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Microsoft Excel returns the error 'Document not saved' after generating a 2GB temporary file

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Summary Saving an Excel workbook sometimes runs very slowly; A huge temp file is created; You get a 'Document not saved' error; Your current Excel session cannot save the file, no matter what you do; You've lost all your work since the last successful save. This is a request for information from an…

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I'm unsure whether Excel is saving a temp file in my case. Otherwise my experience corresponds with points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 listed in the question. I'm working with Office 11.0 (2003). To clarify, the second points 1 through 5 AND the first. I don't…

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