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Can’t upload large files to WSS v3 on Windows Server 2008?

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If you’re hosting Windows SharePoint Services v3.0 on Windows Server 2008/IIS 7.0 then you’ll eventually find that you can’t upload files around the ~30MB mark. The symptoms are as follows:

Single File Upload via Document Library
Nothing happens, you get a 404 page.

Multiple File Upload via Document Library
It seems to upload the file but then after the page refreshes, the file is nowhere to be found.

Single or Multiple File Upload/Copy/Paste using open with Windows Explorer
The file begins uploading but then towards the end you get the following error:

Could not find this item

This is no longer located in C:\filepath. Verify the item’s location and try again.

You can retry all day long but it won’t work. The solution is here: KB 944981

Written by Henry

August 4, 2008 at 6:19 pm

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  1. having same issue, any fix yet ? need help thx.

    LEO

    25 Aug 08 at 6:46 pm

  2. wow… i can’t believe you discovered this. i was going nuts.
    thanks

    Jonathan

    3 Oct 08 at 1:31 pm

  3. I have done everything as instructed, but now i get a “500-internal server error. This is driving me crazy. Please help.

    Mark Tyree

    12 Oct 08 at 5:28 pm

  4. Hey, this article was great. I followed the steps in the KB article and it fixed our WSS problem. You rock! Thanks for the great help.

    JB

    2 Dec 08 at 2:44 pm

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