{"id":4052,"date":"2024-08-21T09:42:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T09:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/?p=4052"},"modified":"2024-08-21T16:04:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T16:04:14","slug":"personal-macro-workbook-not-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/personal-macro-workbook-not-opening","title":{"rendered":"7 Easy Solutions for Excel Personal Macro Workbook Not Opening Issue!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"1898181a2aebca931198b7f41678d855\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<style>\r\n.leaderboard { width: 320px; height: 100px; }\r\n@media(min-width: 500px) { .leaderboard { width: 468px; height: 60px; } }\r\n@media(min-width: 800px) { .leaderboard { width: 728px; height: 90px; } }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8329139124199643\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle leaderboard\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block\"\r\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8329139124199643\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1972481166\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In MS Excel, <strong>personal macro (.xlsb)<\/strong> is a hidden workbook that opens every time with the opening of the Excel application. In this workbook, you can easily store macro codes or user-defined functions that are written in VBA. Sometimes, you may face an <strong>Excel personal macro workbook not opening issue<\/strong> when opening the software. This blog explores common factors and practical solutions to address this problem effortlessly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<div style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'><div style='background: #eafdeb; padding: 12px;'><p><strong style='font-size: 18px;'>To repair corrupt Personal Macro Workbook, we recommend this tool:<\/strong><\/p><p style='font-size: 17px;'>This software will prevent Excel workbook data such as BI data, financial reports & other analytical information from corruption and data loss. With this software you can rebuild corrupt Excel files and restore every single visual representation & dataset to its original, intact state in 3 easy steps:<\/p><div><ol style='font-size: 17px; margin-top: 4px;'><li><strong><a href='https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/free-download-now' target='_blank'>Try Excel File Repair Tool<\/a><\/strong> rated <i>Excellent<\/i> by Softpedia, Softonic & CNET.<\/li><li>Select the corrupt Excel file (XLS, XLSX) & click <b>Repair<\/b> to initiate the repair process.<\/li><li>Preview the repaired files and click <b>Save File<\/b> to save the files at desired location.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><br>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Why Should I Have a Personal Macro Workbook?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Generally, when you create or record any macro in Excel, you can only access or use it from that specific Excel workbook. But if you need to use the same macro in other Excel files storing these macro VBA codes in Personal Macro Workbook is the best option. After this, your macros become easily accessible from any workbook.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s a time savior option, as you don\u2019t need to create the same macro again and again for all your workbooks.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Where Can I Find the Personal Macro Workbook?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Personal Macro Workbook Personal.xlsb file is mainly stored in the following locations within the XLSTART folder:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Windows Vista\/ Windows 7\/ Windows 10:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>C:\\Users\\User Name\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Excel\\XLSTART<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Windows XP:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>C:\\Documents and Settings\\User Name\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Excel\\XLSTART\\<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Point to remember<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>By default, the AppData folder is kept hidden. So, for fetching this XLSTART folder in Windows Explorer.<\/li>\n<li>You need to go to the view tab and then make a check across the <strong>Hidden items.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4068 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/personal-macro-workbook-location.png\" alt=\"personal-macro-workbook-location\" width=\"638\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/personal-macro-workbook-location.png 638w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/personal-macro-workbook-location-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>If this XLSTART folder doesn\u2019t exist within your PC then it means your Personal Macro Workbook Personal.xlsb file is not created yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Also Read<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/resolve-cant-open-xlsm-file-in-excel\">7 Ways for XLSM File Not Opening Issue!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Solutions to Solve Excel Personal Macro Workbook Not Opening Issue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this section, we will talk about several aspects of personal macro workbook not opening issues and of course ways to fix it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#dad9d9;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f4f3f3;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\">\n<h3><strong>Quick Solutions:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s1\">Modify Trusted Location<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s2\">Check the Personal.xlsb Path<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s3\">Fix Personal Macro Workbook Fails To Load<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s4\">Unhide Personal Macro Workbook<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s5\">Turn OFF Macro Add-ins<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s6\">Open Your Excel Document in \u2018Safe Mode\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#s7\">Repair Your Corrupted Workbook<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<a name=\"s1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Solution 1- Modify Trusted Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If your Personal.xls file is saved in an untrusted folder, then the <strong>personal macro workbook does not open<\/strong>. In such a case, you can check &amp; modify the <strong>XLSTART<\/strong>\u00a0folder path by using the Trust Center window.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the below steps to do so:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Excel &gt;&gt; click<strong> Options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3754 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/file-options-menu.png\" alt=\"Excel Personal Macro Workbook Not Opening\" width=\"730\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/file-options-menu.png 749w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/file-options-menu-300x274.