Trouble Saving Excel Files

[Mike_and_Anne]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I'm running Excel 2008 in Leopard on an iMac. I recently switched over from an old Dell computer, and transferred all my files to the current one. When I opened certain Excel files, I was told they were incompatible, so I opened them as read-only and saved them as different files. This worked yesterday. Now, when I try to save an Excel file - any Excel file - the file isn't showing up in Finder, although it shows up in the Open dialog box in Excel. I can also save files to the Desktop, where they show up, and then drag them into the folder that I want them in.

This doesn't happen in Word. A Google search finds a similar issue happening with Panther - is this a recurring issue? Am I missing something?

 

[Cody Williams]

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling Office?

 

[CyberTaz]

Contrary to another response, reinstalling Office will have no effect on
what is most likely an OS X misfire - or most other issues on a Mac for that
matter... Except in certain very specific circumstances reinstalling Office
is a last resort Saving is a service of the OS, not an operation of the
program calling for the service.

Finder is often sluggish when it comes to displaying newly saved files. It
depends to a great extent how quickly you're navigating to where the new
files were saved. If the Finder window was already open to that folder & you
simply switch back to it immediately after saving it isn't unusual for you
to "beat" the refresh. IOW, if the file is being saved & Excel is able to
reopen it the file must exist even if a separate Finder window doesn't yet
display it. It also depends on where the folder is located as well as other
variables which can come into play. Files saved to the Desktop show up
because the Desktop isn't a regular folder & it's handled more dynamically.

It's possible that simply restarting your Mac will improve the situation. We
sometimes have a tendency to depend too heavily on "sleep", which doesn't
give the OS an opportunity to revitalize itself. IMHO, Macs should be
restarted at least once a day. If that isn't enough you might try running
Disk Utility - Verify Disk to see if there are any issues that need to be
repaired & proceed according to the findings.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac