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Unable to copy public datasets to BigQuery - The attempted action failed

When I try to copy a public data set, e.g. austin-incidents to my project, I get a cryptic error message such as

The attempted action failed, please try again.

Tracking number: xxx

I'm not sure what to do - how do I troubleshoot this issue?

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I needed to enable BigQuery Admin and the Data Transfer Service

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Unable to pin the dataset to Explore tab bro!! using Public data sets on BigQuery, please help.

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Unable to pin the dataset to Explore tab bro!! using Public data sets on BigQuery, please help

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I needed to enable BigQuery Admin and the Data Transfer Service

Unable to pin the dataset to Explore tab bro!! using Public data sets on BigQuery, please help.

Unable to pin the dataset to Explore tab bro!! using Public data sets on BigQuery, please help