Great! Thanks very much.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> Do you recall the drive/folder name that used to contain your files?
>
> If yes, then you could (temporarily) recreate that folder. Then open excel and
> see if you can change that location in Tools|options.
>
> After you're done, you could delete that dummy folder.
>
> ====
> If that doesn't work, how about this?
>
> Open excel
> hit alt-f11 to get to the VBE (where macros live)
> hit ctrl-g to see the immediate window
> type this and hit enter:
> application.DefaultFilePath = "C:\"
>
> Then use tools|options|general tab to point to where you really want it.
>
> If you're careful, you could just specify that complete path in this line:
> application.DefaultFilePath = "C:\Myfolder1\myfolder2\myfolder3"
> (adjust to match what you want.)
>
>
>
>
> Spokaneman wrote:
> >
> > I just repartitioned my hard drive and moved my data and files to a new
> > location. I was able, through TOOLS >OPTIONS, to redirect my file locations
> > in MS Word, but not in Excel. I can open Excel files in the new location,
> > but I cannot access any of the tabs in OPTIONS. How can I change the default
> > file location as displayed in OPTIONS?
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>