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Anonymous
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Folder size?

‎12-01-2022 01:06 PM

How large is the folder that the desktop app is located in on your machine?

 

Mine is up to ~10GB and I have no idea if that is normal or not.

 

Thanks! 

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‎12-01-2022 03:15 PM

its probably C:\Users\username\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop Store App\TempSaves

 

mine is 11 gb and most of it is from this folder.

 

also try clearing your cache.





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vanessafvg
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‎12-01-2022 02:20 PM

please can you provide more information?

which folder specifically?

you may or may not have a few files in your auto recovery folder

in your options and settings you can go to your recovery folder via the link.

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‎12-01-2022 02:46 PM

It's the folder that the MS Store default installs into.

 

C:/Users/UserName/Microsoft/Power BI Desktop Store App

 

I checked my Auto Recovery folder, and there were no files in it, so I know that's not the issue.

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vanessafvg
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‎12-01-2022 03:15 PM

its probably C:\Users\username\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop Store App\TempSaves

 

mine is 11 gb and most of it is from this folder.

 

also try clearing your cache.





If I took the time to answer your question and I came up with a solution, please mark my post as a solution and /or give kudos freely for the effort 🙂 Thank you!

Proud to be a Super User!




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‎12-02-2022 06:48 AM

Thanks - clearing the cache worked and dropped the folder size down to ~6GB. 

 

I didn't have any files in the TempSaves folder, so it appears to be the cache or the program files needed overall. 

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