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What happens if you change the location or title of a data source file that is already connected to Power BI? then refresh in Power BI Desktop. The answer will be like the image below. Power BI will display an error description “Could not find file (file directory)”
Of course changing the file title or data source file location is the thing to do, for example you are faced with a situation like:
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