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Hi all,
I am not able to open any file in powerBI desktop and I am getting the following attached error.
But at the same time I can see the reports in power BI service.
Could you please kindly help me to find the solution for this.
Thanks in advance.
Error:
Unable to Open document
We were not able to restore the saved datatbase to the model.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @Anonymous ,
You could try to re-install the newest version to see whether it work or not , or you also could refer to @jthomson 's suggestions to install previous version to see whether it work or not .
By the way, you also could refer to this post for details.
Best Regards,
Zoe Zhi
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hi @Anonymous ,
You could try to re-install the newest version to see whether it work or not , or you also could refer to @jthomson 's suggestions to install previous version to see whether it work or not .
By the way, you also could refer to this post for details.
Best Regards,
Zoe Zhi
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
It's a known fault with the new Desktop update, roll back to December while they fix it
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