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Issues connecting to sharepoint credentials error
I have my Power BI Desktop file connected to several text files offline (in folders), but when I try to change the source to pull them off a SharePoint site, I get the error: "We couldn't authenticat...
I found the solution myself, and it is not very intuitive. There is no "change data source type" option, unfortunately, so this is what you have to do:
Step 1: import data source (again) from SharePoint as a SharePoint folder.
Step 2: go to Advanced Editor and copy data source code.
Step 3: go to your original table that points to the locally stored data source and replace the data source code with the new code.
Voila! It works.
This is not the solution. I have the same problem and it is not possible to connect to Share Point again buddy. Please somebody solve this, many analyses have stopped working as we try to find what is wrong?!