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How to open .bak file in alteryx?

stj1120
8 - Asteroid

Hi all,

 

Please tell me how to open .bak file in alteryx. I want to recover the data that is there in the .bak file. 

 

Thank you. 

 

Best rgards,

Teja.

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Felipe_Ribeir0
16 - Nebula

Hi @stj1120 

 

One way to do this is to click with the right button on the .bak file -> open with -> and select the right program to open the file (Excel for excel files/Alteryx for workflows, etc.)

 

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Emmanuel_G
13 - Pulsar

Hi @stj1120 

 

Just change the file extension from .bak to .yxmd and it would work.

 

 

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