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Increase dataset size limit from 250 MB for PowerBI Pro

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rg on 05 Oct 2015 22:08:04

Now a dataset can store 250 MB of data. That’s not a lot, especially when You want to analyze big data sources. In that case You have to make additional aggregations before putting data to Power Bi. Increasing the limit to 1GB (for example) for a dataset would be very nice, especially that the Power BI Pro gives us 10GB of storage
By the way, Power BI Desktop doesn’t have this limit.

Administrator on 15 Jun 2016 07:47:12

We included the dataset limit to 1 GB! You can read the details in our blog post: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-service-may-update-file-size-increase-to-1-gb/#oneGB

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JP on 05 Jul 2020 22:12:33

RE: Increase dataset size limit from 250 MB for PowerBI Pro

We have the same problem (

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Jonathan Aisenberg on 05 Jul 2020 22:12:28

RE: Increase dataset size limit from 250 MB for PowerBI Pro

this is a critical blocker for us. we cannot continue using the service until this limit is lifted. we're not even a very big company and our PBIX is already at 400 mb.

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Chris Woodill on 05 Jul 2020 22:08:41

RE: Increase dataset size limit from 250 MB for PowerBI Pro

Power BI Desktop does have the limit if you publish up to Power BI...

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Jeff Hollan on 05 Jul 2020 21:59:08

RE: Increase dataset size limit from 250 MB for PowerBI Pro

As we start connecting more and more data sources into Power BI, we have run into the 250 MB data limit a few times. With storage limits being increased much in other online storage areas, would love to see this increase in Power BI as well.