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Re: Google calc trouble

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On 2026-06-30 08:51, Arno Welzel wrote:
> Carlos E. R., 2026-06-29 11:53:
> 
>> I have been using Google Calc spread sheet for some years, to track how
>> much gasoline I buy for the car, and how many kilometres it does.
>>
>> Well, one day it lost me entries. It said there was some sync problem,
>> maybe it had stored a local copy that did not match the cloud version.
>> Now that file is impossible to open in the phone, it stalls. I could
>> open it on the computer and save to a different name, but one or two
>> lines are lost.
>>
>> It's done it again. Can't open the file in the phone.
> 
> That's the reason, why we have a thing called "backup" ;-).

Seriously?

How would I do a backup while driving?

I could tell Google Calc to do a backup copy of the sheet I just used, 
and both would probably be broken, as the software is problematic.

How do you do a backup of a file that has been corrupted the instant you 
use it? The last line will always be lost.

> 
>> The file is simple, some 400 lines and a dozen of columns with two
>> trivial formulas.
>>
>> So I searched for an alternative. ChatGPT told me of Collabora Office,
>> both in F-droid and Google play. Turns out it is not directly on
>> F-droid, so google play it is.
> 
> There is also OpenOffice for Android which works quite well:
> 
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andropenoffice>


No, there is not. It is a viewer only.

> 
>> Opened the file just fine in the computer (FFx opening session on
>> Google), click download to ODS format, check the local file in Libre
>> Office Calc, use the USB cable to transfer to the phone, done. Now the
>> spreadsheet is a local file on the phone. Maybe I could use it via
>> Google Drive. We'll see.
>>
>>
>> But the question is, have people been having problems with Google Calc
>> on Android phones?
> 
> I never used Google Office products in my life, so I can't tell.

Sigh.

-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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Google calc trouble "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-29 11:53 +0200
  Re: Google calc trouble ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-06-29 10:16 +0000
    Re: Google calc trouble "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-29 12:37 +0200
      Re: Google calc trouble ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-06-29 10:53 +0000
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            Re: [OT] LLM-generated content in articles ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-06-30 09:20 +0000
  Re: Google calc trouble Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2026-06-29 12:15 +0100
  Re: Google calc trouble Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-30 08:51 +0200
    Re: Google calc trouble Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 07:27 +0000
      Re: Google calc trouble "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-30 11:24 +0200
        Re: Google calc trouble Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-30 17:33 +0200
          Re: Google calc trouble "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-30 19:19 +0200
            Re: Google calc trouble Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-07-02 12:58 +0200
              Re: Google calc trouble "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-02 13:07 +0200
        Re: Google calc trouble Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 19:56 +0000
          Re: Google calc trouble "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-01 12:30 +0200
            Re: Google calc trouble Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-07-02 12:59 +0200
    Re: Google calc trouble Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-30 08:52 +0100
      Re: Google calc trouble Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-30 17:34 +0200
    Re: Google calc trouble "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-06-30 11:19 +0200
      Re: Google calc trouble Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-06-30 17:36 +0200
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