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Elvis-19
Jul 22, 2026Copper Contributor
Excel Copilot fails when local workbook filename contains #
Excel Copilot does not work with locally stored workbooks whose filename contains the '#' character. The same workbook works correctly after renaming the file to remove '#'. The same workbook also wo...
jackysmith
Jul 22, 2026Copper Contributor
This looks like a genuine bug where Excel Copilot misinterprets the “#” character in local filenames—likely a parsing issue—since the same file works after renaming or when stored on OneDrive.