How to Disable Data Export in Power BI Service (Stop Users Downloading Excel Data)
This video shows how to prevent end users from exporting or downloading data from reports in the Power BI Service. The goal is to protect report integrity and stop users from pulling data into Excel and running conflicting analyses outside the approved dashboard.
The creator explains:
why exporting is a problem in real business environments
how users currently export data
the exact Power BI Desktop setting that disables it
what happens after publishing
The fix is done at the report level in Power BI Desktop, not in the Service UI.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction – Why exporting Power BI data is a problem
00:12 The risk of users exporting to Excel
00:36 How users export data in Power BI Service
01:15 Step-by-step fix in Power BI Desktop
02:05 Important: Close, reopen & republish
02:20 Result – Export option removed
02:54 Closing & next video
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