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bobvogtkc
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8 years ago
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getting data from azure file share

It seems silly that Power BI Desktop can access files from an Azure Blob store but not an Azure File Share. Comments?
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    bobvogtkc
    8 years ago

    Unfortunately mounting the file store doesn't work well unless the password (key) is saved unless the file share is mounted. If the key isn't saved when the drive is mounted and the computer is rebooted, the user isn't prompted for the key after the reboot and the drive won't connect. If the key is saved, the mounted file share seems to work well.

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Anonymous
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8 years ago

bobvogtkc,


There is no built-in connector for Azure file Share in Power BI Desktop, to workaround this issue, you can mount Azure File share can in Windows and Windows Server, then access drive of Windows/Windows Server in Power BI Desktop.

Regards,
Lydia

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bobvogtkc
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8 years ago

Unfortunately mounting the file store doesn't work well unless the password (key) is saved unless the file share is mounted. If the key isn't saved when the drive is mounted and the computer is rebooted, the user isn't prompted for the key after the reboot and the drive won't connect. If the key is saved, the mounted file share seems to work well.