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    Error "ERROR: unable to buffer copy-in data" Creating Extract

    Published: 05 Feb 2018
    Last Modified Date: 25 Jul 2018

    Issue

    When creating an extract, an error might occur:
     
    An error occurred while communicating with the data source <Data Source Name>.
    ERROR: unable to buffer copy-in data
    Unable to create extract

    Environment

    Tableau Desktop 10.5

    Resolution

    Create more available space on the hard drive. For example, by deleting or moving files to another drive or uninstalling any unneeded applications.

    Cause

    The error message indicates that the Tableau Desktop Hyper engine is running out of hard drive disk space while creating the extract.
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