How to break all external links in Excel?

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When we use Excel workbook, sometimes, we may create some external links to other workbooks for the data for some purpose. But how could you break all the links at once without breaking them one by one?

1) ONE Excel-file with INTERNAL links done on one computer 2) Conversion done with Acrobat DC pro in Version 2015.016.20045 - conversion done including internal links working correct in pdf 3) Conversion done with Acrobat DC pro in Version 2018.011.20055 (latest Version!) - conversion done, BUT internal links NOT working in pdf. Solutions to fix Excel hyperlinks not working problem. Open Excel Workbook -Go to File-Options-Advanced. Scroll down to find the General tab and click on Web Options. Web Options Window pops-up. On Web Options, pop-up, Click on Files and Uncheck the box for “Update Links on save”. Click OKbutton and your option is saved.

However, with the introduction of Excel 2016 (as part of Office 365 ProPlus), I'm finding that when I move the USB drive from laptop to desktop (which is still running Excel 2010/Windows 7 Pro) and attempt to work on the Excel workbook, all of the links have been forced to absolute references on the 'M:' drive. If you cannot break links in Excel® then follow these steps (backup your file first): Unprotect each sheet in your problem file: HOME RIBBON – (CELLS) FORMAT – PROTECT SHEETS Break links: DATA RIBBON – (CONNECTIONS) EDIT LINKS – Select sheet then BREAK LINK Delete all named ranges to.

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Break all external links with VBA code

If you want to break all of the external links, both the ok and error links, the following VBA code can help you to break them all.

1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.

3. Then press F5 key to run the code, and all of the external links in the whole workbook have been broken.

Break all / broken / specified external links with Kutools for Excel

The above VBA code force you to break all of the links in the whole workbook, but if you just only need to break some specific links, such as broken links, in this case, the VBA code will not work.

With Kutools for Excel’s Find and Break broken Links function, you can break all of the links, the broken links, the ok links, and the specified link source links.

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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as follows:

1. Click Kutools > Link Tools > Find and Break broken Links, see screenshot:

2. In the Find and Break broken Links dialog box, all of the external links in the active worksheet are listed in the list box. You can choose the link type which you want to break from the Filter drop down list. See screenshots:

3. In this case, I choose All broken links, and only the broken links have been listed into the list box, see screenshot:

4. Then click Break link button, all the broken links will be selected and deleted from the active worksheet.

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Note: If the View cell option is checked, when you click on the link in the list, it will find and navigate to the specific cell which contains the link in the worksheet.

Click here to know more about Find and Break broken Links feature.

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  Hi there, this fix worked great for some of the files with broken links, but encountered an issue when the reference points to a Hyperlink and not a path, do you have any Ideas,on how to also break those, even when I go to edit links and click break, it does nothing.