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comish4lif2
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2 years ago

Trying to Save. Nothing Happens.

I had a crash on my virtual machine earlier in the day - a Webview2 issue. A few large SAS files probably contributed to the issue.

I rebooted the virtual device and started Power BI. I opened the recovered file and spent the afternoon refreshing my data files. I was able to save around 5:12PM EST. I continued and refreshed 2 of the largest data sources.

Now, when I try to save, nothing happens. Click Save, nothing happens. Click Publish - get prompted to save, click Yes, nothing happens. Try to Save As, nothing happens. I even decided to just close the application, and click yes to save, nothing happens. The file should end up being around 2.3GB

What do I mean by nothing happens - no dialog box for saving or progress bar. Nothing.

At this point, I'm ready to just close and go back to my 512PM save point. Ugh.

Has anyone ever seen this? Is there a way around this?

Need Help

6 Replies

  • mahenkj2's avatar
    mahenkj2
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    2 years ago

    Hi comish4lif2 

    Not sure if it works. You can try reducing the size of the file by making some changes in power query to filter out most rows temporarily, just to make very lighter and test save or save as.

    Couple of time, I have seen issue with power bi sign in in desktop, so log out and check internet connectivity and then sign in again.

     

    Hope it helps.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    2 years ago

    Hi comish4lif2 

     

    Just as mahenkj2 post that given the large size of your Power BI file (around 2.3GB), it's possible that the application is struggling with memory or resource constraints, especially in a virtual machine environment. Consider breaking down your data model or using aggregations to reduce the file size.

    Also make sure that your virtual machine has sufficient resources (RAM, CPU) allocated to it. Power BI's performance, especially with large datasets, can be significantly impacted by the available system resources.
    Links for your reference:

    Handling large datasets in Power BI

    Troubleshoot the Power BI add-in for PowerPoint - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

     

    Best Regards

    Zhengdong Xu
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    • comish4lif2's avatar
      comish4lif2
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      2 years ago

      Thanks, I've been using this VM for at least a year and never had issues before - and this is a monthly refresh, so, it shouldn't be significantly larger than previous versions.

      Right now, it won't even support a Save As to save it in a differnt location.