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The most appropriate connector to use for connecting to Excel files stored in SharePoint Online is the Excel Online connector. This connector is specifically designed to interact with Excel files, allowing users to read, write, and manipulate data within those files directly from various applications such as Power Automate and Power Apps.

Using the Excel Online connector provides functionalities tailored for Excel, including operations such as inserting rows, reading data from tables, and accessing worksheets, which are essential when working with spreadsheets.

The SharePoint folder connector, while useful for accessing files in SharePoint libraries, is not tailored specifically to handle Excel file operations. This connector would require additional steps to manipulate Excel files, making the Excel Online connector a more efficient option for tasks directly involving Excel.

Other connectors such as the Web data connector or File path connector are also not designed for native interactions with Excel files in SharePoint, leading to less optimal performance and usability when working with Excel data.