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Hello,
very often when I try to save the pbix.file, PowerBi comes with a warning that its already opened somewhere. Of course its not opened twice. And what other program would try to get acces to it? Also when I try to rename to save elsewhere its not always working. Only after I try it several times maybe. How can I fix that problem once and for all?
Thank you in advance.
Best.
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@Applicable88 Try downloading Process Explorer: Process Explorer - Windows Sysinternals | Microsoft Docs
Then follow this article: https://helpcenter.gsx.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015880627-How-to-Identify-which-Windows-Process-is-L...
@Applicable88 Try downloading Process Explorer: Process Explorer - Windows Sysinternals | Microsoft Docs
Then follow this article: https://helpcenter.gsx.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015880627-How-to-Identify-which-Windows-Process-is-L...
Hi @Greg,
thanks for the effort! It was not possible for me to look up with the task manager, so I will definitely try to find the "other" program, which also access the file at the same time. I have a little idea that onedrive could be so problem, since it always wants to sync with the cloud. Would be a bad thing, since there are folks there update their file over onedrive/sharepoint.
Best.
@Applicable88 Well, that error indicates you are out of disk space...
LOL hey @Greg_Deckler ,
I still have plenty of free disp space. Sorry for the confusion, I mean this one actually:
That happens all the time. Even change directory or name won't help. Any solution here?
Best.
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