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Navigate to\u00a0<strong>Trust Center <\/strong>then<strong> Trust Center Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6028 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Excel-trust-center-settings.png\" alt=\"Trust Center Settings\" width=\"730\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Excel-trust-center-settings.png 730w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Excel-trust-center-settings-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Under the\u00a0dialog box, you have to click <strong>Trusted Locations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Now, check the <strong>XLSTART<\/strong>\u00a0folder path and click\u00a0<strong>Modify<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;&gt;\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"s2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Solution 2- Check the Personal.xlsb Path<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MS Excel knows the exact location (XLStart folder) of this file on your PC so it automatically looks for this file on every launch. No action is required from your side. But sometimes, due to an incorrect path, it fails to launch. At that time, it is important to check the Personal.xlsb file path using <strong>Quick Access<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the complete steps to do this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Open an Excel workbook &gt;&gt; click <strong>Developer\u00a0<\/strong>tab.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">After that, press\u00a0the <strong>Alt + F11 <\/strong>keys together to open <strong>Visual Basic Editor<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7145 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Open-Excel-VBA-Editor.png\" alt=\"Visual Basic Editor\" width=\"887\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Open-Excel-VBA-Editor.png 887w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Open-Excel-VBA-Editor-768x339.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Navigate to\u00a0<strong>View &gt; Immediate Window.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Under\u00a0<strong>Immediate Window<\/strong>, you have to type <strong>\u201c?thisworkbook.path\u201d<\/strong> code to identify the file location<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Now, hit <strong>Enter <\/strong> You will get the workbook path.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Finally, copy the path &amp; paste it within\u00a0<strong>Quick Access <\/strong>field under\u00a0<strong>File Explorer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"s3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Solution 3- Fix <\/strong><strong>Personal Macro Workbook Fails To Load<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Behind this <strong>Personal macro Workbook fails to load<\/strong> issue the reason can be your Excel application considering that the location of the Personal.xlsb file has changed now. Or possibly the file has now been corrupted<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Try the following steps to fix this<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Using Windows, try to locate and rename your Personal.xls file.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Start your Excel application. Now execute your macro recorder by following this option:<strong> view&gt; Macro &gt; Record New Macro<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4059 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fix-personal-Macro-Workbook-Fails-To-Load-issue.png\" alt=\"fix personal Macro Workbook Fails To Load issue\" width=\"618\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fix-personal-Macro-Workbook-Fails-To-Load-issue.png 618w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fix-personal-Macro-Workbook-Fails-To-Load-issue-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Make sure that the macro you are recording now is kept in your Personal.xls workbook.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">For this, you have to choose the <strong>&#8220;Personal Macro Notebook&#8221;<\/strong> from the drop-down list of<strong> &#8220;Store Macro In&#8221;.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4056 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Personal-Macro-Workbook-Fails-To-Load.png\" alt=\"Personal Macro Workbook Fails To Load\" width=\"585\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Personal-Macro-Workbook-Fails-To-Load.png 585w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Personal-Macro-Workbook-Fails-To-Load-300x242.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Hit the OK button, to start your macro recorder.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Choose a different cell in your Excel worksheet.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Now stop the running macro recorder by tapping the <strong>view&gt; Macro&gt; Stop Recording<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4058 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fix-personal-Macro-Workbook-Fails-To-Load-issue-2.png\" alt=\"fix personal Macro Workbook Fails To Load issue 2\" width=\"620\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fix-personal-Macro-Workbook-Fails-To-Load-issue-2.png 620w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fix-personal-Macro-Workbook-Fails-To-Load-issue-2-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doing this will create a new Personal.xlsb file, in whatever location Excel expects it to locate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now open the old Personal.xlsb workbook and then copy the entire macro code from it to the newly created Personal.xlsb workbook.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once, it\u2019s done, just save this new Personal.xlsb file and delete the old one.\u00a0 So when the next time you try to open your Excel file, your new Personal.xls workbook will load smoothly.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Also Read<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/excel-file-closes-immediately-after-opening\">Resolve Excel File Closes Immediately After Opening Issue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"s4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Solution 4- <\/strong><strong>Unhide Personal Macro Workbook<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several causes behind <strong>Excel personal macro workbook not opening<\/strong> issue. One reason can be that your workbook has somehow been disabled. You can fix this issue by unhiding the personal macro workbook.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the steps to <strong>unhide the personal macro workbook.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the Excel file, navigate to <strong>View<\/strong>&gt;&gt;\u00a0<strong>Unhide<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under the\u00a0<strong>Unhide <\/strong>dialog box. Simply click on the PERSONAL &gt;&gt;\u00a0<strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3540 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unhide-personal-macro-workbook.png\" alt=\"Unhide Personal Macro Workbook\" width=\"536\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unhide-personal-macro-workbook.png 536w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unhide-personal-macro-workbook-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><br \/>\n<a name=\"s5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Solution 5- Turn OFF Macro Add-ins<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another yet option that you can try to overcome this situation is disabling the macro add-ins in Excel. To check &amp; enable the stuff, follow the below instructions carefully:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">From your Excel ribbon tap to the <strong>file <\/strong>&gt;<strong>options.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">On the opened Excel options window hit the <strong>Add-Ins<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8092 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/excel-opens-in-a-tiny-window-2.png\" alt=\"COM Add-ins\" width=\"666\" height=\"502\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">From the bottom of the dialog box, hit the <strong>Manage <\/strong>drop-down list and choose the <strong>Disabled Items.