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Anonymous
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5 years ago
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Cannot get connected to excel via Web

I keep getting denied when trying to connect to an excel file on my onedrive. I feel like I've tried everything already and still cannot figure it out.  The file is stored on my onedrive so when I tr...
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    lbendlin
    5 years ago

    Try using the clean sharepoint site URL without all the /:x:/p/ stuff. Clear out all permissions from the connection in Powr BI Desktop.

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lbendlin
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5 years ago

Try using the clean sharepoint site URL without all the /:x:/p/ stuff. Clear out all permissions from the connection in Powr BI Desktop.

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Anonymous
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5 years ago

Thanks!I've tried using that format links before and I didn't work. However, clearing out permissions helped.  Why is that?