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Arturo24
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1 year ago
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Appending Data

Is there a way to Refresh the data in power query by merely appending new data and not refreshing the old data.  If all the files are stored in text files what is a simple solution to avoid refreshin...
  • lbendlin's avatar
    1 year ago

    Power BI has no memory.  Either absorb the cost of having to ingest all the files (relatively fast with CSV) or consider moving to Fabric where you can use notebooks or Dataflows Gen2 to get something similar to what you want to achieve.

     

    And if you are thinking about incremental refresh - that would technically work but will give you no performance advantage with import mode data sources.

  • govind_021's avatar
    1 year ago

    Hey Arturo24 
    To efficiently refresh data in Power Query without reloading historical data, use incremental refresh, separating queries for historical and new data. Storing files in distinct folders and utilizing query folding minimizes processing time. Optimizing file handling, like partitioning by date, ensures streamlined updates. These methods improve refresh efficiency while maintaining accuracy.

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