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Hello,<br />
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Users are looking to store large videos on SharePoint 2010 sites. &nbsp;Is this a common thing to do? What is the maximum size SharePoint can handle? &nbsp;2 GB+. I know this is limited to the disk space and the size of the database, but what if you have a 500 GB hard drive. Can SharePoint handle large databases? &nbsp;What is the best way to handle large video files?<br />
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Thanks.
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Hello,

Users are looking to store large videos on SharePoint 2010 sites.  Is this a common thing to do? What is the maximum size SharePoint can handle?  2 GB+. I know this is limited to the disk space and the size of the database, but what if you have a 500 GB hard drive. Can SharePoint handle large databases?  What is the best way to handle large video files?

Thanks.

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