The FASTEST Way to Remove Empty Columns in Excel Power Query!

Dealing with massive datasets can be overwhelming, especially when they’re cluttered with blank columns. Don’t waste time manually removing them—discover this lightning-fast method using Power Query in Excel!

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to:
✅ Use Power Query’s Table Profile to analyze your data instantly.
✅ Automate blank column detection with a custom column formula.
✅ Filter out empty columns using the fastest Power Query techniques.

This step-by-step guide is perfect for beginners and pros alike. By the end, you’ll have a clean dataset in just a few clicks. ⚡

Formula:
= Table.SelectColumns(Source, Table.SelectRows(Table.AddColumn(Table.Profile(Source), "tmp", each [Count]=[NullCount]), each [tmp]=false)[Column])

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💡 Bonus Tip: Have a faster or more creative way to remove blank columns? Share your solution in the comments—I’d love to hear it!

🎯 Key highlights of this video:
Analyzing your data with the Table Profile feature
Creating custom logic to flag blank columns
Removing blank columns FAST with Table.SelectRows and Table.SelectColumns
How this method saves time with large datasets

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Why removing blank columns is harder than it looks
00:13 - Discover Power Query’s hidden gem: Table Profile
00:34 - Automating blank column detection with a custom formula
00:49 - Filtering flagged columns using Table.SelectRows
01:19 - Removing empty columns from the original table FAST
01:38 - The final result: Clean data in seconds!
01:54 - Challenge: Can you find an even faster way?

Correction:
01:19 - You can reverse this part of the formula to maintain the original columns order: = Table.RemoveColumns(Source, Table.SelectRows(Table.AddColumn(Table.Profile(Source), "tmp", each [Count]=[NullCount]), each [tmp]=true)[Column])


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