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alessandrozanini
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2 years ago

I find the dbxcli slow when it comes to the chunk file sizes.

unfortunately for big files I find the dbxcli to be really slow due to the very small default chunk size, for which unfortunately there is no option atm. has the development of dbxcli stopped for goo...
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Megan
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2 years ago

Hey alessandrozaninithanks for posting here!

I'd love to hear some additional details in regards to this, and exactly what's happening on your end.

What OS do you use on your end, and what exactly is the behavior there?

Also, what file size are we talking about? The more info I have, the better. 

Keep me posted!

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    alessandrozanini
    New member | Level 1
    2 years ago

    Hi, I have left two replies in the last days but none were published, ho w come?

    We use Windows 11 as well as Windows Server 2022 and uploading large SQL databases, up to 100gb in size.
    With a very small chunk size it takes forever to upload such big files.
    I have tried a different cli client which allows to set the chunk size and the upload is as fast as expected, although that software is limited to file of max 2gb.
    Can the chunk size option be added to dbxcli?

    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
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      2 years ago

      Hi alessandrozanini, we appreciate the feedback on this matter. 
       
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