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August 2020 version of PBI Desktop corrupts any PBIX report file that is saved

Submitted by Microsoft Employee on ‎08-10-2020 03:10 PM

The August 2020 version of PBI Desktop 2.84.461.0 64-bit (August 2020), corrupts any PBIX that is saved using this version.  Once a PBIX is saved, it cannot be opened by this version or any previous version of the PBI Desktop.  It says the PBIX is corrupt.  Even when I had published to the Service using the August version, where the report is working fine; if I then download the report on the Service to a PBIX, that PBIX will not be able to be opened by any version of the PBI Desktop always indicating the report is corrupt.

 

I had to re-install the July version of the PBI Desktop to avoid this issue.

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gjross78
Frequent Visitor
‎08-13-2020 06:55 AM

I got it from here.

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/desktop-latest-update-archive

ansa_naz
Continued Contributor
Continued Contributor
‎08-13-2020 06:57 AM

I already tried there, and got August 2020 again, even though I followed links to download Jul/Jun 2020 versions. They all go to the same Aug 2020 file page

ansa_naz
Continued Contributor
Continued Contributor
‎08-13-2020 06:58 AM

All the links from there end up here:

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=58494

 

Unless you can get somewhere else?

gjross78
Frequent Visitor
‎08-13-2020 07:01 AM

As per below. It shows me the .exe file

 

powerbi_download.png

 

The link is here for June

ansa_naz
Continued Contributor
Continued Contributor
‎08-13-2020 07:03 AM

Im blind!! I kept clicking on the Download Center link! Thank you!!!!!!!

KEITHO
Frequent Visitor
‎08-14-2020 03:37 AM

For me the issue seems to be solved. Downloading the July version of PBI desktop didnt solve it (or at least not alone). I had to go into the data source settings for global sources when i open PowerBI, and change them all back to my windows user logon. Now seems fine...

Anonymous
Not applicable
‎08-14-2020 03:40 AM

My issue has been solved with the new version that out now (2.84.701.0) and all files are opening correctly now

KEITHO
Frequent Visitor
‎08-14-2020 05:48 AM

Thanks for that message @Anonymous . I have also checked with the August version 2.84.701.0. fixed now for me also.

Also an issue I had with a mixed storage mode model using direct query, created by another user and re-saved by me, seems to be fixed too. More detailed testing will be done on Monday

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/Storage-mode-mixed-Direct-Query-issue-with-multiple-users/idi-p/1290760

Majidbhatti
Advocate IV
Advocate IV
‎08-16-2020 03:52 AM

same issue with me

Anonymous
Not applicable
‎08-17-2020 08:40 AM

Same here. 

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