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Excel link reference to file in Box

  • May 23, 2025
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I'm trying to have a cell in an Excel file (let's call it File A) that is linked to a list of numbers in a second Excel file (File B). They are both saved in a Box folder. The goal is that anyone with access to File A can refresh its links to get the latest numbers (which are in File B). The problem is that the file path shows the location of the Box Drive in my computer, not the "cloud" where the file is. So other people are not being able to refresh the links. How can I fix it so that the file path does not direct to my computer, but to the Box where it's saved?

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  • December 3, 2025

We are using Box Drive and linking excel files. Sometimes the file links change from desktop C: reference to this weird api reference. Then the files no longer synch when another user opens it up. Is there a setting we need to enable in Excel?

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