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Your CSV is too large for Excel? Here's why — and 4 ways to open it
Excel stops at 1,048,576 rows. Learn why big CSV files get cut off, how to tell if you lost data, and four practical ways to open or split them.
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How to remove GPS location and hidden data from photos before sharing
Photos can reveal where you live. Here is how to check a photo for location data and remove it on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac — before you share it.
3 min read
How to merge PDF files without uploading them anywhere
Most online PDF mergers upload your files to their servers. Here are private ways to combine PDFs on Mac, Windows and in the browser — with nothing uploaded.
3 min read
How to split a large CSV file into smaller files (no code needed)
Split a huge CSV into Excel-sized parts while keeping the header in every file. Compare the command-line method with a no-code option that runs in your browser.
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Opening a CSV in Excel without losing leading zeros
Excel turns 02134 into 2134 and long IDs into 1.23E+15 when it opens a CSV. Here is why, and three ways to keep your codes and numbers intact.
3 min read
How to remove duplicates from a CSV or mailing list
Clean duplicate rows and repeated emails from a CSV. How Excel's Remove Duplicates works, where it falls short, and a faster way for big lists.
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