Data refresh not happening

[Derr8]

Hello!

Brand new PowerBI user here.

I've been creating a dashboard on PowerBI desktop, linked to an Excel file saved on my laptop. I was trying to test the refresh function and wanted to do so by removing some cells from the source file. In my mind, when doing so and hitting refresh, what I'd then see in PowerBI desktop is my original source file minus the cells I've deleted (is this correct?). However, not only the visuals in the tiles don't change but also the source file in query mode still shows the cells I have deleted.

How do I referesh my report? What am I missing?

Thanks a lot in advance for the help!

[Idrissshatila]

Hello @Derr8 ,

did you click the refresh button, and the refresh finished successfully ?

[Derr8]

Thanks @Idrissshatila! Yes, I have hit refresh and I don't get any error message, so I'm assuming it finished successfully

[Idrissshatila]

@Derr8 ,

try going to power query and refresh the table inside it.

[Derr8]

Nothing updates still

[Idrissshatila · Accepted solution]

@Derr8 ,

did you save and close the excel ?

are you sure it's the same excel that is linked to power bi.