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mblydt-hansen
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Power BI Desktop with Password Encrypted Excel File

Hi everyone,

 

I recognize that Power BI Desktop does not currently allow password-protected excel files to be imported as datasets. As I am working with confidential info, I need the excel file to remain protected/encrypted in some way. I've tried out using 3rd party services like AxCrypt to protect my excel file instead, but I run into the same issue. Does anyone have suggestions or work-arounds that would let me password-protect my excel file but also allow Power BI Desktop to use it as a dataset?

 

Thanks!

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v-yulgu-msft
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Hi @mblydt-hansen,

 

It seems that Power Bi desktop doesn't support to fetch data from password protected Excel file. Here is an idea you could click to vote it up.

 

As a workaround, you could remove passsword and instead, move the files to a secure folder that limited people have access to. Reference: power query accessing password protected workbook

 

Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-yulgu-msft
Employee
Employee

Hi @mblydt-hansen,

 

It seems that Power Bi desktop doesn't support to fetch data from password protected Excel file. Here is an idea you could click to vote it up.

 

As a workaround, you could remove passsword and instead, move the files to a secure folder that limited people have access to. Reference: power query accessing password protected workbook

 

Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Anonymous
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Hi. Right now I am using a password protected excel file from sharepoint as a data for the report. In the file there are some hidden and confidential information which is protected with password. But when I put it into Power BI as a data source, all hidden and protected information could be visibly seen. I found it strange that Power BI doesn't require to enter any password to unprotect the hidden data. 

Is there any solution to make Power BI to request a password to use the protected data?

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