File type // Excel
Find PII in Excel spreadsheets
Spreadsheets quietly hold the most personal data of anything on a PC. FileSentinel scans the cells of your Excel workbooks for PII, locally on Windows.
Down to the cell
Scan the data, not just the file name
A single workbook can carry thousands of rows of personal data: contacts, customers, employees, patients. FileSentinel reads the cell contents, not just the file name, and flags the personal information inside.
It detects names, emails, phone numbers, SSNs, payment cards, and account numbers, scoring each finding so a workbook dense with personal data is escalated above one with a stray address.
In the workbook
What FileSentinel surfaces
| Where | What it finds |
|---|---|
| Cell values | SSNs, emails, phone numbers, cards, account numbers |
| Bulk records | Contact, customer, and employee lists |
| Workbook metadata | Author, editor, and timestamp properties |
| CSV exports | The same data in exported tables |
Clean and verify
One pass to find and fix
Alongside finding PII in the cells, FileSentinel strips workbook metadata to a clean copy, so you clean the file and verify its contents in a single pass, with nothing uploaded.
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Questions & answers
FAQ
Does FileSentinel read the cell contents of a spreadsheet?
Yes. It reads the values inside cells, not just the file name, so it finds the personal data the workbook actually holds.
Which spreadsheet formats are supported?
XLSX and XLS workbooks and CSV exports are read for sensitive data.
Can it focus on bulk personal data?
Yes. Findings are scored in context and you can flag categories as Crown Jewels, so data-rich files are escalated.
Is the spreadsheet uploaded?
No. Scanning and cleaning happen entirely on your Windows PC.
Get FileSentinel
Find PII in Excel Spreadsheets
Install FileSentinel from the Microsoft Store and scan your files for sensitive data, all on your Windows PC with nothing uploaded.