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Gilgamesh1964
Nov 22, 2025Brass Contributor
Excel not able to write to Documents Folder
Hello, I was asked to help a family member who was having trouble writing files with Excel, and I have to admit their problem has me totally flummoxed; so, I was hoping for some help myself. When t...
Gilgamesh1964
Dec 04, 2025Brass Contributor
Hello
Sorry for not getting back, I'm still trying to arrange a remote session (family member lives interstate).
What I can tell you right now is that when one of the Excel files from the Documents folder is copied (using Windows Explorer) to the new location, it opens correctly and can be edited and saved.
When this revised document is copied (again using Windows Explorer) back to the original Documents folder then the problem reappears.