I have a spreadsheet with a few macros that I open and execute about several
times a day for the past year. I noticed that the file size increased from
less than 100 bytes to 5 MB. There has been no increase in the cells and/or
macros.
The macros include moving/deleting cells. These are repetitive macros that
has to be executed hourly.

Is there any explanation for this? Is there a way to "optimize" (defrag?)
this file?

Could be your macros are steadily increasing your file size due to what Excel
thinks is an increase in the used ranges of worksheets.

See Debra's site for re-setting the "used range" of worksheets in workbooks.

http://www.contextures.on.ca/xlfaqApp.html#Unused

Don't forget the "Save" part.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:40:00 -0700, Fred wrote:

I have a spreadsheet with a few macros that I open and execute about several
times a day for the past year. I noticed that the file size increased from
less than 100 bytes to 5 MB. There has been no increase in the cells and/or
macros.
The macros include moving/deleting cells. These are repetitive macros that
has to be executed hourly.

Is there any explanation for this? Is there a way to "optimize" (defrag?)
this file?