When COULDN’T REFRESH DATA TYPES errors occur, the cells linked to live data are not refreshed because Excel cannot establish a connection with the external data source.

Excel's Linked Picture tool lets you take a snapshot of some data and paste it as an image—handy if you're compiling a dashboard of the key metrics from across your workbook. Unlike normal ...

Microsoft has announced that it will start disabling external workbook links to blocked file types by default between October 2025 and July 2026.