{"id":3882,"date":"2025-06-15T13:21:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T13:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/?p=3882"},"modified":"2025-06-19T19:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T19:33:42","slug":"excel-broken-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/excel-broken-links","title":{"rendered":"MS Excel Broken Links: How to Remove\/Find Broken Links in Excel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"1898181a2aebca931198b7f41678d855\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<style>\r\n.leaderboard { width: 320px; height: 100px; }\r\n@media(min-width: 500px) { .leaderboard { width: 468px; height: 60px; } }\r\n@media(min-width: 800px) { .leaderboard { width: 728px; height: 90px; } }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8329139124199643\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle leaderboard\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block\"\r\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8329139124199643\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1972481166\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Broken links in Excel appear when the file refers to an external workbook that is moved, deleted, or renamed. However, it occurs due to various unforeseen reasons, and therefore, it should be fixed as soon as possible. In this helpful guide, you are going to learn <strong>how to find broken links in Excel <\/strong>and how to fix Excel broken links in no time with less effort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 721px;\" width=\"971\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #77c159; color: #ffffff;\" width=\"319\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ways to Find Broken Links in Excel<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #77c159;\" width=\"319\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Step-By-Step Solutions Guide<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Method 1: Using Find And Replace Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" width=\"319\">Open your Excel sheet &gt;&gt; press CTRL + F to open the Find and Replace <span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">dialog box<\/span>&#8230;<strong><a href=\"#sol1\">Complete Steps<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #f3f3f3;\" width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Method 2: <\/strong><strong>Through Cell Relationship Diagram<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #f3f3f3; text-align: justify;\" width=\"319\">From the menu bar choose the Files &gt; Options tab<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">&#8230;<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><a href=\"#sol2\">Complete Steps<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Method 3: Using Excel VBA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" width=\"319\">For using the code, you have to add a reference Microsoft XML V3&#8230;<strong><a href=\"#sol3\">Complete Steps<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"background-color: #f3f3f3;\" width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Method 4: Using Edit Links Command <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #f3f3f3; text-align: justify;\" width=\"319\">Open your Excel sheet &gt;&gt; go to the Data\u00a0ribbon &gt;&gt; select Edit Links<span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">&#8230;<\/span><strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\"><a href=\"#sol4\">Complete Steps<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'><div style='background: #eafdeb; padding: 12px;'><p><strong style='font-size: 18px;'>To fix Excel corrupt files, we recommend this tool:<\/strong><\/p><p style='font-size: 17px;'>This software will prevent Excel workbook data such as BI data, financial reports & other analytical information from corruption and data loss. With this software you can rebuild corrupt Excel files and restore every single visual representation & dataset to its original, intact state in 3 easy steps:<\/p><div><ol style='font-size: 17px; margin-top: 4px;'><li><strong><a href='https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/free-download-now' target='_blank'>Try Excel File Repair Tool<\/a><\/strong> rated <i>Excellent<\/i> by Softpedia, Softonic & CNET.<\/li><li>Select the corrupt Excel file (XLS, XLSX) & click <b>Repair<\/b> to initiate the repair process.<\/li><li>Preview the repaired files and click <b>Save File<\/b> to save the files at desired location.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><br>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those who don\u2019t know what breaking links in Excel are or what causes this problem in detail, they can simply check out the below subtopics.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What Is Breaking Links In Excel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6559 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Excel-Broken-Links-2.png\" alt=\"Excel Broken Links\" width=\"576\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Excel-Broken-Links-2.png 576w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Excel-Broken-Links-2-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Excel sheet cells are often linked with several different files that are having relevant data like formulas, codes, etc. for one or many reasons. When these source files are gets deleted, relocated, removed, or corrupted then the link related to a specific workbook cell will automatically break down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After that, these broken links can\u2019t perform the targeted function anymore.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How To Find Broken Links In Excel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a name=\"sol1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Method 1- Using Find And Replace Method<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The easiest way to <strong>find Excel broken links<\/strong> is by using the Find and Replace method of Excel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the link is created with the source file each worksheet cell obtains a unique file extension. This extension signifies that the source file is linked with that respective cell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So when the source file is relocated or deleted from the device then the worksheet starts troubling you with the broken link issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Follow the below-given steps to find broken links in Excel:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First of all, open your Excel sheet which is showing broken link issues.<\/li>\n<li>After that press the <strong>Ctrl+F<\/strong> button from your keyboard. This will open the <strong>Find and Replace <\/strong>dialog box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3889 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/find-and-replace-1.jpg\" alt=\"find-and-replace-1\" width=\"527\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/find-and-replace-1.