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PBIX file corrupted
This is the second time it has happended. If I create about about 5 or 6 measures the file gets corrupted. Looks like a bug .
Yeah, I had it happen again too. This time it occurred after PowerBI Desktop locked up while saving and I had to force quit. When I tried to re-open the file was corrupt.The first time it happened it with no warning (I didn't force quit out of the file).
I should also note that I logged a ticket and they have been investigating my file but can't find a solution to resurrect it. I ended up having to rebuild.
If misery loves company, it got me today too.
This happened to me once. Now, I keep multiple copies of each file. I have one on the server, one on the jump drive and one in the group folder. I work with one and then replace the others slowly and on different days maintaining new versions separately. Rebuilding one data set was all it took for me to learn that it is easier to save multiples than to recreate. Redundant copies seem antiquated but I am a believer.
Yeah, I've been in that situation (keep multiple backups) with other tools when they were in their early stages, but I'm out of practice. Guess what's old is new again.
If it sheds any light on the problem, when I copied the .pbix to a .zip file, the "DataMashup" file was the one that Windows reported as corrupt...but excluding it from a new .zip archive didn't save me either.
Back to square 1.
