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no links/VBA/addons, but : Microsoft excel waiting for another application to complete an ole action
All these excel files were located in GDrive, moved them to local folder at computer and everything is solved !
This did it for me! Thank you SOOOO much!!!!!
Update for context: ankkit's reply regarding files located on Google File Stream / Google Drive was my issue resulting in the "waiting for OLE action" error. I tried disabling add-ins, but that wasn't the issue in my case. I probably shouldn't pass the buck on this one, but it should be brought to the attention of the respective MS and Google Product development teams.
Error: "Microsoft excel waiting for another application to complete an OLE action."
Cause: Certain Excel files being stored on Google Drive or Google File Stream.
Solution: Moving the files to a local drive or desktop (i.e. the hard drive).
ankkitThank you, this is what fixed the issue for me. Moved files out of Google drive and OLE Action problem ended.
EdGrahamV We have been facing this issue since a long time. I have tried all the options like. Removing the add ins. Even I suspected that it may be due to Google Drive Files stream. But we are getting this error even for other excel files which are on Desktop.
Any one with solution please help.
Thanks
- I also suspected that the integration with Google Drive File Stream was causing this issue. Even after moving the working file to the desktop it would still wait for an OLE action to complete. As soon as I logged out from the Google Drive desktop app the problem went away. Of course, this is just a workaround, not a solution.
