increazing file size limit for Sharepoint 2013 online for uploading files through sharepoint web service

Question

Hi all,

We have Office 365 E3 license. and we need increase file size limit for uploading files through sharepoint 2013 online web service

this task is making me crazy, I really need help with it.

I installed SharePoint Online Power Shell for changing this value. I found script which can change file size limit by I receive error

but I received error: "Microsoft.Sharepoint.PowerShell is not installed on this computer"

 

what I do wrong ? Please help me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it is script which I try to use in power shell

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Connect-SPOService -Url https://xxxxxxx-admin.sharepoint.com
-credential [e-mail]

get-PSSnapin -Registered
Add-PSSnapin
Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell

$s =
[Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService

$s.ClientRequestServiceSettings.MaxReceivedMessageSize = 139715200

$s.ClientRequestServiceSettings.MaxParseMessageSize = 139715200

$s.Update() 

Disconnect-SPOService

Answer 1

That's using a mixture of SharePoint admin and SPO (SharePoint Online) code. They are superficially similar but at this time they are very different things. You won't be able to run that with SharePoint online. In particular anything that uses $s will not work as that's an on-premise object.

Answer 2

I don't think you can adjust that size for SharePoint Online.  Web service settings would apply to the whole server,not to a single client.  You can only make changes that apply to a tenant in SharePoint Online.

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Answer 3

Thanks for the quick response.

but how I can change this File Size Limit ?

can I change it through sharepoint online PowerShell ?

or I should take other way ?

we have site on sharepoint 2013 and uploading some text info and files from local app. through sharepoint web service.

this app. uses framework 4.5

Answer 4

That's the point.  You can change this file limit in an on-premises environment, but not in SharePoint Online where its a setting shared by all the tenants.  You can't change it in SharePoint Online.

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Paul Stork SharePoint Server MVP
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Answer 5

I agree with everything Paul's said (unsurprisingly).

To follow on: It's best if you called your site SharePoint Online or Office 365 (Best) as it stops a lot of the confusion.

These days you should consider using a SPOMigration object to move the data over. It is likely to be faster and work better than trying to build your own import tool.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt210445.aspx

If not then i think there's some stuff in the Office 365 Patterns and Practices project that makes data migrations a lot easier.

Answer 6

ohhh ......

but we have Office 365 E3 license and using SharePoint 2013 online service and really need increase this property.

unfortunately we can`t get direct access for on-premises environment of sharepoint online service

can you explain way how I can change file size property remotely ?

thank you for the response.

Answer 7

As Paul said, that's probably not something you can change. Why do you want to change it and how large are you thinking of changing it to?

Answer 8

now limit size is 2.047

but some time we need upload files more lager

7.000 will be good for us

we can upload big files through browser but we have program which can put file into definite place of our site and managers can upload files from definite place of site.

this program (C#) uses framework 4.5 and Microsoft.Sharepoint.Client library

all things work good except file size limit. files larger than 2.047 can`t be uploaded.

and again. How we can increase this file limit size ?

this task is making me crazy, I really need help with it.

Answer 9

Are you talking about GB? If so then no, it can't be done at all in any way. There is no workaround for uploading over 2GB for either on-premises or O365.

That may change someday but at the moment it can't be done.

Answer 10

The max file upload size is 2GB and can't be changed.  See the SharePoint online Boundaries and Limits document.

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/SharePoint-Online-and-OneDrive-for-Business-software-boundaries-and-limits-8F34FF47-B749-408B-ABC0-B605E1F6D498

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Paul Stork SharePoint Server MVP
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Answer 11

*sorry

of course I meant Mb

7 Mb file size for uploading is enough for us

Answer 12

If 7MB is enough then you don't need to increase the file size.  Its already set to 2 GB.  If you can't upload 7MB files then check your connectivity to O365.  I've uploaded files much larger than that without an issue.

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Paul Stork SharePoint Server MVP
Principal Architect: Blue Chip Consulting Group
Blog: http://dontpapanic.com/blog
Twitter: Follow @pstork
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Answer 13

Take a look at this post. It has strategies for uploading "large" documents (large being ~3MB).

http://sharepointfieldnotes.blogspot.com/2014/07/uploading-large-documents-into.html

http://justgeeks.blogspot.com/2013/03/uploading-large-files-to-sharepoint.html

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Trevor Seward

        

This post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or view of Microsoft, its employees, or other MVPs.