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Resource / capacity
Memory limit exceeded
Error code: memory-limit-exceeded
Power BI dataset refresh error — what it means and how to fix it.
What this means
A query exceeded the per-query memory allowance.
How to fix it
- Use incremental refresh and lower parallelism.
- Simplify the model to reduce memory footprint.
- Move to a higher-memory SKU.
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