Having excessive rows in your spreadsheets causes the file size to become very large and slow down the computer when saving. How far down past your data do your rows go? Having excessive rows in your spreadsheets causes the file size to become very large and slow down the computer when saving.
Problem: Excel takes about 10 minutes in the saving process. When I say 10 minutes, I mean, the excel screen freezes (says not responding) for about 10 minutes, then it actually saves at the very end in the normal time any other file would take as you watch the progress bar go forward. I know many of the common answers and have tried.
Why does excel take so long to load?
The number of records (rows), fields ( columns), and formulas can slow down performance considerably. Every time you add new records, then press the Enter key—or use features such as Sort, Format cells, or Insert/Delete Columns or Rows—Excel recalculates all those formulas. This can cause a lag time of several seconds or more between each process .
While writing we ran into the query “Why is my Excel so slow?”.
It may take longer to open and save your files, longer for Excel to calculate your formulas, and longer for the screen to refresh after entering data, or sorting and formatting the cells. System memory is the other issue that relates to Excel’s slowness. Slow spreadsheets take longer to manage and, as always, time is money.
You may have come across Excel workbooks that take a few minutes to load, and you can’t work out why. Or, there are files where if you change any formulas or add something new then the file locks up because it’s “Calculating”. Sometimes, Excel workbooks can take a seriously long time for anything to happen.
Why does Microsoft Excel take so long to open?
When your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet slows to a crawl, you can’t help but notice. It may take longer to open and save your files, longer for Excel to calculate your formulas, and longer for the screen to refresh after entering data, or sorting and formatting the cells. System memory is the other issue that relates to Excel’s slowness.
Takes at least 10 seconds to open an excel file directly unless an instance of excel is already opened. It doesn’t matter the size of the excel file. Does anyone have any solutions for excel files opening slowly with windows 10?
Why does my Excel file keep locking up?
Or, there are files where if you change any formulas or add something new then the file locks up because it’s “Calculating”. Sometimes, Excel workbooks can take a seriously long time for anything to happen. Fortunately there are some easy ways to quickly fix those problems.