If it is mostly a data file, You might think about using access instead of
excel

if you have formulas which are no longer needed, copy and paste special
values.

split the workbook and reference the cells in the other owrkbooks.

"Kassandra" wrote:

Is there anyway to compress a file so it is smaller? I have a spreadsheet
that is 21,452 KB and is taking forever to save and open.
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Thanks
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