2020-08-05 21:09:40 +00:00
---
2021-10-06 18:12:19 +00:00
stage: Manage
2021-12-23 15:11:20 +00:00
group: Authentication & Authorization
2020-11-26 06:09:20 +00:00
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
2020-08-05 21:09:40 +00:00
type: reference, howto
---
2021-06-13 21:10:11 +00:00
# Project import decompressed archive size limits **(FREE SELF)**
2020-08-05 21:09:40 +00:00
2021-06-11 18:10:13 +00:00
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/31564) in GitLab 13.2.
> - [Enabled by default](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/63025) in GitLab 14.0.
2020-08-05 21:09:40 +00:00
When using [Project Import ](../user/project/settings/import_export.md ), the size of the decompressed project archive is limited to 10Gb.
If decompressed size exceeds this limit, `Decompressed archive size validation failed` error is returned.
## Enable/disable size validation
If you have a project with decompressed size exceeding this limit,
it is possible to disable the validation by turning off the
`validate_import_decompressed_archive_size` feature flag.
2020-10-14 15:08:42 +00:00
Start a [Rails console ](../administration/operations/rails_console.md#starting-a-rails-console-session ).
2020-08-05 21:09:40 +00:00
```ruby
# Disable
Feature.disable(:validate_import_decompressed_archive_size)
# Enable
Feature.enable(:validate_import_decompressed_archive_size)
```