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ppgandhi11
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8 years ago

There is not enough space on the disk error message

Hi All,

 

I reviewed few posts around this but could not find it conclusive. I am using Power BI desktop. It is installed in C:\ I am doing dev work in C: but do not save any .pbix files on C:

 

I keep getting There is not enough space on the disk error message periodically. Somehow the C: keeps getting full.

 

I periodically remove everything from: .../AppData/Local/Temp folder and clear up the recycle bin.

 

This does not seem to fix the problem for a longer run. The C has 100 GB and it goes down to 10-20 MB and the machine slows down. I do not run other resource intensive applications on the machine.

 

Can power bi desktop be the culprit? If so, how would I get around this problem? Thanks a lot for any help someone can provide.

 

Prashant-

 

Need Help

9 Replies

  • ReubenS's avatar
    ReubenS
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    4 years ago

    Hi Prashant,

     

    In "You can also check your cache size by going to Options -> Global -> Data Load -> Data Cache Management Options" . You can clear the cashe see button below. This should fix the issue.

     

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    2 years ago

    How can we rectify this, if the saem error we get at dataflow not at dataset ??

    • ppgandhi11's avatar
      ppgandhi11
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      8 years ago

      Thank you for your response.

       

      I had reviewed this post prior to creating new post myself. This did not seem to answer the question I believe.

       

      I am already clearing off %temp% which points to: ../AppData/Local . I am doing it almost everyday.

       

      When it says: make sure you have enough space in user folder, are you referring to the location where the dev is done? (The dev is done in C:\ where I have 100 GB total, 15-20 MB free space.) Increasing space on C: may not be the solution. The reason is: last time this happened, IT helped reclaiming space by about 20 GB but after that without running anything significant on the machine except power bi dev work, the C: got filled up again which prompts me to believe that power bi dev work is filling up the space somewhere that I am not aware of.  If I don't understand where is it, then the problem will keep recurring.

       

      Lastly, on the statement "You can also check your cache size by going to Options -> Global -> Data Load -> Data Cache Management Options"

       

      Can you elaborate little more, where to look? Where would i find this location? what should be expected as a cache size there?

       

      Thanks again.

       

      Prashant-

       

       

      • jbalis0308's avatar
        jbalis0308
        New Member
        3 years ago

        Hi Prashant,

        Did you ever resolve your issue? I'm experiencing the same thing with a couple of users. 

         

        Thanks

         

        Jeff

  • sam004's avatar
    sam004
    New Member
    2 years ago

    Plese check the temporary file in the Power BI desktop directory. And try clear the cache of the Power BI. 

  • Jeremy_P's avatar
    Jeremy_P
    Regular Visitor
    2 years ago

    Perhaps this article will help you Power BI – Losing Disk space when working with Power BI Desktop - FourMoo | Fabric | Power BI. I was running into a similar issue and this cleared up a significant amount of space (40 GB) for me.

    Main steps:
    "Click on Start, then Run and put the following into the Run Command below.

    %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\TempSaves

    This should then open the location of the Temp Saves for Power BI Desktop Files.

    I then selected all the files that I knew I no longer needed."