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What Is an XLK File?

This is an Excel file format that serves as a backup of an XLS document

By Tim Fisher Tim Fisher Senior Vice President & Group General Manager, Tech & Sustainability Emporia State University Tim Fisher has more than 30 years' of professional technology experience.
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He&#39;s been writing about tech for more than two decades and serves as the VP and General Manager of Lifewire. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on October 12, 2022 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email <h3> In This Article</h3> Expand Jump to a Section XLK File Meaning How to Open One How to Convert One More Information Troubleshooting <h3> What to Know</h3> An XLK file is created by MS Excel as a backup copy of an XLS file. Excel and LibreOffice Calc can open an XLK file Convert XLK to XLS, PDF, CSV, XLSX, etc., with those same programs.
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What to Know

An XLK file is created by MS Excel as a backup copy of an XLS file. Excel and LibreOffice Calc can open an XLK file Convert XLK to XLS, PDF, CSV, XLSX, etc., with those same programs.
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This article describes what an XLK file is and how to open or convert one. <h2> What Is an XLK File </h2> A file with the XLK file extension is a backup file created in some versions of Microsoft Excel.
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This article describes what an XLK file is and how to open or convert one.

What Is an XLK File

A file with the XLK file extension is a backup file created in some versions of Microsoft Excel.
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It's built automatically while an XLS file is being edited. Excel does this in case something goes w...
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It's built automatically while an XLS file is being edited. Excel does this in case something goes wrong with the document. If, for example, the file is corrupted to the point that it can&#39;t be used any longer, the XLK file acts as a recovery file.
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It's built automatically while an XLS file is being edited. Excel does this in case something goes wrong with the document. If, for example, the file is corrupted to the point that it can't be used any longer, the XLK file acts as a recovery file.
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XLK files may also be created when exporting information from Microsoft Access into Excel. The BAK file format is another backup file used in Excel.
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XLK files may also be created when exporting information from Microsoft Access into Excel. The BAK file format is another backup file used in Excel.
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How to Turn on AutoSave in Excel <h2> How to Open an XLK File </h2> XLK files are most commonly opened using Excel, but the free LibreOffice Calc program can open them, too. Your XLK file is most likely an Excel backup file, but something else you can try to see if it's in another format is to open it with a&nbsp;text editor.
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How to Open an XLK File

XLK files are most commonly opened using Excel, but the free LibreOffice Calc program can open them, too. Your XLK file is most likely an Excel backup file, but something else you can try to see if it's in another format is to open it with a text editor.
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Even if the file isn't readable/usable, you'll be able to see if there's any text within it that might help you determine what program was used to build it, which might lead you to a compatible file opener. Modern versions of Excel don't make XLK files, but you can still access AutoRecovered versions of open documents. In Windows, these are saved in your user account's \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\ folder.
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Even if the file isn't readable/usable, you'll be able to see if there's any text within it that might help you determine what program was used to build it, which might lead you to a compatible file opener. Modern versions of Excel don't make XLK files, but you can still access AutoRecovered versions of open documents. In Windows, these are saved in your user account's \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\ folder.
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Learn how to recover an Excel file if you don't see XLK files on your computer. <h2> How to Convert an XLK File </h2> Opening an XLK file in Excel is just like opening an XLS file, which means you can use Excel's File &gt; Save As menu to convert one to XLSX or any of Excel's other formats.
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Learn how to recover an Excel file if you don't see XLK files on your computer.

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Opening an XLK file in Excel is just like opening an XLS file, which means you can use Excel's File > Save As menu to convert one to XLSX or any of Excel's other formats.
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LibreOffice Calc supports some of the same formats as Excel. You can convert an XLK file in Calc by opening the file and then using the File &gt; Save As option. It can also be converted to PDF with Calc's File &gt; Export menu.
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LibreOffice Calc supports some of the same formats as Excel. You can convert an XLK file in Calc by opening the file and then using the File > Save As option. It can also be converted to PDF with Calc's File > Export menu.
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<h2> More Information on XLK Files </h2> You can enable Excel backups on a per-document basis. When you go to save your file, but before you actually save it, go to Tools &gt; General Options.
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You can enable Excel backups on a per-document basis. When you go to save your file, but before you actually save it, go to Tools > General Options.
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Then check the box next to Always create backup to force Excel to keep a backup of that specific document. XLK files are really a version behind the current one that you&#39;ve saved.
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Then check the box next to Always create backup to force Excel to keep a backup of that specific document. XLK files are really a version behind the current one that you've saved.
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If you save the file once and enable the backup, the XLS and XLK file will be saved together. But if you save it again, just the XLS file will reflect those changes. Save it once more and the XLK file will have the changes from the first and second save, but only the XLS file will have the most recently saved edits.
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If you save the file once and enable the backup, the XLS and XLK file will be saved together. But if you save it again, just the XLS file will reflect those changes. Save it once more and the XLK file will have the changes from the first and second save, but only the XLS file will have the most recently saved edits.
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The way this works means that if you make a bunch of changes to your XLS file, save it, and then want to revert to the previous save, you can just open the XLK file. Don&#39;t let that all confuse you.
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The way this works means that if you make a bunch of changes to your XLS file, save it, and then want to revert to the previous save, you can just open the XLK file. Don't let that all confuse you.
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For the most part, XLK files pop in and out of existence automatically and help to make sure you don&#39;t lose your data if something unfortunate happens to the open file. <h2> Still Can&#39 t Open the File </h2> If the file isn&#39;t behaving well with Excel, you might have a file in a totally different, unrelated format. This can happen if you&#39;ve misread the file extension as XLK when really it&#39;s something just spelled similarly.
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For the most part, XLK files pop in and out of existence automatically and help to make sure you don't lose your data if something unfortunate happens to the open file.

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If the file isn't behaving well with Excel, you might have a file in a totally different, unrelated format. This can happen if you've misread the file extension as XLK when really it's something just spelled similarly.
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