# Large file size makes it difficult to upload

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/large-file-size-makes-it-difficult-to-upload/6161>\
**Category:** Overhead Geopose Challenge\
**Created:** [May 29, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/large-file-size-makes-it-difficult-to-upload/6161 "2021-05-29T03:17:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![chuchu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@chuchu](https://community.drivendata.org/u/chuchu)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 3:17am UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/large-file-size-makes-it-difficult-to-upload/6161/1 "2021-05-29T03:17:38Z")

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My submission file is nearly 1.79 GB.  
It always meets network error.  
How do I reduce file size further?

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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:** [May 29, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/large-file-size-makes-it-difficult-to-upload/6161/2 "2021-05-29T14:29:48Z")

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Hi @chuchu, these files should be uploading directly to S3. Are you on a good connection, and does your ISP ever throttle large uploads?