Hello,
I'm really scratching my head on this one and was hoping someone could help me figure this out.
I learned how to use PA earlier this month and spent a couple of days building a flow in the Desktop version of the software. I installed and ran the software remotely via Remote Desktop. The machine I connected to was running WIndows 10 Pro.
The machine was left on, and for the 2-3 days I connected to it, the software was left running, and I could just pickup where I left off without issue. I stopped working on the project for about 2 weeks and reconnected today to pick up where I left off. PA was not running, so I launched the app via the shortcut on the desktop. When it started up, it suggested I update to the latest version, so I agreed and left the installer running, After some time, an error message said that the installer could not complete (very generic error), and to try rebooting. I decided to skip the upgrade and just use the current version. When the app loaded, there were no flows in the "My Flows" section. I tried clicking around in different areas, but could not find any trace of a single flow.
I panicked and checked to see if System Restore was working on this PC, which thankfully it was. I ran it, and it suggested reverting back to the restore point just before the PA upgrade. I thought that would fix it, but still no flows anywhere.
I poked around the hard drives trying to see where the flows might be stored but couldn't find a trace. I googled the issue and found an article mentioning changing the settings for cookie security in chrome, which I did, and still no luck.
I could recreate the flow, but that would take hours, and I would really like to see if there's any possibility of locating the flow file, folder or database (not sure how to app stores flow data).
I did also find a mention of flow data being stored in onedrive, but I dont believe I ever had it running on this machine. I did activate onedrive and logged in with that I believe to be the microsoft account that I used when installing the app the first time. I looked through the folders and did find the folder "OneDrive->Apps->Power Automate Desktop For WIndows". Inside the folder was single small file with a .CNT extension. Not file associated to it, but maybe that's something?
I do want to explore all the possible options before giving up and starting over. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
-Ben M.
