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    How to locate PERSONAL.XLSB?

    I need to make a copy of the personal.xlsb on my Surface Book and move it to my newly repaired desktop PC. The xlsb file shows up in the VBE editor, and I can use its macros in any workbook; but I can't find it to make a copy. The XLSTART folder is empty, and the Win10 search doesn't see it.

    Not too long ago I saw (and used) a line of VBA code that, when run in the Immediate Window, provided the full path to personal.xlsb. Can anyone dredge up that code for me?

    Thanks in advance

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    Re: How to locate PERSONAL.XLSB?

    Here it is
    C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\XLSTART
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    Re: How to locate PERSONAL.XLSB?

    Or, do a search for it - PERSONAL.XLSB
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    Re: How to locate PERSONAL.XLSB?

    Thanks Alkey, that path worked. I was able to copy the file to the other PC and install it.

    Apparently XLSTART exists in several paths, and I was looking in the wrong one(s). That said, I would still like to learn the line of code to use in the VBE Immediate Window that delivers the path.

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    Re: How to locate PERSONAL.XLSB?

    I did that search, and Win10 claimed it could find no such file.

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