The file exists…. no, but really the Restore failed

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If you try to restore an SSAS 2008 .abf backup file to an SSAS 2005 instance, you will get the error

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

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The following system error occurred:  The file exists. . (Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services)

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BUTTONS:

OK

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The solution:

1. Restore to SSAS 2008 instead. You’ve probably got the wrong version