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kevbrown1980
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8 months ago
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Reload error - There is not enough space on the disk error message

Hi,

 

I'm currently trying to reload a dashboard which has over 3 billion rows and is around 5gb in size, however it keeps failing saying there is not enough disk space. The dashboard is saved on my D drive which has 500gb free space so why does it say there isn't enough space?

 

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Kev

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  • Anand24's avatar
    Anand24
    8 months ago

    Hi kevbrown1980,

    Likely cause: Power BI Desktop writes all refresh/temp data to your C drive (Analysis Services workspace and TEMP), not to the drive where the PBIX is saved. A refresh can need 2X–3X the final model size while building partitions. If C drive is low on space, you’ll get “not enough disk space” even if D drive has plenty of space left.

     

    Quickest Fix you can try - Free up space on C drive by following below steps:

    • In Desktop: File > Options > Data Load > Clear cache. Disable “Auto date/time” and “Background data”.
    • Close Power BI Desktop.
    • Delete contents of below folders:
      • %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\AnalysisServicesWorkspaces
      • %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\Traces
      • %TEMP%

     

     

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