Are Excel linked paths relative or absolute?
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Let's say I have a group of XLS files in a folder, and I want to link the tabular data in them to a new XLSX so I can graph it. If I move the entire folder to a different path, computer or storage device, can I expect the links to still work? Are there any special settings or techniques I should be…
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Both. Excel deliberately stores both the relative and the absolute path of linked items in order to try and find the linked items when the file is opened. When you open a file, Excel will first try the relative path to find the file. If this fails, …
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