Power BI restore

Recover deleted or overwritten Power BI reports to the original workspace, or to a recovery workspace for validation before promoting them back to production.

Roll back semantic models (datasets) after a breaking change to measures, relationships, or refresh settings. Version history lets you compare and pick the correct restore point.

Recover dashboards along with the tiles and report links they depend on, so business users return to a familiar view without manual rebuilding.

Restore Power BI dataflows used as shared transformation layers, including their configuration, to keep downstream models and reports consistent.

Pick a specific restore point that matches the moment before the incident. This is especially important after silent data issues that are only detected hours or days later.

1) Identify the affected asset and the desired restore point. 2) Choose the target — original workspace or a recovery location. 3) Validate the restored content. 4) Promote back to production if needed. The same workflow applies to single items or to a full workspace.

Can deleted Power BI reports be restored? Yes — restore points let you recover deleted reports even after the native retention window has passed.

Does Power BI Service include restore? Power BI offers some safety features, but recovery beyond retention windows and for complex incidents requires an independent backup.

Can semantic models be rolled back to a previous version? Yes, with version history and selective restore.

How long does a restore take? Restore time depends on the asset and target, but most single-item restores are operator-driven and quick.