Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 1, 2022)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Excel in Microsoft 365
Mike wonders if there is a worksheet function that will show him the size, in bytes, of a workbook without using a macro.
The size of a workbook in Excel can become very large, depending on the information it contains. Keeping track of the size is important and can be accomplished a couple of different ways.
If you don't want to use a macro, Excel keeps track of various pieces of information about a file in the Properties dialog box. How you display the dialog box depends on the version of Excel you are using. If you are using Excel 2010 or Excel 2013, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The General tab of the Properties dialog box.
If you are using Excel 2007, follow these steps instead:
In the General tab, Excel displays the size of the file. You will also see other information about the file in this tab including the type of file and who created it. Manually obtaining the file size is simple using this process, but it does not allow you to see the workbook size on the worksheet itself. Unfortunately, there is no way around it; you will need to use a macro. The following is a good example of one you could use:
Function wbksize() myWbk = Application.ThisWorkbook.FullName wbksize = FileLen(myWbk) End Function
To use this macro within a worksheet, just type the following in any cell:
=wbksize()
The file size is displayed in bytes.
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2022-10-03 09:01:33
J. Woolley
My Excel Toolbox includes the function VBAResult(Expression), where the text argument is a VBA expression (right side of equal sign). For example, this cell formula will return the last saved size of the active workbook in bytes:
=VBAResult("FileLen(ActiveWorkbook.FullName)")
See https://sites.google.com/view/MyExcelToolbox/
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