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/find-and-replace-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the opened dialog box of <strong>find and replace<\/strong> go to the <strong>Find what<\/strong> box. Here you have to enter your respective file extension which is linked with the cell.<\/li>\n<li>Now in the \u201c<strong>within\u201d<\/strong> box option, choose the option \u201c<strong>Workbook\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>After that in the box of <strong>Look in <\/strong>you have to choose the <strong>\u201cFormulas\u201d<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<li>At last press the <strong>find all <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3890 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/find-and-replace-2.jpg\" alt=\"find-and-replace-2\" width=\"466\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/find-and-replace-2.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/find-and-replace-2-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After performing these steps, you will easily get Excel broken links.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now you have to replace the problem having a link with the functional or correct new link.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3886 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/find-and-replace-3.jpg\" alt=\"find-and-replace-3\" width=\"762\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/find-and-replace-3.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/find-and-replace-3-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Also read: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/excel-break-links-not-working\">8 Tricks to Fix Excel Break Links Not Working<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"sol2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Method 2- Through Cell Relationship Diagram<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Excel Cell relationship diagram<\/strong> is mainly used to elaborate links association of any particular worksheet cells with other cells, worksheets, or any workbook.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To find the broken links using the cell relationship diagram, you need to add a specific add-in within your Excel workbook. After then only the cell relationship diagram will show you the cell link-up detail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are the steps to <strong>find<\/strong><strong> broken links in Excel<\/strong> using the cell relationship diagram:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0From the menu bar choose the <strong>Files<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Options <\/strong>tab.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0In the opened window of <strong>Excel options<\/strong> hit the <strong>Add-ins<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3891 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cell-relationship-diagram-1.jpg\" alt=\"cell-relationship-diagram-1\" width=\"527\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cell-relationship-diagram-1.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cell-relationship-diagram-1-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Now from the<\/strong> drop-down choose the <strong>COM add-in<\/strong> and press the <strong>ok <\/strong>button. In the opened <strong>com Add-in<\/strong> dialog box choose the <strong>\u201cInquire\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3887 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cell-relationship-diagram-2.jpg\" alt=\"cell-relationship-diagram-2\" width=\"621\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cell-relationship-diagram-2.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cell-relationship-diagram-2-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After that, you will see that the tab of <strong>Inquire<\/strong> will get added in the Excel Ribbon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3888 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cell-relationship-diagram-3.jpg\" alt=\"cell-relationship-diagram-3\" width=\"704\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cell-relationship-diagram-3.jpg 704w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cell-relationship-diagram-3-300x63.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the<strong> diagram group<\/strong>, you have to choose <strong>Cell Relationship.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The next window of the <strong>cell relationship diagram <\/strong>will appear on the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the options as per your desire from the opened dialog box and then press the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>Very soon you will see the diagram will start appearing on your Excel screen.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can zoom in to see the links between one cell to another cell, or one cell to another worksheet.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here you will see the entire cell relationship diagram having all the included links. In this diagram, you can also check the broken links present in your Excel workbook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I found this method as the best way to find the cell having the <strong>broken Excel links.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"sol3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Method 3- Using Excel VBA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another method to find Excel broken links is by using the Excel VBA. In this method, we will use the massive code to track the broken link related to any Excel workbook cell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also restore the return value of the accessing source links to find whether links are actually broken or not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For using the code, you have to add a reference Microsoft XML V3:<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#dad9d9;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f4f3f3;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Private Function CheckHyperlink(HypelinksCell As Range) As String<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>On Error GoTo ErrorHandler<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Dim oHttp As New MSXML2.XMLHTTP30<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>oHttp.Open &#8220;HEAD&#8221;, HypelinksCell.Text, False<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>oHttp.send<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>CheckHyperlink = oHttp.Status &amp; &#8221; &#8221; &amp; oHttp.statusText<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Exit Function<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>ErrorHandler:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>CheckHyperlink = &#8220;Error: &#8221; &amp; Err.Description<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>End Function<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Sub Test()<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Debug.Print CheckHyperlink(Range(&#8220;A1&#8221;))<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>End Sub<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Using the above-given code you can easily track the broken link detail of any worksheet cell.