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Hi, i have a dataset that is about 18mb in size, it refreshes fine, but when i download to desktop regardless of RAM size (we have tried a computer with 12, 24 and 62gb of ram) and on each machines the file crashes and when looking at task manager the it is using 95%+ of RAM and same as CPU. The file has been rebuilt twice yet the problem persists, anyone got any advice as to what the cause might be
Hi @Anonymous ,
Please set this value (as screenshot highlighted ) less than 90% of the RAM on the machine.
For more detail, please refre this article.
Evaluation configuration settings for Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Docs
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@Anonymous , 18 MB file should do use that much of RAM
OPen a empty file -> Go to-> file -> options and settings -> options -> data load
check memory management cache, keep it between 4-8 GB. Clear the current cache. save these settings and exit. Now try to open the file
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