Office 365 Questions
I purchased Microsoft Office 365 when I got a new computer after my laptop died. Why can't I open the Microsoft WORD documents that I had saved to flash drives?
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If the files are corrupted, and if you can run run Unix or Linux, you may at least be able to see the unformated text in filename by using the Unix or Linux command 'hexdump'.
hexdump -C filename > dumpfilename
In Unix, the above would write a dump of filename to dumpfilename.
In Linux, use the option -Canonical instead of -C.
The option causes any printable characters to be displayed alongside each line of the hexadecimal.
The dumpfilename produced by a Word file will contain a lot of gobbledegook in addition to the raw unformatted text.
Added on edit. Sorry, Linux also uses -C. (I use Unix, and don't know Linux.)
hexdump -C filename > dumpfilename
In Unix, the above would write a dump of filename to dumpfilename.
In Linux, use the option -Canonical instead of -C.
The option causes any printable characters to be displayed alongside each line of the hexadecimal.
The dumpfilename produced by a Word file will contain a lot of gobbledegook in addition to the raw unformatted text.
Added on edit. Sorry, Linux also uses -C. (I use Unix, and don't know Linux.)