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/fix-excel-edit-links-not-working\">How To Fix Excel Error \u201cWe Can\u2019t Update Some Of The Links\u201d?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"sol4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Method 4- Using Edit Links Command <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apart from the above three effective methods, there is another yet option to find broken links in Excel cells which is to use the edit links command.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how you can do so:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open your Excel sheet that contains broken links &gt;&gt; go to the <strong>Data\u00a0<\/strong>ribbon then select <strong>Edit Links<\/strong>. Now, a dialog box will seem on your screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6550 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1-1.png\" alt=\"MS Excel Broken Links\" width=\"767\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1-1.png 767w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1-1-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a <strong>Source\u00a0<\/strong>tab, you will find all workbooks associated with the cells in your current workbook.<\/li>\n<li>After this, press on\u00a0<strong>Check Status <\/strong>which you can see on the right side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6551 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2-1.png\" alt=\"MS Excel Broken Links\" width=\"788\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2-1.png 788w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2-1-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2-1-768x573.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here, if the status is showing <strong>\u2018Source is open\u2019,<\/strong> it simply means that a consistent workbook is active &amp; open it right now.<\/li>\n<li>After that, click on the option \u201c<strong>Change Sources<\/strong>.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Now, a <strong>File Browser\u00a0<\/strong>gets opens up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6552 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3-1.png\" alt=\"MS Excel Broken Links\" width=\"788\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3-1.png 788w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3-1-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3-1-768x620.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose a source file of a consistent workbook &gt;&gt; press <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>At this time, click on the option <strong>Check Status<\/strong> again &amp; now you will see no error under a\u00a0<strong>Status\u00a0<\/strong>bar which is in an\u00a0<strong>Edit Links dialogbox.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>What Causes Broken Links in Excel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Important:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Always keep in mind that Linked objects are completely different from hyperlinks. So, the following procedure won\u2019t help you to fix broken hyperlinks in Excel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Main there are two possible reasons associated with broken links problems in Excel:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>The source folder is get deleted: <\/strong>After the deletion of the source folder, it\u2019s impossible to track data that is linked with the cell.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Files\/folders shifted to another location: <\/strong>This Excel broken link issue also arises when the location of the linked file or folder is relocated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How To Fix Broken Links In Excel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Caution:<\/strong> This step can\u2019t be reversed, so it will be better if you keep the backup copy of your Excel workbook before starting up the procedure.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Open your Excel workbook having the broken link issue.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the\u00a0<strong>Data <\/strong>tab and tap to the\u00a0<strong>Edit Links<\/strong> option. If you won\u2019t get the <strong>Edit Links<\/strong>\u00a0option then it means your workbook doesn\u2019t contain any links.<\/li>\n<li>Now from the\u00a0<strong>Source file <\/strong>box, choose the broken link which you need to fix off.<\/li>\n<li>Hit the <strong>Change Source <\/strong>option.<\/li>\n<li>Search the location of the Excel file having the source of your linked data.<\/li>\n<li>Now choose the new source file and hit the <strong>Change Source <\/strong>option.<\/li>\n<li>Tap to the <strong>Close <\/strong>option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3894 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fix-broken-link-1.jpg\" alt=\"Fix Broken Links In Excel 1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fix-broken-link-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fix-broken-link-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fix-broken-link-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Fix-broken-link-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How To Remove Broken Link In Excel?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you break any link in Excel, all the formula referring to that particular source file automatically gets converted to its current value. Suppose, if you have used the formula <strong>=SUM([Budget.xls]Annual!C10:C25)<\/strong>\u00a0and your result is 45 then your formula will get converted to 45 after breaking the link.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the below steps for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/update-or-remove-a-broken-link-to-an-external-file-29485589-816e-4841-81b7-ff90ae5a2cc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">how to remove broken links in Excel<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Open the Excel workbook showing the broken link.<\/li>\n<li>Now go to the\u00a0<strong>Data <\/strong>tab, hit the\u00a0<strong>Edit Links <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<li>Within the\u00a0<strong>Source file <\/strong>box, choose the broken link which you need to remove.