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.
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.
Apart from your extensions, your browser cache and cookies may also cause various Google Sheets glitches. That’s why clearing your cache and cookies is what you should do next. If you’re on Chrome or other Chromium-based browsers, click on the menu icon and History. Then, select Clear browsing data.
What to do if Google Sheets is not loading?
If Google Sheets is not loading or fails to open your documents, you can use this troubleshooting guide to solve the problem. Check your connection Make sure your Internet connection is working properly. If you often get disconnected or you’re having low bandwidth issues, here are a few quick tips that may help you:.
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.
This of course begs the inquiry “Why can’t I open Google Docs or sheets or forms?”
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.
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.’.