PBIR save error

[FlavioMeneses]

Using the new PBIR format, as recommended ahead of GA:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/pbir-will-become-the-default-power-bi-report-format-get-rea...

Getting errors when trying to save the file on SharePoint/OneDrive - I believe it's because the files are still being uploaded from a previous save.

Feedback Type:
Frown (Error)

Release:
November 2025

Product Version:
2.149.911.0 (25.11)+a5b156d105cd1dad3d9d2157897b7c59587775fe (x64)

Error Message:
An error occurred while saving the Power BI Project files. The target folder might be corrupted. Please try again or choose a different location. The process cannot access the file 'C:\Users\xxx\definition\pages\6b4e539dc2b184e78197\visuals\42b29596c07d94adc534\visual.json' because it is being used by another process.

Stack Trace:
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.TempThenMoveProject.MoveTempProjectToLocation(ProjectSaveResponse response)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.BiProjectOperationHandler.<SaveReportIntoProjectRelatedFile>d__58.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.BiProjectOperationHandler.<>c__DisplayClass42_0.<<TrySaveArtifact>g__SaveArtifactCore|0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Telemetry.PowerBITelemetryServiceExtensions.<EmitStandardizedClientReportingEventWithDebugEvent>d__7`1.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.BiProjectOperationHandler.<EmitStandardizedClientReportingEventWithDebugEvent>d__48`1.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.BiProjectOperationHandler.<TrySaveArtifact>d__42.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.CurrentArtifactManager.<>c__DisplayClass47_1.<<TrySaveFileAndSetAsCurrent>b__2>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Telemetry.PowerBITelemetryServiceExtensions.<EmitStandardizedClientReportingEventWithDebugEvent>d__7`1.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.CurrentArtifactManager.<TrySaveFileAndSetAsCurrent>d__47.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.UIBlockingService.<>c__DisplayClass19_0`1.<<BlockUIAndRun>b__0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.UIBlockingService.WaitOnUIThreadForTaskCompletion[T](Task`1 task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.UIBlockingService.BlockUIAndRun[T](Func`1 asyncMethod, PowerBIProgress progress)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.LocalFileOpenSaveUI.ShowSaveUIAndWait(IPowerBIWindowService windowService, IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, IPowerBIArtifactInfo artifactInfo, Report report, Func`2 performSaveMethod)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.FileOperationUIHandler.<TrySaveFile>d__53.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.IExceptionHandlerExtensions.<HandleAwaitableAsyncExceptions>d__1.MoveNext()

Enabled Preview Features:
PBI_googleBigQueryAdbcVersionEnabled
PBI_enhancedTooltips
PBI_scorecardVisual
PBI_setLabelOnExportPdf
PBI_oneDriveSave
PBI_oneDriveShare
PBI_odspSaveBackgroundUpload
PBI_modernOfficeFilePicker
PBI_useModernPublishDialogs
PBI_publishDialogsSupportSubfolders
PBI_gitIntegration
PBI_tmdlInDataset
PBI_enhancedReportFormat
PBI_directLakeOnOneLake
PBI_advancedSlicerTypeList
PBI_textSlicer
PBI_aiNarrativesVisual
PBI_visualCalculationsAuthoring
PBI_sqlDbNativeArtifactsOnDesktop
PBI_dataFunctionActions
PBI_supportUDFs
PBI_enableExportQueries

Disabled Preview Features:
PBI_DatabricksAdbcVersionEnabled
PBI_snowflakeLegacyOdbcVersionEnabled
PBI_shapeMapVisualEnabled
PBI_SpanishLinguisticsEnabled
PBI_qnaLiveConnect
PBI_metricsArtifactsOnDesktop
PBI_b2bExternalDatasetSharing
PBI_onObject
PBI_enhancedReportFormatPBIX
PBI_qnaImproveLsdlCopilot
PBI_customCalendars
PBI_copilotUnifiedTooling
PBI_UserInstalledVerticaODBCDriver
PBI_UserInstalledNetezzaODBCDriver
MashupFlight_EnableOracleBundledOdacProvider

WebView2 Runtime Version:
142.0.3595.90

WebView2 SDK Version:
1.0.2365.46

[v-hjannapu]

Hi @FlavioMeneses,

This error mostly happens when OneDrive/SharePoint is still syncing the PBIR files in the background, and one of the files gets locked for a few seconds. Because of that, Power BI is not able to finish the save.

As a quick workaround, try saving the report once to a normal local folder not inside OneDrive/SharePoint. If that works, pause the OneDrive/SharePoint sync for a little while and then try saving again to your original folder. This usually avoids the file-locking issue.

Hope this helps if you have any queries we are  happy to assist you further.
Regards,
Community Support Team.

[v-hjannapu]

Hi @FlavioMeneses,
I hope the above details help you fix the issue. If you still have any questions or need more help, feel free to reach out. We are always here to support you.


Regards,
Community Support Team.

[amitchandak]

@FlavioMeneses , Please report an issue too- https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues