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NHK
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Feb 06, 2024

Protected sheets automatically unlocked when uploaded to Google Sheet/downloaded into phone

Hi,

 

I encountered a problem where the protected sheets (with password) will be automatically unlocked/unprotected if the excel file is either:

 

1. Uploaded and viewed/downloaded via Google Sheet

2. Downloaded and viewed from my phone

 

I apologise if this has been addressed as I could not find a similar topic via the search function. If there is a solution to the above, please share the steps I could follow to keep the sheets protected.

 

Thank you and have a great day!

  • NHK 

    Google Sheets doesn't respect Excel sheets protection. There is no way to transfer protection from one platform on another.

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