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The data is in Sharepoint (.xlsx files in a folder), I can update normally through power bi desktop, no error is displayed, but when trying to do this in app.powerbi.com (powerbi web) it gives the following error:
File contains corrupted data.. The exception was raised by the IDataReader interface. Please review the error message and provider documentation for further information and corrective action.
I've tested file by file and it points out that all are corrupted!
hi @Pujoni ,
same issue, in my case the problem is Sensitivity Label in Excel files, they won't work untill I open each one of them and select a label
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Sensitivity-Label-in-Excel-causes-refresh-error-Data-source...
Hi @Pujoni ,
Please try to sign out of your account and clear the browser cache and sign in again.
You could go to these links to find if they can be helpful:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Internal-Service-Error-Refresh-Failed/td-p/1387800
Best regards,
Community Support Team_Binbin Yu
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