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Power BI File corrupted
I had been using a Power Bi file which says its corrupted. I really need this file to be restored. the error message says: "File is corrupted and can't be opened by power bi desktop". Any sugg...
Thank you for your reply, much appreciated. i tried most of the steps however could not get this worked (some of them are restricted by IT as i can't see file history and previous version. Finally IT team managed to restore the previous version from backup yesterday and that file is working. I still have no idea how did it get corrupted as it happened first time.
- Check for Shadow or Temporary Files
- Look in the same folder as the .pbix file for files like:
- ~$<filename>.pbix
- AutoRecovery.save.pbix
- If you find a similarly named file (or one with a recent modified timestamp), try opening it.
- Restore from OneDrive/SharePoint/Windows File History
- If the file was stored on OneDrive, SharePoint, or a synced folder:
- Right-click > Version History (Windows Explorer or browser)
- If on a local machine, check Windows' File History or Previous Versions tab.
- Try Renaming to .zip and Extracting
- Copy the file and rename .pbix to .zip
- Try extracting it using 7-Zip or WinRAR.
- If the archive opens, check if it contains the DataModel or Report/Layout folders.
- If you can extract Layout (JSON) and visuals, you may be able to reconstruct the report manually.
- If the DataModel is corrupted, the data portion is likely unrecoverable.
Please mark this post as solution if it helps you. Appreciate Kudos.