How to find what is making file size so large?

c.clavin

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  1. 365
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  2. MacOS
Hi guys, my workbook jumped from 1mb to 6mb after a day of work to it. I didn’t look along the way what was making it jump. Is there a quick way to see what is making the file size what it is? Thanks!
 

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Since you are using MS365, if you are storing the workbook on OneDrive or are happy to load the workbook to OneDrive, you could try this:

If you elect to optimise, it will reset the UsedRange on all worksheets.
It's only available in the Online version of Excel

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