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Please keep in mind the following instructions:
1. Restart your computer.
2. Only open Power BI Desktop.
3. Try the previous activity which resulted in a "not enough memory" error (system low on resources).
This is a general solution. However, based on your description, unless there is something else affecting your model, this would be a good starting point.
Issues
If you have found a true bug or issue, you can make a post to the forum to let others know (and that would be very nice of you to do so). But if you want to get it fixed, you should post it in the Issues/Ideas (it varies) area of the community. Specifically, you should post it here:
Power BI - https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues
PowerAutomate - https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/I-Found-A-Bug/bd-p/BugFound
PowerApps - https://ideas.powerapps.com
Ideas
If you have a new idea for functionality or how something should work, you can certainly start a thread on the community to solicit feedback on your idea, but you should also post the idea in the ideas section of the website and solicit others to vote on your idea. The development teams use the Ideas area of the communities to build their development pipeline and a significant amount of weight is placed on Ideas that have lots of votes versus those that do not. The ideas areas of the communities are here:
Power BI - https://ideas.powerbi.com
PowerAutomate - https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Flow-Ideas/idb-p/FlowIdeas
PowerApps - https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/PowerApps-Ideas/idb-p/PowerAppsIdeas
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Hi, @leemathew
Close unnecessary apps, making sure to close any unnecessary apps running in the background that may be consuming system memory.
Increase system memory, and if possible, consider increasing the amount of RAM in your system. This will provide more resources for your operations.
If you're working with a large dataset, try optimizing your operations. This may involve filtering the data into smaller sizes before performing an operation, or breaking down the operation into smaller, more manageable pieces.
How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly
Best Regards
Yongkang Hua
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hi, @leemathew
Close unnecessary apps, making sure to close any unnecessary apps running in the background that may be consuming system memory.
Increase system memory, and if possible, consider increasing the amount of RAM in your system. This will provide more resources for your operations.
If you're working with a large dataset, try optimizing your operations. This may involve filtering the data into smaller sizes before performing an operation, or breaking down the operation into smaller, more manageable pieces.
How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly
Best Regards
Yongkang Hua
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Please keep in mind the following instructions:
1. Restart your computer.
2. Only open Power BI Desktop.
3. Try the previous activity which resulted in a "not enough memory" error (system low on resources).
This is a general solution. However, based on your description, unless there is something else affecting your model, this would be a good starting point.
Issues
If you have found a true bug or issue, you can make a post to the forum to let others know (and that would be very nice of you to do so). But if you want to get it fixed, you should post it in the Issues/Ideas (it varies) area of the community. Specifically, you should post it here:
Power BI - https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues
PowerAutomate - https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/I-Found-A-Bug/bd-p/BugFound
PowerApps - https://ideas.powerapps.com
Ideas
If you have a new idea for functionality or how something should work, you can certainly start a thread on the community to solicit feedback on your idea, but you should also post the idea in the ideas section of the website and solicit others to vote on your idea. The development teams use the Ideas area of the communities to build their development pipeline and a significant amount of weight is placed on Ideas that have lots of votes versus those that do not. The ideas areas of the communities are here:
Power BI - https://ideas.powerbi.com
PowerAutomate - https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Flow-Ideas/idb-p/FlowIdeas
PowerApps - https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/PowerApps-Ideas/idb-p/PowerAppsIdeas
If your requirement is solved, please make THIS ANSWER a SOLUTION ✔️ and help other users find the solution quickly. Please hit the LIKE 👍 button if this comment helps you.
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