sebastianbabik
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Joined: Wed Jul 08, 2026 5:09 pm

Size of output files

Hello,

I'm having trouble getting an output file larger than 680 MB.
Could someone explain what I'm doing wrong?
I need output files of any type, approximately 10 GB, or 7.5 GB would be fine.

Right now, I have: - Exe setup, witch resources next to it - Archive installation files into CAB files - Compress CAB for smaller size - Advanced CAB layout - Size for first 8960 MB, next 8960 MB

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18f636y ... sp=sharing




best regards
Sebastian
Catalin
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Joined: Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:49 am

Re: Size of output files

Hello Sebastian and welcome to our forums,

The maximum size of a CAB file is 2GB, this is how it's always been with Windows Installer.

That is 2048 megabytes.

In the screenshot you provided, you try to set it to 8960 megabytes, which is above the limit.
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Here is an article which might be of help for your specific scenario:

Authoring Installer for Large Resources Overcoming MSI Size Limits (from a developer perspective)

Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Catalin
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