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3892 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/break-link-in-excel-1.jpg\" alt=\"break-link-in-excel-1\" width=\"665\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/break-link-in-excel-1.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/break-link-in-excel-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Hit the <strong>Break Link <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<li>Tap to the\u00a0<strong>Close <\/strong>option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3893 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/break-link-in-excel-2.jpg\" alt=\"break-link-in-excel-2\" width=\"518\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/break-link-in-excel-2.jpg 518w, https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/break-link-in-excel-2-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/troubleshoot-excel-hyperlinks-not-working\">3 Ways To Fix Excel Hyperlinks Not Working Problem<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>How to Repair Corrupt Excel File?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If somehow your Excel file gets corrupted then you can use the best &amp; recommended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/download-excel-repair.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Excel File Repair Tool<\/strong><\/a>. It has the ability to repair &amp; recover corrupted, or inaccessible Excel files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even though it can solve different Excel-related issues &amp; errors and restore entire data such as <strong>charts, worksheet properties cell comments, etc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><center><div style='margin: 5px 15px 15px 0;'><a style='background: #3bc949; border-radius: 25px; color: #ffffff; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500; padding: 2px 20px; height: 40px; line-height: 40px; vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap; text-decoration: none; border: none;' href='https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/free-download-now' target='_blank'><span style='color: #ffffff;'><i class='fab fa-windows'><\/i><\/span> Try Now<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style='background: #FAB152; border-radius: 25px; color: #ffffff; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 500; padding: 2px 20px; 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Workbook Links.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Why Won&#039;t a Link Break in Excel?<\/h3>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSome installed add-ins or plugins can interfere with hyperlinks.                     <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>How to Find Missing References in Excel?<\/h3>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo find missing references in Excel: <ul><li>Display the References dialog box. <\/li><li>Choose the missing reference. <\/li><li>Launch the Object Browser. <\/li><li>Then, use a Browse dialog box to locate the missing reference &gt;&gt; hit <strong>OK<\/strong> button. <\/li><li>Repeat the previous steps until all the missing references are fixed.                     <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>What Happens If You Break an Excel Link?<\/h3>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you break an Excel link, then the chart data that displays on the slide becomes static.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t        <section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n            <div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>How to Save Excel Without Links?<\/h3>                <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo save Excel file without hyperlinks, go to <strong>File<\/strong> &gt;&gt; <strong>Save as type<\/strong> drop-down menu, choose the file format &gt;&gt; click \u2018Save\u2019 to save the sheet as a values-only file.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n    {\n\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t\"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n\t\t\"mainEntity\": [\n\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"How to Fix Linking in Excel?\",\n\t\t\t\t\"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"To fix linking in Microsoft Excel, open the Workbook Links pane, choose Data tab then Queries and Connections &gt;&gt; Workbook Links.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t,\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Why Won't a Link Break in Excel?\",\n\t\t\t\t\"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"Some installed add-ins or plugins can interfere with hyperlinks.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t,\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"How to Find Missing References in Excel?\",\n\t\t\t\t\"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"To find missing references in Excel: &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Display the References dialog box. &lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Choose the missing reference. &lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Launch the Object Browser. &lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Then, use a Browse dialog box to locate the missing reference &gt;&gt; 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Use the <strong>Edit Links<\/strong> feature or manual search methods. Regular maintenance and smart file management will prevent future issues. With the right approach, you can ensure seamless data connection every time.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoyed reading this post!<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#dad9d9;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f4f3f3;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>External References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/fix-broken-links-to-data-84f494f9-1da9-460a-aa83-aba07108bc97\">https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/fix-broken-links-to-data-84f494f9-1da9-460a-aa83-aba07108bc97<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/msoffice\/forum\/all\/excel-links-issue\/ae9bc491-c623-4b48-a8b3-d80fe01042dd\">https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/msoffice\/forum\/all\/excel-links-issue\/ae9bc491-c623-4b48-a8b3-d80fe01042dd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<br><center><a href='https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/free-download-now' title='Try Excel Repair Now'><img src='https:\/\/www.repairmsexcel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/729x120-en.png' \/><\/a><\/center><br>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broken links in Excel appear when the file refers to an external workbook that is moved, deleted, or renamed. 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