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Windows

Excel workbook would not save until the original source link was removed

The Excel spreadsheet could not be saved and AutoSave was not available. The technician resolved the issue by unlinking the file from its original source.

Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2026-03-03.

Affects

Apps

  • Microsoft Excel

What you see

  • Excel spreadsheet could not be saved
  • AutoSave was not available

When it shows up

An Excel workbook is tied to an original source and saving fails or is blocked on another computer

You are in this case if:

  • The workbook has an original source or external link

1 fix below

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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2026-03-03. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.