ArDrive App Limits
Uploads are currently limited depending on how you are using ArDrive or which version of ArDrive you are using. We are always working to raise these limits and will update this page accordingly.
Upload Size Limits
Direct-to-network uploads are paid with AR tokens, and are submitted directly to the Arweave network via an ar.io gateway.
Turbo uploads are paid with Credits, and are submitted to the ArDrive Turbo service.
The limits posted below are for ArDrive version 2.22.0 and above and apply to both public and private files.
| Platform | Direct-to-Network (AR) | Turbo (Credits) |
|---|---|---|
| Web App | 2 GiB* | 2 GiB |
| CLI | 2 GiB | 2 GiB |
* Direct-to-network uploads have no theoretical protocol limit; practical app and browser limits are listed here.
| Browser | Direct-to-Network (AR) | Turbo (Credits) |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome/Edge/Brave | 2 GiB* | 2 GiB |
| Safari | 2 GiB* | 500 MiB |
| Firefox | 2 GiB* | 500 MiB |
Upload Count Limits
The ArDrive Web App has limitations on the amount of files it can upload.
Our testing has shown that Chrome/Brave Browsers can handle up to 1,500 files per upload & Firefox can handle up to 10,000 files.
Download Size Limits
| Platform | Size |
|---|---|
| Web App | 15 GiB* |
* Downloads have no theoretical limits, however, we have tested files up to the listed size.
| Browser | Size |
|---|---|
| Chrome/Edge/Brave | 15 GiB* |
| Safari | 1 GiB |
| Firefox | 15 GiB* |
What is a GiB?
A gibibyte and a gigabyte are sometimes used synonymously, though technically they are not the same amount of storage. They are very close in size, however.
One gibibyte equals 1.074 gigabytes.
One gibibyte is equal to 2^30 or 1,073,741,824 bytes.
One gigabyte is equal to 10^9 or 1,000,000,000 bytes.