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Tip of the Day | Tuesday November 18th, 2025

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Close All Open Files Without Saving Changes

It's a quick way to discard all changes and close everything at once, such as when working with test files or if you want to reset your workspace quickly.

How it works:

A confirmation message will always appear first, asking if you are sure you want to close all files without saving any changes.

If confirmed, all open files will be closed immediately without saving changes.

Any unsaved changes will be lost.

Excel stays open, and add-ins or hidden workbooks (such as PERSONAL.XLSB) will not be closed.

It's useful when:

You quickly want to close everything without saving

You are working with test files or temporary data

You have made changes you don't want to keep

You want to skip Excel's save confirmation messages for every file

You want to reset your Excel workspace without closing Excel

Note: Only use this tool when you are sure you don't want to keep any changes. After confirmation, all unsaved changes will be lost.

Starting this tool

Click ASAP Utilities › File & System › 15. Close All Open Files Without Saving Changes
Specify a Keyboard Shortcut: ASAP Utilities › My Tools & Shortcuts › Manage My Tools & Shortcuts...

File & System › Close All Open Files Without Saving Changes

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