How to Tell Whether *.twb or *.twbx

Published: 21 Nov 2017
Last Modified Date: 31 Dec 2019

Question

How to tell whether a workbook is *.twb or *.twbx?

Environment

Tableau Desktop

Answer

From Menu, [File] > [Save As] will show the file name with extension and file type. For more information about this solution, see an example in the following Tableau Help documentation: Create a .twbx with file-based data sources.

Note: The same answer can be found in the Community Forums: twb or twbx.

Additional Information

For additional information about the difference between the two extensions, see the following third party articles*

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