File Size Limits - Tools and Tips for Salesforce Data Geeks

File Size Limits

The size limits for the files that can be stored in Salesforce:

Type	Default	Upper Bound
Attachment	5 Mb	at least 300 Mb
Chatter Attachment	100 Mb	2 Gb
Content		2 Gb
Document	5 Mb	at least 300 Mb
Email Attachment		10 Mb
Email-to-Case (All Attachments)	10 Mb
Email-to-Case (Single Attachment)	5 Mb
Google Doc		10 Mb
Salesforce for Outlook (All Attachments)	10 Mb

Notes:

Default size limits may be increased by submitting a case with Salesforce Support.
The "at least 300 Mb" is from personal experience. Once I know an official answer, I'll update the table accordingly.
Notes on working with Data Loader:

For best results, set Batch Size to 1 when loading files.
Here are how-to resources for loading Attachments and Documents; loading Content; and exporting Attachments, Content, and Documents.
When loading files via Data Loader, I've encountered errors when loading single files larger than ~35 Mb. If you've been able to consistently load larger files, please let me know.

JC Whitfield originated this table. Tnx, dood!

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