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usonian

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1. Are your files on the computer disk, on an external disk, or in Microsoft's fabulous cloud?

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Fri Jun 14, 2024, 06:15 PM

Jun 2024

Sounds like some file system problem.
Did you just update something?
How long since reboot?
Just putting some questions out there.
Not an MS person, so I can't recommend a file system checker.
Someone else might know.

Good luck.

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Anyone having trouble with Windows 11 today - specifically Excel? [View all] cilla4progress Jun 2024 OP

Are your files on the computer disk, on an external disk, or in Microsoft's fabulous cloud? usonian Jun 2024 #1

Files are on my hard drive cilla4progress Jun 2024 #2

On the theory that You (or I) can't be the first person to run into any one problem ... usonian Jun 2024 #3

You were right, usonian! cilla4progress Jun 2024 #9

It's magic. What else can I say? usonian Jun 2024 #11

Aww.. cilla4progress Jun 2024 #12

Right click on an Excel file canetoad Jun 2024 #4

It was AVG - as usonian suggested! cilla4progress Jun 2024 #10

Thanks! cilla4progress Jun 2024 #5

Having a poke around in the guts of my computer canetoad Jun 2024 #6

Sorry to bombard you with replies canetoad Jun 2024 #7

Hah - the problem was with my AVG! cilla4progress Jun 2024 #8