[Discuss] SCP file size limitations

Alan Wardroper alanwardroper at gmail.com
Fri Dec 1 08:28:55 PST 2006


Just a tangential suggestion, but have you tried rsync instead? At least if
your connection breaks it might be able to start again where it left off...

On 11/22/06, pw <p.willis at telus.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a file size limitation for
> SCP?
>
> I have been trying to SCP a file that is 150GB
> and something causes the download to halt.
>
> The odd thing is the copy hangs **Waaaayyyy above**
> the 32/64 bit file size crossover boundary.
>
> Peter
>
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