What to Do When Merging Fails or Looks Garbled
Key points
- Check the format
- Check the size
- Reopen in Excel
If Merge Several Excel Files is not working, check the following.
Steps
- Check the files are .xlsx (re-save old .xls first)
- Check none is over 30 MB
- If garbled, import as UTF-8 from "Open CSV"
Remove the password from a protected Excel file before using it.
Use "Merge Several Excel Files into One CSV" (free)
Tools that go well with this
- Convert Excel to CSV or JSON: Convert an Excel sheet to CSV, TSV or JSON.
- Split an Excel File by Sheet: Split each Excel sheet into its own CSV or TSV.
- Merge, Split and Pick Columns from CSV: Merge CSV files, split by rows, or keep only chosen columns.