Copying files that are linked to another laptop

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I have a group of five Excel workbooks that are linked to one another using hundreds of Vlookup formulas.  I am attempting to copy all the files and links to a jump drive so I can paste the files to another laptop.  That doesn't seem to work.  I even copied them to Google drive and tried to download them to the new laptop.  That didn't work either.  Does anyone know the step I'm missing.  Would Onedrive work?

Thanks,

Rich

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You need to ensure that the file path and name are identical. Usually I see this issue when you have different usernames on the new PC/Laptop.

if the files are in C:\Users\[username]\Documents\ you need them to be in the same folder on the new laptop. and the User name needs to be the same.

I tried your suggestion and made the paths identical on both machines.  That has seemed to work.  Thanks so much.

Rich @Jagodragon