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File Save not working with ReadyShare, Windows 11 and Microsoft Office
I attached a hard drive to the USB port on my R6400 router and setup ReadyShare. It works great with everything but Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office tries to save the file and it looks like it it ...
So far editing the registry as recommended in the following article seems to have worked. I will try to remember to update this post if I have any more problems.
[Fixed!] Document Not Saved Excel Network Drive (5 Possible Solutions) (exceldemy.com)
UPDATE
Odd, So far Microsoft Word doesn't seem to have the save problem. Only Excel has demonstrated the save problem so far.
JamesDColeman wrote:
UPDATE
Odd, So far Microsoft Word doesn't seem to have the save problem. Only Excel has demonstrated the save problem so far.
Just tried Word and Excel. Both are fine here.
Have you taken the router through the steps needed to make the drives available through \\readyshare?
Then again, Microsoft keeps changing its security processes to protect us from ourselves
I did take the router through the steps needed to make the drives available through \\readyshare.
I have narrowed it down to an Excel Macro issue. I went to the Excel Trust Center and edited the settings for macros, but it didn't help. I am going to do more research on Excel macro files on network drives and see if I can find a solution.
Thanks for your help!
