

Go to File => Spreadsheet settings => Calculation and select Recalculation “ On change and every minute“.Insert an IMPORTRANGE formula that references the NOW formula of the other spreadsheet.Insert a NOW formula ( =now()) in a random cell of the source and target spreadsheets.

The sheet will reattempt the data import again and again automatically. =IFERROR(IMPORTRANGE("sheet-id","range"))
#IMPORTRANGE GOOGLE SHEETS PERMISSIONS RESET HOW TO#
How to fixįirst of all, double-check the name of the sheet (both in the IMPORTRANGE formula and your source spreadsheet) and the range you entered. If the formula worked before and then you saw this error, then the sheet was probably renamed or deleted, or the spreadsheet was removed. If you see the #REF! Error with a note “Cannot find range or sheet for imported range”, it’s most likely that either the sheet name is misspelled or you entered the wrong range. Nest IMPORTRANGE formulas for each piece within the ARRAYFORMULA function as follows:įor horizontally split pieces (use commas between IMPORTRANGE formulas): =ARRAYFORMULA() #5 IMPORTRANGE #REF! cannot find range or sheet for imported range Split the data range into two or more pieces, either vertically (by rows) or horizontally (by columns). After we decreased the data range to 4300 rows (258,000 cells), the IMPORTRANGE formula worked. In our example, we tried to import 60 columns and 6000 rows (360,000 cells). Unfortunately, the exact amount of cells you can import with IMPORTRANGE is undisclosed. You’ll see this error when you’re importing too many cells. #4 IMPORTRANGE #Error! – IMPORTRANGE Result too large How to fixĬlick the Allow access button to connect the sheets. When you import a range from an unshared spreadsheet stored on your Google Docs for the first time, IMPORTRANGE will require you to connect the source and the target sheets. #3 IMPORTRANGE #REF! – Allow access or You need to connect these sheets
