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Anonymous
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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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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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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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Anonymous
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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.

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!

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Anonymous
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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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