XAR file extension. How to open and convert files with XAR file suffix

Files with xar file extension can be found as backups created when the autosaving options is enabled in latest Microsoft Excel.

There are 2 other file types using
the XAR file extension!

.xar - Xara vector drawing

.xar - eXtensible ARchiver archive

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Software that open xar file

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XAR file extension - Microsoft Excel AutoRecover backup

What is xar file? How to open xar files?

File type specification:

Microsoft Office file type

Backup file type

xar file icon:

The xar file extension is associated with Microsoft Excel, one of the most popular and powerful tool you can use to create format spreadsheets, graphs and much more.

The xar files are used since Microsoft Excel 2007 for autosaving purposes. Microsoft Excel 2007 and later has a built-in AutoRecover feature that has replaced the AutoSave add-in that exists in versions of Excel that are earlier than Microsoft Excel 2002.

The AutoRecover feature saves copies of all open Excel files at a user-definable fixed interval. The files can be recovered if Excel closes unexpectedly, for example, during a power failure.

Updated: December 20, 2024

The default software associated to open xar file:

Microsoft Excel

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

A popular spreadsheet application distributed with Microsoft Office suite, Excel is offers calculating, contains graphing tools, pivot tables and own programming language based on Visual Basic.

Excel supports charts, graphs or histograms generated from specified groups of cells. Excel also can change data between other Microsoft Office applications. It is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X (macOS) and various mobile platforms.

Microsoft Excel for Mac

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Excel for Mac is popular spreadsheet application used to analyze, organize and manage data and lists. It is able to create visually rich datasheets and tables with icons, data bars and color scales. Microsoft Excel for Mac is fully compatible with Microsoft Excel for Windows.

Office 365

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

Office 365 is a subscription-based service that gives users access to several services and apps from Microsoft Office. It is available for some types of subscription editions (Home, Education, Business, and Enterprise users) for Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and all major mobile platforms.

Office 365 service was replaced by Microsoft 365 subscription service.

Help how to open:

Microsoft Excel should be able to access data from *.xar files.

How to convert:

Open AutoRecover backup in Excel and export it to other compatible formats.

Find conversions from xar file:

List of software applications associated to the .xar file extension

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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open xar file, edit xar file, convert xar file, view xar file, play xar file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Software that open xar file - Microsoft Excel AutoRecover backup

Programs supporting the exension xar on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open xar file action.