If Google Sheets loads up quickly and normally, an extension is the root cause of the issue. You’d have to disable your extensions individually (Menu > More Tools > Extensions) to determine which one is affecting Google Sheets. To open an Incognito tab in Chrome, tap the menu icon, and select ‘New Incognito Window.’.
We learned if Google Sheets won’t work on your current browser, you should be able to use it on a different browser. There are multiple causes as to why Google Sheets won’t work in your browser: certain extensions may block the web-based spreadsheet program, your Internet connection is unstable, your browser cache is slowing down the connection, and so on.
How to fix Google Sheets not loading issue?
This method fixed the issue for some Chrome users who faced similar Google Sheets not loading issues. Step 1 : Tap the Chrome menu icon and select Settings. Step 2: Scroll to the ‘Privacy and security section’ and select ‘Clear browsing data.’ Step 3: Go to the Advanced tab and check only the ‘Hosted app data’ box.
Why can’t I open my spreadsheet anymore?
It’s a known issue that spreadsheets could become broken in such way that they can’t be fixed in any way. If you can’t open and access the spreadsheet data anymore, then you should contact Google Sheets Support. Also you could try to use Google Apps Script or the Google Sheets API try to recover the data and formulas.
Why can’t I open a Google spreadsheet?
Click on the spreadsheet you want to open. If it was a browser issue, then the spreadsheet should now open, no problems. If the above steps haven’t worked, consider waiting a half hour or so before trying again. Possibly something is held up Google’s end, possibly there is just too much traffic or something isn’t right out there.
Sometimes browser extensions and plugins can cause problems with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Forms. You can work on your files offline, depending on your settings. Learn more about working on Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides offline.
Why is Google Sheets so slow on Chrome?
If you cannot pinpoint the issue to a particular extension, try using your Google Sheets in Incognito Mode — this temporarily disables most Chrome extensions. If Google Sheets loads up quickly and normally, an extension is the root cause of the issue.
What happens when you work offline on Google Sheets?
However, if you were working offline on Google Sheets and recent modifications to the documents were being saved on your computer, you might lose changes not saved to the cloud. Clear Chrome’s Hosted App Data Data from Google apps (Gmail, Docs, etc.) that you use in Google Chrome are stored as ‘Hosted app data.’.