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Data Error (cyclic redundancy check)
Help me please, I cannot open my Power BI Desktop app and I don't know why this is happening. Below is the error prompted when I tried opening the desktop app. ...
I'd recommend uninstalling it and then installing the latest version.
Note, there are 2 ways to install Power BI Desktop, one is via the Windows Store. If you are still having troubles with one, try using the other method.
2nd point worth raising. A CRC error could be pointing to a failure on your hard-drive. It might be worth running a check desk or similar software on your hard-drive to make sure its not failing. If your hard-drive is starting to fail, CRC errors can start to spread to other files as the phyical drive stops working.
Good time to perform a backup if you haven't done so recently!