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Anonymous
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PDF Export temporary folder

Hi all,

 

When i export to PDF from the desktop version for some reason the PDF is not opening. Where is the temp folder that keeps these files located?

 

Thanks.

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Greg_Deckler
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It will be in a folder located here:

 

C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Temp\Power BI Desktop\print-job-f83bb979-960e-4def-b045-e7b6a7b3917f

 

Obviously the GUID ad the end will be different each time.



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Greg_Deckler
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It will be in a folder located here:

 

C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Temp\Power BI Desktop\print-job-f83bb979-960e-4def-b045-e7b6a7b3917f

 

Obviously the GUID ad the end will be different each time.



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In case you want to change that destination folder to, for example, downloads. Would this be possible?

Anonymous
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Thanks!

parry2k
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@Anonymous great question, I just exported and it immediately opened in a browser (as I'm using browser for reading PDF) and noticed it goes to some temp folder, once it was open in browser I was able to save it wherever I want, so it is storing in a temp folder.

 

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