Why is this excel file big ?

[Mahmoudelnemr]

Hello everyone,

I dont know why is this file 18 MB , its less than 600 filled cells only text, no formulas, no tables, no charts
could anyone help with this ?


http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=...66263608020817

[jeffreybrown]

Something must be bloating it, so time to investigate.

1) Convert to a .xlsb and see if the size decreases.
2) Check for the last row. Ctrl + End. Where does that take the cursor? To the end of the data?

If it doesn't take you to the end of the data then you need to set the last cell.

With a quick Google search you can find many options to do this >> https://support.office.com/en-us/art...8-B3C1D86E99E9

BTW: I did not look at your file

[torachan]

Columns "D:H" are unnecessarily formatted (1,048,576 rows) occupying 15mb ??????
torachan.

[Glenn Kennedy]

With the extra million rows removed....

[AliGW]

I thought Mahmoud had been advised against full column ranges before ...

[torachan]

With all the pretty formatting totally removed and just used as a 'flat sheet database' 17.8KB !!!!!!!!!

[Mahmoudelnemr]

thank you all, that was dumb from me

[Glenn Kennedy]

You're welcome.

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