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VitorXavier
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Corrupted file

Hello,

 

I start to make some views on the Power BI desktop and I save it, when I opened it again showed up a message that explain the file was corrupted.

 

How it happens and how can I recover it?

 

Best regards

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v-zhangti
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @VitorXavier 

 

There is a auto recovery feature in Options, and please update the power bi desktop to the newest version, and rebuild the model see you the issue still occurs.

vzhangti_0-1642642345101.jpeg

 

Corruption can caused by many reasons. Does this issue happen to all your previous pbix files or just a specific one? If all PBIX files have this problem, consider it to be related to the version of the desktop. https://docs.microsoft.com/power-bi/fundamentals/desktop-latest-update-archive?tabs=powerbi-desktop#... 

 

This is the relevant document, hope to help you: https://docs.microsoft.com/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-error-launching-desktop 

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

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v-zhangti
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @VitorXavier 

 

There is a auto recovery feature in Options, and please update the power bi desktop to the newest version, and rebuild the model see you the issue still occurs.

vzhangti_0-1642642345101.jpeg

 

Corruption can caused by many reasons. Does this issue happen to all your previous pbix files or just a specific one? If all PBIX files have this problem, consider it to be related to the version of the desktop. https://docs.microsoft.com/power-bi/fundamentals/desktop-latest-update-archive?tabs=powerbi-desktop#... 

 

This is the relevant document, hope to help you: https://docs.microsoft.com/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-error-launching-desktop 

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

VahidDM
Super User
Super User

@VitorXavier 

 

Please check this link:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Corrupt-file/m-p/827814

 

If this post helps, please consider accepting it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Appreciate your Kudos!!
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