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"Read Only" error when attempting to open EXCEL file
I keep a time sheet in an excel file and keep it both on my home computer
hard drive and on a pocket jump drive. I use the jump drive version at client locations and then copy to my hard drive when I return home. Yesterday I attempted to access the jump drive version and got the following error msg.: " 'mm.xls' cannot be accessed. The file may be read only, or you may be trying to access a read only location..." I tried both at home and at a client's location. Thank you. |
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"Read Only" error when attempting to open EXCEL file
The recommendation is not to try to open Excel on removal media such as
floppies (remember them?) or USB sticks. It has been thought to be more reliable to copy to hard disk and open Excel there. I don't know why (but hopefully others might?), though obviously if the floppy didn't have room to open temporary files there might be problems. -- David Biddulph "Jim" wrote in message ... I keep a time sheet in an excel file and keep it both on my home computer hard drive and on a pocket jump drive. I use the jump drive version at client locations and then copy to my hard drive when I return home. Yesterday I attempted to access the jump drive version and got the following error msg.: " 'mm.xls' cannot be accessed. The file may be read only, or you may be trying to access a read only location..." I tried both at home and at a client's location. Thank you. |
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