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Limits to open SharePoint 2010 libraries in Windows Explorer
Hello,
Does anyone know if there are limitation on the number of items in a SharePoint 2010 document library that would prevent it from opening in Windows Explorer?
I can open a library with 33K+ documents but am having a problem with a library where there are 100K+ files.
No errors in the Events or System logs.
Should I follow this article
http://www.mysharepointadventures.com/2011/08/unable-to-browse-large-document-library-in-explorer-view/
Solution
The problem occurs because the size of all the file attributes that are returned by the WebDAV server is much larger than what is expected. By default, this size is limited to 1 MB.
To work around this problem, you need to modify the windows registry on the client computer.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
Value:
FileAttributesLimitInBytes
Data Type: DWORD
Default Value: 1,000,000
decimal (1 MB)
Change the default value to a larger number, e.g. 100000000 for 100mb.
Thanks!
Does anyone know if there are limitation on the number of items in a SharePoint 2010 document library that would prevent it from opening in Windows Explorer?
I can open a library with 33K+ documents but am having a problem with a library where there are 100K+ files.
No errors in the Events or System logs.
Should I follow this article
http://www.mysharepointadventures.com/2011/08/unable-to-browse-large-document-library-in-explorer-view/
Solution
The problem occurs because the size of all the file attributes that are returned by the WebDAV server is much larger than what is expected. By default, this size is limited to 1 MB.
To work around this problem, you need to modify the windows registry on the client computer.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
Value:
FileAttributesLimitInBytes
Data Type: DWORD
Default Value: 1,000,000
decimal (1 MB)
Change the default value to a larger number, e.g. 100000000 for 100mb.
Thanks!
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Hi,
nope - I always tried to keep the libraries / folders on a reasonable size (max 5000 elements on one level).
Too many bad experiences from colleagues and customers who did not follow this approach :-)
But there are also other factors to consider e.g. item level permissions - this can kill performance as well (my first experience on SP 2010 saying you can have thousands of documents and you can have item level permissions - but it seems that nobody really tested the combination of both :-D)
HTH
Rainer
nope - I always tried to keep the libraries / folders on a reasonable size (max 5000 elements on one level).
Too many bad experiences from colleagues and customers who did not follow this approach :-)
But there are also other factors to consider e.g. item level permissions - this can kill performance as well (my first experience on SP 2010 saying you can have thousands of documents and you can have item level permissions - but it seems that nobody really tested the combination of both :-D)
HTH
Rainer
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I hear you loud and clear, been there.
In my case, it is a combination of large number of folders and files. Will see it on Monday. I am optimistic :)
In my case, it is a combination of large number of folders and files. Will see it on Monday. I am optimistic :)
Good luck - and have a nice weekend
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You, too.
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Part of the solution was my own findings.
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I will try and let you know.
Have you tried opening libraries with the number of files I mention?