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How do I open PowerBi file from a different pc/laptop?
Thanks for the reply and instructions! I've done as you've shown in the picture however in PC 2, the error was prompted again but this time when I reselected my sources from the same folder through data source settings, it worked, as it had failed previously. I had changed the privacy from None to Public. Is there a difference between None and Public privacy, if yes who would have access if it is public?
Would like to ask if there's another alternative as I can't possibly be reselecting all my sources from the same folder for every query.
Once again, thank you for your help.
Regards,
Brandon
Microsoft Employee
According to this article, a Public data source gives everyone visibility to the data contained in the data source.
If you don’t want to change or reselect the source files, I only have following two ideas.
- Put your source files in a shared folder and create .pbix files which use this shared source file location. (Same steps as my first reply above and I don't need to reselect when opening the .pbix file in another pc)
- In your another pc/laptop, create the same source directory as the first pc and put the source files into it.
Best Regards,
Herbert