Increasing the file upload maximum size

Increasing the file upload maximum size

I was not able upload a document of size more than 50 MB. It was giving document upload with status as failed.

This is because of the default configuration of 50MB for the corresponding web application in the SharePoint central administration website.

To increase the default file upload maximum size, follow the below steps.

1) Goto -> Central Administration
2) click on “Manage Web Applications”
3) Select (single click on the row) desired web application
4) Click on “General Settings” in the ribbon
5) Under "Maximum Upload Size", change the setting to the desired value (e.g. 100 MB in our example)
6) “OK”

If you are running IIS 7, follow the below KB article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944981/en-us