The site is too large to save as a template

Hello,

I created a new site with approx 30 Word/PPT/Excel files in a document
library. I would like to save this site as a template (site settings / site
admin / save site as template ). After entering the File Name and Title and
checking the "Include content" box I get the error "The site is too large to
save as a template".

Does anyone know the max size of a site template and whether this can be
enlarged?

Thanks!

Mike
Fri Jun 03 13:15:10 CDT 2005

10MB.

It can't be enlarged.

Save without content and copy the documents across from the old site to the
new one (and copy the values of the fields from one datasheet view to the
other).

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
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"sorens" <sorens@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:51B99969-53F7-475C-941D-106A11FD0C1C@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I created a new site with approx 30 Word/PPT/Excel files in a document
> library. I would like to save this site as a template (site settings /
> site
> admin / save site as template ). After entering the File Name and Title
> and
> checking the "Include content" box I get the error "The site is too large
> to
> save as a template".
>
> Does anyone know the max size of a site template and whether this can be
> enlarged?
>
> Thanks!

John
Sat Jun 04 03:23:34 CDT 2005

This is exactly why I'm looking to create a custom list definition
(based on doclib) that uses the CAML <Data> element in the list
SCHEMA.XML to populate the library (at instantiation time) with a set
of documents (which in my case also total over 10MB).

There's got to be a way to do this. All I need to know is what set of
<Field> elements I need to include and sample values.

Calling all experts?

Mike
Sat Jun 04 06:20:26 CDT 2005

I would accept it for the design restriction it is and move on.

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland

If you really want to re-write WSS then post a question in the subnewsgroup
for WSS Programming which is full of the experts you want
(microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices.development).

Out-of-the-box (which is this newsgroup), you can't have bigger than 10MB.

"John Caruso" <johncaruso@email.com> wrote in message
news:1117873414.146293.65180@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> This is exactly why I'm looking to create a custom list definition
> (based on doclib) that uses the CAML <Data> element in the list
> SCHEMA.XML to populate the library (at instantiation time) with a set
> of documents (which in my case also total over 10MB).
>
> There's got to be a way to do this. All I need to know is what set of
> <Field> elements I need to include and sample values.
>
> Calling all experts?
>

John
Sat Jun 04 15:38:42 CDT 2005

I'm not looking to re-write WSS. The 10MB design limitation as far as
I know is for creating custom list templates from an existing list
where content is also included.

I'm talking about creating custom site and list definitions. I have
not seen anything that indicates the 10MB limit applies when this
technique is used. Have you?