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Anonymous
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3 years ago
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Folder size?

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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  • vanessafvg's avatar
    vanessafvg
    3 years ago

    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
Community Champion
3 years ago

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    3 years ago

    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
      Community Champion
      3 years ago

      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.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
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        3 years ago

        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.