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Tap to the <strong>Go <\/strong> Excel will display one dialog box in which all the add-ins that are disabled now seem listed here.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">If your macro workbook is listed as disabled here, just choose it and tap <strong>Enable.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7915 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Excel-Add-in-Window.jpg\" alt=\"uncheck all boxes\" width=\"328\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Close all the open dialog boxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"s6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Solution 6- <\/strong><strong>Open Your Excel Document in \u2018Safe Mode\u2019 to Fix Excel Personal Macro Workbook Not Opening<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Starting Excel in \u2018Safe Mode\u2019 avoids various issues as it opens Excel without using some startup programs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can open Excel in \u2018safe mode\u2019 by pressing and holding the \u2018CTRL\u2019 key when starting this program.<\/li>\n<li>Or you can start the program from the command line by pressing the window+ R buttons from your keyboard.<\/li>\n<li>In the opened Run window type<strong> \u2018excel.exe\/safe\u2019\u00a0 <\/strong>and hit the<strong> OK <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/type-excel-safe-in-run-dialog-box.png\" alt=\"Disable Add-ins\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/type-excel-safe-in-run-dialog-box.png 399w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/type-excel-safe-in-run-dialog-box-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Also Read<\/span>: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/resolve-excel-stuck-at-opening-file\">[8 Fixes] Excel Stuck At Opening File 0% Issue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"s7\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Solution 7- Repair Your Corrupted Workbook<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the above solutions fail to solve this problem, it is likely your macro workbook is itself corrupted. Using the built-in <strong>Excel\u2019s Open and Repair utility<\/strong> can be handy to fix the corruption issue.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to use this tool:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the Excel &gt;&gt; click on <strong>Open<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7561 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/open.png\" alt=\"Repair Your Excel Workbook\" width=\"163\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Then, browse to the location where a corrupted spreadsheet is saved.<\/li>\n<li>Under an\u00a0<strong>Open\u00a0<\/strong>dialog box, choose the corrupted document.<\/li>\n<li>Now, click on\u00a0<strong>Open and Repair<\/strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Repair<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7558 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/excel-cannot-open-the-file-3.png\" alt=\"Use Open and Repair Tool\" width=\"700\" height=\"459\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If it fails, it&#8217;s highly recommended to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/download-excel-repair.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Excel Repair Tool<\/strong><\/a>, This utility tool will help you to repair and recover <strong>corrupted and inaccessible data<\/strong> from the Excel workbook. It is capable to fix different errors and issues related to the Excel workbook and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/restore-deleted-lost-excel-files\"><strong>recover deleted Excel data<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a unique tool and is capable of restoring entire data including the <strong>charts, worksheet properties cell comments, and other data<\/strong> without doing any modification. 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This will open the VB Editor (or use ALT + F11). <\/li><li> In this opened VB Editor, tap on the Project Explorer, here you will all the PERSONAL.XLSB objects. <\/li><li> Make a double-click on <strong>Module 1<\/strong>. <\/li><li> In the opened Module code window, just copy and paste the macro code and save the file.                     <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n    {\n\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t\"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n\t\t\"mainEntity\": [\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"What Is the Name of the Personal Workbook in Excel?\",\n\t\t\t\t\"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"In Excel 2007 \u2013 2019, the personal Macro Workbook is also known as \u2018<strong>Personal.xlsb<\/strong>\u2019 and in the earlier version, it is popularly known as \u2018<strong>Personal.xls<\/strong>\u2019.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t,\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Why Are My Personal Macros Not Working?\",\n\t\t\t\t\"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"It might be possible that your Personal macro workbook is saved in an untrusted location.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t,\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"How to Copy Macros in The Personal Macro Workbook?\",\n\t\t\t\t\"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"Once you have created and saved this Personal Macro Workbook (PERSONAL.XLSB) file, now you can copy the macros that you want to reuse further. &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Open your Excel&gt;&gt; click on <strong>Developer<\/strong> tab. &lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Now, from the code group hit Visual Basic After this, you will see the VB editor opened on your screen. &lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Click on <strong>Visual Basic<\/strong>. This will open the VB Editor (or use ALT + F11). &lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; In this opened VB Editor, tap on the Project Explorer, here you will all the PERSONAL.XLSB objects. &lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; Make a double-click on <strong>Module 1<\/strong>. &lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; In the opened Module code window, just copy and paste the macro code and save the file.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t    ]\n}\n<\/script>\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Time to Conclude:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As already said, the Personal Macro Workbook is a great option for managing all important macros in just one single place. That\u2019s the reason why no one can afford issues in their <strong>Personal Macro Workbook<\/strong> or<strong> personal.xlsb not opening automatically.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After reading this post I don\u2019t think you have to suffer any kind of issues in your Personal Macro Workbook. But if you get any problem then let us know via our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MS-Excel-Repair-Tool-1569953153234271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FB<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repairmsexcel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a> Pages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#dad9d9;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f4f3f3;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>External References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/msoffice\/forum\/all\/my-personalxlsb-workbook-is-not-loaded-during\/05cb8542-acf8-4de2-9cfe-e9970fcd8624\" target=\"_blank\" 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