on February 14, 2023

CartoDB: Geometry code too long, Excel can’t handle it

Geographic Information Systems

What to do if a data set is too large for the Excel grid?

How to open a data set that exceeds Excel’s grid limits

  1. Open a blank workbook in Excel.
  2. Go to the Data tab > From Text/CSV > find the file and select Import.
  3. Once loaded, Use the Field List to arrange fields in a PivotTable.
  4. You can also Sort data in a PivotTable or Filter data in a PivotTable.


How do I handle large Excel files?





Ways to Reduce Excel File Size

  1. Remove unnecessary worksheets, data, and formulas. The number of worksheets and the amount of data contained in an Excel file are directly related to the size of the file.
  2. Remove formatting.
  3. Remove Pivot Cache.
  4. Save in binary format (.
  5. Compress the file.

 

Can Excel handle more than 1 million rows?

Maximum Rows in Excel



As mentioned above, Excel deals with three worksheets in a single Workbook file having up to 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns of data. Depending on the computer memory, you can increase the number of worksheets for supplementary data.