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June 12, 2021 - 12:49 am
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Hi, 

I am new to this forum so please ignore if I make any mistake. I am an excel user and have recently started using Power Query in excel in Office365.

When I try to get data from a folder on my computer, I don't see Folder and folder path of Power Query. Instead I see the regular Windows path or explorer path. Any help would be much appreciated.

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Hello,

Have you seen this article about get files from folder?

https://www.myonlinetraininghu.....m-a-folder

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Anders

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Hi Anders,

Thanks for looking into this. 

Yes, I read that article and could not find solution to my issue. 

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What do you actually see? "folder path of Power Query" does not mean anything to me.

Can you upload a screenshot to see what you mean?

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Hi,

This is what I see when I select "Get data, from folder". I don't see folder option and if I go through following path, I don't see any file in the folder. Folder does not show any file, it's empty.

 

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Ok, so you use Get Data>From File>From Folder, the folder browser dialog is displayed.
Have you tried to select a folder from that dialog and click the Open button from that window?

The power query process starts after you select a folder.

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Hi,

Yes, I tried that, but folder does not show files that I have saved there. Please see the image of empty folder that I get. Thanks

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You are browsing for a FOLDER, not for a file, so you will see folders only.
Once you have selected the desired folder, just press the Open button, should not be hard.

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That worked. Thanks a lot. I really appreciate your wonderful help.

Thanks and God bless you.

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