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monica91
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Apr 23, 2019

My excel sheet keeps recreating rows after I delete them

I am working on a task that requires a separate workbooks. In my second workbook there is an extra 100+ rows that I keep deleting and they are reappearing. I have tried to choose CTRL+End and the pressed clear formatting all  for the rows, but then they  come back again. 

 

How can I stop this from happening? 

  • Rushdi Eskarous's avatar
    Rushdi Eskarous
    Copper Contributor
    I am having the same problem. My Excel keeps recreating rows after I delete them. Any ideas why? and how to fix this?
  • Zonouz's avatar
    Zonouz
    Copper Contributor
    Go these simple steps:
    1. Select the first empty cell
    2. Press SHIFT+SPACE
    3. Press CTRL+END
    4. Right click on selected rows and choose Delete...
    5. Save/Close and reopen to take effect [Tips]
    Enjoy
  • Twifoo's avatar
    Twifoo
    Silver Contributor
    Select the row immediately below your data and press Ctrl+Shift+End to select all blank rows below your data. Press Ctrl+- and select Rows, then click Ok to delete all the selected rows. Save your file. If you now press Ctrl+End, you will jump to the rightmost cell in the last row of your data, which indicates that you successfully deleted all blank rows below it.
    • MJ-HGI's avatar
      MJ-HGI
      Copper Contributor
      You, my friend, are a lifesaver! I've spent two hours trying every supposed solution I could find, but not one did anything to solve my problem until I came across this comment. Your solution worked like a charm! Thank you so much!!!
    • emeltee's avatar
      emeltee
      Copper Contributor
      Beautiful. That's exactly what I needed.
  • monica91 ,

     

    Do I understand correctly you have empty rows all the time at the bottom of you range? To clean, select all these empty rows (from end of the range till the roe where Ctrl+End is positioned), Home->Clear-Clear All. Save and reopen workbook. As a rule Ctrl+End shall be at the end of your range after that.

  • monica91 

    100 rows of … , what exactly?

    The sheet will always have 1048576 rows, so any rows you delete will be replaced by blank rows.

    These will reflect any whole column formatting that might be in play.

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