Simply navigate to the new folder that you want to use and click OK. To do so, click on the File menu and select Repository Location: Change LocationĮven though Tableau automatically puts your repository folder inside your documents, you can change this location. Remember, Tableau is backwards compatible but not forwards compatible. That way, you don’t have to worry about files that won’t open with your current version of Tableau. If you ever participate in a beta test of a new version of Tableau Desktop, Tableau will install a new version of this repository for the beta so the files don’t get mixed up. It will not remove any old workbooks or data sources in the folder structure, nor will it automatically update them. You will use the same Tableau repository even as you upgrade to a newer version of Tableau. For instance, TDS and TDSX files saved in the repository data sources folder will be included under your Saved Data Sources section on the Tableau Start Page as a one-click connection option:Īlso, if you want to add custom shapes or images to your visualizations, these are the folders where Tableau will look for them. You have complete control over where you put these files, but there is an advantage to putting them in your Tableau repository. For more help on this topic, here’s my article on the different types of Tableau files. The same rule applies to data files such as TDE, TDS and TDSX. Whenever you first save a workbook, either as a TWB or a TWBX, Tableau will suggest saving it inside the workbooks folder. This includes custom data connectors, shape files, bookmarks, style sheets and more. When you install Tableau Desktop, the software automatically creates a new folder underneath your documents folder called “My Tableau Repository.” In your repository, Tableau allocates space for your data sources, workbooks and other files Tableau needs to run or you need to create. For today’s Tableau Extended post, we’re going to focus on the default folder for all things in Tableau: My Tableau Repository. I’ve written many articles on the InterWorks blog in order to help answer the same questions I get from my students and clients.
I’m a Tableau certified trainer and Analytics Consultant based in Melbourne, Australia. Tableau Extended takes topics from Tableau Desktop training courses and expands upon those lessons for advanced functionality and use cases.
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