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    Why can't I load an Access database?

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    Power BI User on 17 Mar 2015 23:41:51

    We should be able to load an Access database.

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    Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:35:49

    RE: Why can't I load an Access database?

    When trying to get the Access database connection as an external data source it's complaining about 32 and 64 bit size incompatibility. That's just plain frustrating.

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    Miguel Miguel.Llopis on 05 Jul 2020 21:59:09

    RE: Why can't I load an Access database?

    Would you be able to send us a frown in the Designer and include details about the error that you're hitting? We can troubleshoot the issue from there.

    Thanks,
    M.

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    C Baldwin on 05 Jul 2020 21:59:06

    RE: Why can't I load an Access database?

    It is not letting me import the file

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    Miguel Miguel.Llopis on 05 Jul 2020 21:58:57

    RE: Why can't I load an Access database?

    Thanks for the feedback.

    You can currently import data from an Access Database using the Power BI Designer, or Excel (via Power Query). After building the report with these tools, you can publish it to the Power BI Service.

    Did you try this approach? Did you find any issues with it?