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ovetteabejuela
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Power Query (Excel) Resource Hog

‎02-22-2022 06:52 AM

Why is power query eating up SO MUCH resources - I am not even refreshing anything I have just the Excel file open nothing is being refreshed,

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watkinnc
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‎02-22-2022 08:48 AM

Are you querying the folder that the file is in, as opposed to just the file directly? 


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ovetteabejuela
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‎02-22-2022 09:12 AM

Yes, in that workbook I have queries that point to folders (or files in a folder) and some that are directed to the files itself.

Is that what is causing it and why. Also, is there a proper way to do it or how should we stop it from acting that way - using resources even if it's not being refresh.

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