helpful, download Remo Repair Word an effective utility that will repair corrupted MS Word files in a secure manner.

Remo Repair Word - Tool to fix corrupted and inaccessible Word file

This program has been designed with advanced repairing mechanisms to fix severely corrupted Word 2013 documents. Remo Repair, being an expert encrypted word file repair tool, can detect and repair all kinds of errors in Word documents, whether or the file is encrypted or not. It deeply scans the damaged .doc or .docx files and recover formatting, OLE objects like tables, charts, images, bullets, text, hyperlinks, etc. that are embedded and save this extracted data in a new healthy Word file.

Click on link given to know how to open corrupt document file in MS Word 2010 in simple steps with the help of Remo Repair Word.

 
 

Steps to Fix Corrupted Word Document with Remo Repair Word

Step 1: Download and install Remo Repair Word tool on your PC. Launch the program and click on “Browse” to select the corrupted Word document.

Can’t Open a Corrupted File in MS Word 2010 - Main Screen

Figure A: Main Screen

Step 2: After selecting the corrupt Word file, click on “Repair” button to start the repairing process.

Can’t Open a Corrupted File in MS Word 2010 - Repairing Progress

Figure B: Repairing Progress

Step 3: Once repair process has been completed, you will be prompted with “File Repaired Successfully” message. You have an option to view the repaired file using “Preview” .

Can’t Open a Corrupted File in MS Word 2010 - Preview Repaired File

Figure C: Preview Repaired File

Step 4: Finally, save the fixed Word file in any preferred location by clicking on “Save”.

Can’t Open a Corrupted File in MS Word 2010 - Save Repaired File

Figure D: Save Repaired File

 
 

Why should you use Remo Repair Word?

Remo Repair Word works in read-only mode, ensuring the original Word document remains unaltered during the repair process. Effectively repairs and restore encrypted and password protected Word files from corrupted files that refuses to open. In addition, user friendly interface of this utility helps any novice user in performing repair process successfully without any difficulty.

List of various scenarios behind Word file corruption

  • Header file corruption: Each file has a unique header file containing file attributes like size, type, name, etc. All these information is very necessary to access your file and after header file corruption if any of these information is missing it leads to inaccessibility.
  • Interruption: Suppose, you have stored Word file in USB drive and if you eject the drive abnormally without following proper instruction then Word file might get corrupt and become unreadable.
  • Virus attack: If your system hard drive is virus infected then Word file stored in it can easily get corrupt and display errors while accessing your Word file.
  • User mistakes: When you try to open healthy Word file in an unsupported MS Word application it might corrupt your healthy file due to faulty firmware which leads to inaccessibility.

The above mentioned are a few common reasons behind Word file corruption. If you happen to come across such situations where the Word file is giving error or is unable to open due to any reasons, just make use of Remo Repair Word to fix all MS Word file related issues