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    Excel not saving in .xlsx format

    I have multiple users who are unable to save in the latest .xlsx format for Excel 2016. When saving to .xls 97-2003 it will save but with compatibility issues due to the macros.

    It's affecting users locally on their desktops and also on the network drive. For some it's only one specific file. They can be using Win 10 or 7 with Office 2016 32bit. The files they use range from 100KB to 10MB as they use macros and all sorts.

    Tried setting all Excel sheets to 100%, all files have the same permissions as any network file should and the location being saved doesn't matter, it will still crash. Users from IT with and without full network access have tried and can save.

    I have checked the event log viewer but couldn't decode any data.

    We think it's a Microsoft update but haven't been able to pull enough data from those affected to cross reference them. The only thing we know so far is that all the PCs are on one building site out of multiple locations. We believe this is due to the way the updates have been pushed to our network. The issue seems to occur a few days after Windows updates are downloaded.

    Thank you very much.
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    Re: Excel not saving in .xlsx format

    What happens when they try to save a file to the default format? Does this happen for existing files, or new files, or both?
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    Re: Excel not saving in .xlsx format

    For some users it's only ever one file. This file can be old with lots of data and maybe macros, maybe originally created in an older format. One file however is very new and only a few months old. The files were fine at one point then the next day they developed their issues. This makes me think an update was done during the night but as to which one I cannot tell.

    I'm trying to speak to more users to see if the crash happened after the updates were applied.

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    Re: Excel not saving in .xlsx format

    Quote Originally Posted by Agent47_red View Post
    One file however is very new and only a few months old
    That is not "new." I mean the user opens Excel and creates a new file, then tries to save it.

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    Re: Excel not saving in .xlsx format

    Sorry. I haven't been able to get hold of the users to fully confirm the scope.
    They can save new files in Excel and to other existing ones. In many cases it's only one existing file that's the issue.
    They work in different departments but might share files.

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