Unable To Open Document

[a68tbird]

Hello All -

  Today when I went to resume working on my report through the PowerBI desktop, it was unable to open my saved .pbix file. The message states, "We weren't able to restore the saved database to the model". Any ideas how I might be able to repair/restore this file? I do have a published content pack - is it possible to download that? 

Thanks

Travis

[mkimsey]

Hello Everyone,

Upgraded to Version: 2.29.4217.341 and the .PBIX file opens.  I am no longer experiencing this error message.

I hope this helps!

[PowerBIGuy]

@a68tbird Have you tired downloading the latest version of the PBI desktop application? 

[a68tbird]

@PowerBIGuy I did indeed install the latest version on Monday morning.  

@Greg_Deckler - Yes, I used the frowny face and received the following message:

Thank you for the feedback. This is an issue we've seen several customers hit while building reports. We are working on fixing the issue and will be sending out regular updates, so be on the lookout!

Hope that fix comes soon.  Don't really want to start all over again building my reports.

[Fabiola_K]

Hi, i have the same problem several times and i received the same message for the feedback.  

For this reason i saved the queries and the calculation measures on word file as backup.

[Fabiola_K]

PD:  I've had this problem with the same file, even if you had a backup to another hard disk.

[MatWebb]

I also have this issue!

Anyone seen a fix for this yet? The idea of rebuilding my whole file from scratch is terifying!

Can you downgrade your file to a previous version?

[itchyeyeballs]

long shot but might be worth trying the suggestion in this thread  - http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Is-there-a-migration-path-between-Power-BI-Designer-file-and...

to import the model from within the pbix (zip) file, may at least be able to access measures etc to help a restore

[a68tbird]

I downgraded my version of PowerBI Desktop, and it works now.  Version: 2.28.4190.122.  Guess I'll wait for the next version before upgrading again.

[itchyeyeballs]

If you want to create a quick and dirty back up, pressing the "send a frown" option dumps alot of stuff from your report into an email, you can then save as txt to give you some sort of chance of recovering from disaster with a bit less pain.

[Greg_Deckler]

This sounds like an issue where you should probably send a frown to support. In the ribbon, smiley face icon, drop down, send a frown.