What is the difference between .pbix and .pbit ?

[UsePowerBI]

Hello

What is the difference between .pbix and .pbit?

Which should I chose to save a data manipulation workflow that could be applied to any source file?

Does .pbix always saves the source file?

Thanks!

[v-alq-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi, @UsePowerBI 

Based on your questions, here are the differences between them. Generally speaking, the size of PBIX file is much more larger than the size of PBIT file. Actually, what is not included in PBIT files is the report's data. The PBIT file keeps your report structure and contains ‘DataModelSchema File’ instead of ‘‘DataModel File’’. However, If you choose import mode, the PBIX file stores all imported data from data sources and the report structure. So when you share the PBIX file with others, you are sharing a report as well as its underlying data. You may create a PBIT file by clicking ‘File’, ‘Export’, ‘Power BI Template’ or convert a ‘PBIT’ file to a ‘PBIX’ file by opening the PBIT file because the PBIT file converts to a PBIX file automatically.

For further information, you can refer to the following links.

PBIX: https://www.fourmoo.com/2017/05/02/what-makes-up-a-power-bi-desktop-pbix-file/

PBIT: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-templates

Best Regards,

Allan

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[Gordonlilj]

Hi,

The link below explains the difference pretty well

PBIT vs PBIX – How and why they’re different