title: Connect shared folder to power bi
body: <p>I have created a gateway with SQL connections. I wanted to connect an excel file that is stored on the company's shared folder but I keep getting an error:</p>
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  <p>I tried changing the file location to: &quot;\\gvnas\GVNAS\N:\01. CORPORATE....\Compiled Dwell Time-Mail.xlsx&quot; but it threw the same error.</p>
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  <p>I also have a power BI file with the same path and it works fine:
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