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Hi
I have a very large dataset with several GB of data. This refreshes well in service in a matter of minutes and is working well.
But I want to make changes and the upload time for the dataset is massive. It is taking hours to upload due to the amount of rows.
Is there a way to load the dataset without all the data which I can then quickly refresh in service?
Anybody know a way round this I'd appreciate it, thanks.
That comes down to your upload speed to Power BI Service. Several GB shouldn't take more than a few minutes with "business" level internet speeds. If you are in a corporate type setting with an IT department, working with them to test your upload speed and make sure there aren't restrictions.
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