All desktop flows have disappeared!

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Today, when I tried to run a desktop flow with PowerAutomate, a "OneDrive error" message appeared and PowerAutomate itself would not start.

I restarted my computer, started PowerAutomate again and tried to run a flow, but all my desktop flows had disappeared!

Even when I clicked the latest button, the message "There are no flows" was displayed! That's impossible! Of course I was signed in! What's going on?!

Even though it's provided free of charge, the fact that all the deliverables (desktop flows) created by users disappeared shows that there is a fatal flaw in the software, and is it possible that such a thing would be distributed to the general public without any response?

If anyone knows how to deal with this, please let me know.

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Riyaz_riz11 4,150 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi,

Open power automate, click on go premium, extend trail, you will get reflected all the flows.

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Riyaz

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MikeL1 35 on at

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Mine have disappeared too. I have tried re-installing etc.

The flows are on OneDrive. A new flow created in PAD will be stored in the Apps directory on OneDrive alongside the original flows now not listed by PAD.

My best guess is it is to do with OneDrive update to Build 24.211.1020.0001 (64-bit) made available on the 15th November. My PAD flows were available and working OK on the Friday 15th November at 18:45 GMT, but had "disappeared" from PAD on Monday 18th November at 18:00.

One drive would not let me copy files out or open any files with Word or Excel. Re-authentication of OneDrive (This is a personal usage account via Microsoft 365) allowed me access to open files again and copy them about. HOWEVER PAD still did not list the older flows.

Uninstalling and re-installing PAD did not resolve the issue.

Unfortunately the solution offered by @Ryaz_riz11 does not work for me. There is no "GoPremium" option in PAD as it it is not a trial version. My original now inaccessible flows are all from February 2022 when they were created. They have run most weedays since then up until the disappearing act from PAD which happened sometime after the 15th November 2024 18:45 GMT.

I hope someone can fix this one please.

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All desktop flows have disappeared!

Mine have disappeared too, and I’ve tried everything I could think of to fix it.

The flows are stored on OneDrive. I can see both the old and newly created flows in the OneDrive folder, but the older flows are not listed in Power Automate Desktop (PAD) anymore. I’ve tried moving the directory on OneDrive, copying it elsewhere and back again, and even reinstalling PAD, but nothing has worked so far.

This is a devastating situation for me. I’ve spent 3 years creating and refining these flows, which I use almost every day, and now they’re completely inaccessible in PAD.

I’m at the point where I’m willing to pay anyone who can help me resolve this issue.

Does anyone have any suggestions or solutions for this?

Please, any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Deenuji_Loganathan_ 6,255 Moderator on at

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Hi there,

Seems like issue with microsoft, please refer the below post.

https://community.powerplatform.com/forums/thread/details/?threadid=b5e78306-75a7-ef11-8a69-7c1e5266b018

Thanks,
Deenuji Loganathan 👩‍💻
Power Automate Desktop Community Champion 🤖
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