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Protect PBIX File from editing
Hi AnassEss
Unfortunately, there is no built-in way to password protect or lock a Power BI Desktop file (PBIX) from editing. Anyone who has access to the file can open it and make changes to it. This is because Power BI Desktop is designed as a development tool, not a distribution tool.
Best Regards,
Jayleny
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Remember that you are not in the business of preventing access to insights. You are in the business of making it easier for your users/fellow developers to utilize your work and find insights. Rethink your priorities.
Im aware of the priorities, I want to make it easier for my fellows I just don't want things to get edited since if they do so(even if it is not on purpose) then all the information would be modified and we will lose track of the more than 34k rows of information that we got. It is not like I don't want to share my work, I jus don't want it to get modified and by the way it's my boss's orders
Read about CI/CD, git integration, and versioning. Putting your PBIX in a SharePoint document library is a simple way to be able to recover prior versions.