xlsx and xlsm files return badzipfile: file is not a zip file

Question

I\'m trying to open both an xlsx file and an xlsm file both give me the same error

badzipfile: file is not a zip file

here is wh

Answer 1

I'm late to the party, but I received the same error, but for different reasons.

On my mac, when I cut and pasted the .xlsx file into the directory I desired, it didn't actually place the file itself, it placed a symbolic link. That, for some reason, would raise the same error. I remedied this by opening the file, and using "save as".