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KarenL7
Advocate V
1 year ago
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Power BI Storage Totals / Workspace

Hi   I am wondering if anyone can help?  I think I have asked before but I am trying to look at the storage in Power BI Service. I know that you can look in each workspace (as per this message thre...
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rajendraongole1
Super User
1 year ago

Hi KarenL7  - it seems like the Power BI Service is not displaying storage usage accurately for your workspaces. This can happen due to several reasons, such as incorrect configurations, limitations in the metrics app, or issues with the Power BI Service UI.

Verify the Settings → Workspace Settings → Capacity settings to ensure the storage consumption is being tracked under the correct capacity.

Open the Admin Portal in Power BI Service.

Navigate to Capacity Settings > Storage.

Check the "Storage Metrics" for each workspace. This view should provide a detailed breakdown of storage usage.

If you are using Premium Capacity:

Enable the Premium Metrics App.
Check the "Storage" tab to get a detailed breakdown of storage usage.

 

  • If datasets are shared across multiple workspaces, storage usage might not be reflected properly.
  • Dataset Caching: Cached data in live connections or DirectQuery datasets can impact storage.

Hope this details helps.

 

 

 

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    KarenL7
    Advocate V
    1 year ago

    Hi rajendraongole1  Thank you for such a detailed reply.

    This all makes a lot of sense the the storage is not being tracked properly etc.

    However, I checked the admin Portal - went to Capacity Settings  - But "Storage" is simply not available and so I am unable to see any breakdown for storage for each workspace.  Here is a screenshot of the menu that it is available -

    The other part only shows the Premium capacity

    I have used the Premium App but It only shows 2 workspaces - probably as it is not tracking the storage correctly.

    Thanks for your help though I will keep investgating