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Is it possible to restore a dataflow that was deleted? I found the action in the audit log but I haven't been able to find anything that would allow me to get it back.
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@ianharper
Unfortunately, you cannot recover a delete dataflow.
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Hi, I know it may already be too late to recover a deleted report… 💔
But if you want to make sure this never happens again, you should definitely check this out 👇
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Because “We thought Microsoft backed it up” is not a recovery strategy 😅
This is so helpful
Just in case someone else sees @ianharper's post - Microsoft are declining to do this now.
Hi, @ianharper
Is the above answer helpful to you?
could you please mark the response which help as Answered? It will help the others in the community find the solution easily if they face the same problem with you. Thank you.
Reach out to Microsoft support, they might be able to help if you have the DataflowID with you
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/support/
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@ianharper
Unfortunately, you cannot recover a delete dataflow.
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Not more false, definitely check this out 👇
Thanks, I reached out to Power BI Support and they confirmed this. Restoring dataflows is available to premium Power BI instances but not the regular PBI service.
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