# Any size limitation for a submission file?

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/any-size-limitation-for-a-submission-file/6245>\
**Category:** Overhead Geopose Challenge\
**Created:** [July 3, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/any-size-limitation-for-a-submission-file/6245 "2021-07-03T12:45:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![smly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/smly/32/909_2.png) [@smly](https://community.drivendata.org/u/smly)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/any-size-limitation-for-a-submission-file/6245/1 "2021-07-03T12:45:44Z")

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> All of the submission files should be compressed to one .tar.gz file. Your tar.gz file for submission should be around 1.6 GB. Large tar.gz files will be rejected.

When I submit a file larger than 4GB, I get an error message, but the score will be calculated after a while. Is this submission file invalid for this contest? If it is invalid, please provide clear criteria such as file size limitation.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![isms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/isms/32/9_2.png) [@isms](https://community.drivendata.org/u/isms)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/any-size-limitation-for-a-submission-file/6245/2 "2021-07-04T13:06:26Z")

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Hi @smly, your file is not invalid — rather, it is likely that your web request is simply timing out with such a large file leading to unexpected behavior.

If this happens again, please take a screenshot, note the time (UTC), and email us at [info@drivendata.org](mailto:info@drivendata.org) so we can dig in.

(That email address is where support requests should be directed, the forums are for discussion of subject matter.)

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**Author:** ![smly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/smly/32/909_2.png) [@smly](https://community.drivendata.org/u/smly)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 7:39am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/any-size-limitation-for-a-submission-file/6245/3 "2021-07-05T07:39:39Z")

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Thank you for your answer. Now it makes sense to me. Also, I have one submission where the spinner icon has been spinning for over 24 hours now. I will send an email to resolve this.