There is not enough space on the disk error message

[ppgandhi11]

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-

[Jeremy_P]

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."

[sam004]

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

[Rajeshkumaryarl]

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

[ReubenS]

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.

[v-chuncz-msft]

@ppgandhi11,

You may check if the following post helps.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/There-is-not-enough-space-on-the-disk/td-p/12886

[ppgandhi11]

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-

[HP7717]

Hi ppgandhi11,

In Power BI go to File--> Options and Settings --> Options  -->Global -> Data Load -> Data Cache Management Options".  Clear the cache below.

[jbalis0308]

Hi Prashant,

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

Thanks

Jeff

[songogeta32]

hey whats the solution for this? I am also facing it?