{"id":1295,"date":"2017-06-22T14:52:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T18:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/?p=1295"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:37:35","slug":"what-is-the-maximum-file-upload-size","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/what-is-the-maximum-file-upload-size\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Maximum File Upload Size?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-enthusiast\/\"><p class=\"\"style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e!important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Enthusiast<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional-plus\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional Plus<\/p><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an overview of maximum file upload size based on application or destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ACC Upload Limits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Files cannot be larger than 30 MB<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SFTP Upload Limits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no limit by default. File size is only limited by source and destination filesystems. However, if you install the 32-bit version of the application, the file size limit is 2GB.<\/span><br><a name=\"3\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">scp Upload Limits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scp also has no limits by default. However, make sure the destination filesystems will support your intended file size.<\/span><br><a name=\"4\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Server Upload Limits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no upload limit imposed by the server.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an overview of maximum file upload size based on application or destination. ACC Upload Limits Files cannot be larger than 30 MB. SFTP Upload Limits There is no limit by default. File size is only limited by source and destination filesystems. However, if you install the 32-bit version&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"ht-kb-category":[4],"ht-kb-tag":[178,176,177,180],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is the Maximum File Upload Size? - Knowledge Base - Pair Networks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This is an overview of maximum file upload sizes based on application or destination.\u00a0Some applications enforce a maximum upload size, while others have no maximum.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/what-is-the-maximum-file-upload-size\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is the Maximum File Upload Size? 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