How to fix information lost added to Spreadsheet in microsoft excel?

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How to fix information lost added to Spreadsheet in microsoft excel?

Judy Shemtob 0

I cannot find saved information added to my spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel on my MacBookA Air after 7/8/2025 to present date. I had gotten a message a week ago that I was out of memory and to close apps. Since then I have not been able to see the many lines that were added regarding manuscripts submitted to publishers.

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Welcome Judy Shemtob,

I'm sorry your manuscript submission records are missing. I know how stressful that is, and I'll help you try to get them back.

To help me narrow it down:

Are the workbooks saved on your Mac, in OneDrive, or in iCloud Drive?
After the "out of memory" message, did Excel close unexpectedly, or did you choose "Don't Save" on any workbook?
Do you use Time Machine backups?

In the meantime, please try these steps:

Step 1: Unhide rows Press Command + A, then go to Home > Format > Hide & Unhide > Unhide Rows. If a column heading has a filter arrow, go to Data > Clear to show all rows.

Step 2: Check AutoRecover files In Finder, press Shift + Command + G. Paste the path below, replacing <username> with your Mac user name: /Users/<username>/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Excel/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft If you find your workbook there, open it and save it right away with File > Save As.

Step 3: Restore an earlier version (OneDrive or Time Machine)

OneDrive: In Excel, select the file name at the top of the window and choose Browse Version History. OneDrive keeps version history for 30 days.
Time Machine: Open the workbook's folder in Finder, open Time Machine, go back to a backup from before the error, and click Restore

Looking forward to your update.