Recovering Corrupt File?

I was working on a .xls spreadsheet, that is stored on my Mac, on a networked PC. While that file was open on the PC, I made a new folder on the Mac & dragged the .xls into it. After I was done editing the spreadsheet on the PC, I saved & closed it but the changed file existed outside the folder when viewing it on the networked PC. On the PC inside the newly made folder was the same .xls but without all the new changes so I dragged the updated file into the folder & overwrote it. Now when I try to open it, I get a message "Excel cannot access...the doc may be read-only or encrypted". When I ok that, I get another message; "Cannot access". When I try to open it with Open Office on the Mac, it says "Access Denied".
I do not have any back-ups set on this new Mac yet. Is there a way I can salvage this doc? It's about a month & a half of hard work. I'm sick...

Hi Michael,
"When I try to open it with Open Office on the Mac, it says "Access Denied"."
Select the Office for Mac application, then press Command + I (eye). That will prompt the Get Info window. Where it says: Sharing and Permissions Where you see: Admin You need to set it for: Read & Write. If necessary, you may have to click the gold lock icon bottom right corner to make any changes.
Carolyn

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Program: Adobe Photoshop CS5
I was using adobe photoshop today for painting purposes (not to alter images). I saved the file multiple times just to be safe, and spent about 5 hours or so on a project. I closed the file quite a few times as well and I was able to open it no problem. Upon the last save (which, according to the program, was successful) I decided to take a break from the computer. After saving, I exited the file and proceeded to shut down my mac. It went through its normal procedure of quitting whatever programs were open. For some reason or another, Photoshop wouldn't quit, stopping the shut down. I forced quit (mind you, the file I hadopen previously was already saved and exited out of) and my mac shut down.
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For this Time:
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