<p>The only thing Craft enforces is the <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/config-settings#maxUploadFileSize" rel="noreferrer">maxUploadFileSize</a> config setting, which by default is set to 16MB.  Outside of that, any limitations you run into will be environmental/server config related.</p>

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2015-01-22T19:48:08.560Z
2015-01-22T19:48:08.560Z
Brad Bell
<p>A client we're working with has a requirement to upload one large file (about 320MB) every 2–3 months. Craft has been configured with a local asset source to handle this.</p>

<p>I'm trying to decide the best way to approach this: whether we upload this large file via SFTP for them when required, or if the client can do this through Craft in their own time.</p>

<p><a href="https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/492/when-uploading-assets-what-determines-the-maximum-file-size/">This previous question</a> provides some good pointers. I've increased the necessary settings, however when attempting to upload a test file (315MB), Craft displays an alert ‘The file “testfile.zip” could not be uploaded, because it exceeds the maximum upload size of 128.0 MB.’</p>

<p>I haven't seen any filesize limits of 128MB, so is this value hardwired into the file upload logic? To confirm that the changed settings do work, a test file of 100MB was uploaded fine.</p>

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Does Craft enforce a maximum filesize for large files?
# Does Craft enforce a maximum filesize for large files?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-22)

A client we're working with has a requirement to upload one large file (about 320MB) every 2–3 months. Craft has been configured with a local asset source to handle this.

I'm trying to decide the best way to approach this: whether we upload this large file via SFTP for them when required, or if the client can do this through Craft in their own time.

[This previous question](https://craftcms.stackexchange.com/questions/492/when-uploading-assets-what-determines-the-maximum-file-size/) provides some good pointers. I've increased the necessary settings, however when attempting to upload a test file (315MB), Craft displays an alert ‘The file “testfile.zip” could not be uploaded, because it exceeds the maximum upload size of 128.0 MB.’

I haven't seen any filesize limits of 128MB, so is this value hardwired into the file upload logic? To confirm that the changed settings do work, a test file of 100MB was uploaded fine.

**Tags:** assets, upload, files


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-01-22. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

The only thing Craft enforces is the [maxUploadFileSize](http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/config-settings#maxUploadFileSize) config setting, which by default is set to 16MB. Outside of that, any limitations you run into will be environmental/server config related.


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