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How to Workaround "Zip File is Too Large" Error
I'm sharing a multitude of large files with colleagues via a Dropbox link that are nearly 120GB in size. However, they're telling me Dropbox doesn't allow them to download it due to an error saying t...
What to do if your Dropbox ZIP file is too large:
The easiest way to reduce a file size, including ZIP files, is by splitting them into smaller parts. UnZIPping the file and then re-organizing them into smaller ZIP files can help in managing the size constraints.
To split large ZIP files:
- Create Subfolders: Organize your files into smaller subfolders, each falling within the Dropbox download/transfer size limit.
- Compress Individually: Compress each subfolder into separate ZIP files. This way, each ZIP file is small enough to move easily.
- Download in Parts: Download each smaller ZIP file individually. While this process might be a bit time-consuming, it ensures that you can eventually download all necessary files without hitting size limits.
HI Levi11, the size limitation only applied to folders (there are some technical reason: when you download a folder the server needs to compress the files into a single ZIP folder, and Dropbox sets some limits). However, there is no limit on downloading a file. If you compress (make ZIP) of your 120GB data, upload and share that file via link, others should be able to download it. But remember there is daily bandwidth limit, for Plus, Family, and Professional accounts: 400 GB/day. If you exceed that daily limit, your link will be banned.
If this is the case like you say, why does Dropbox set limits on downloading large folders, but downloading large files are no problem to them? They're making their cloud software unnecessarily convoluted with these specific restrictions. Again, I'd understand these limits if I were using a free version of Dropbox, but I'm not. I'm paying for a large plan only for them to still have limits on my account.
You mentioned compressing them into a zip file. How do I make Dropbox turn my files into a ZIP? And how do the people downloading it turn it back to normal when they download it on their ends? Also, some of the files I'm sending over are videos. If I compress them into a ZIP, won't that ruin the quality of my videos?
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