safety

Start With a Backup

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The safest repair session is the one you can undo. It’s tempting to skip the backup step when you’re keen to just get on with fixing a library, especially if nothing feels obviously broken yet. But a backup takes seconds, and what it buys you is disproportionate: the freedom to make decisions in a repair … Read more

Restore if Something Goes Wrong

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A bad import is recoverable when you planned for it. Every so often, something slips through, a wrong AutoFix guess that looked fine at a glance, or a workbook edit that turns out to be off. The instinct is to try and patch it live, chasing the fix with another fix. Resist that. It’s almost … Read more