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1.4GB CSV and the 1,048,576 row limit in 2026
I just received 1.4GB of raw environmental data on a USB stick from a university.
Excel still caps out at 1,048,576 rows and just dumps the rest of the data.
Why are we still dealing with these arbitrary architectural limits in 2026 with modern hardware and RAM?
Power Query is a workaround but it feels like a band-aid on an obsolete engine.
Does anyone know if Microsoft has any plans to actually modernize the grid limits?
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