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anglefbi11
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is there any way to change source from excel to desktop folder

guys i created a power query for powerbi by taking the data from single file xls which in my pc.  now i changed my mind and i need the data to be from folder which in my desktop instead of single xls file.

 

 

is there a way to solve this problem?

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Greg_Deckler
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@anglefbi11 Create a folder query. Copy and paste the M code for your transformation into the Transform Sample File query. Remove old query, rename Folder query to the old query name.



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Greg_Deckler
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@anglefbi11 Create a folder query. Copy and paste the M code for your transformation into the Transform Sample File query. Remove old query, rename Folder query to the old query name.



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