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Excel External Link & Data Connection Finder

Finds every external reference an .xlsx workbook depends on — a formula pointing at another workbook file, often still carrying that file's full original path from whoever last saved it.

Why it exists

Discovering that a spreadsheet secretly depends on another file — and seeing exactly what path it expects — before formulas break or private file paths leak.

How to use it

Drop a .xlsx file. Every external reference appears with its target path and referenced sheets.

Good to know

Shows the target path exactly as stored and which sheets are referenced. It doesn't follow the link or fetch any external data.

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