# File transfers fail because of file size - buffer limit?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-transfers-fail-because-of-file-size-buffer-limit/20601>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [19 January 2020 22:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-transfers-fail-because-of-file-size-buffer-limit/20601 "2020-01-19T22:39:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [21 January 2020 17:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-transfers-fail-because-of-file-size-buffer-limit/20601/21 "2020-01-21T17:02:34Z")

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The file node (both in and out) can handle streams - it's the others that don't 🙂

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [21 January 2020 17:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-transfers-fail-because-of-file-size-buffer-limit/20601/22 "2020-01-21T17:24:40Z")

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You could post an issue on the node's github page suggesting this enhancement, but there doesn't appear to be much activity there from the author so that may be fruitless. I notice there are multiple forks, perhaps one of them has already added this.

**[Edit]** Alternatively is there a command line method of fetching files from nextCloud? If so you could call that via an exec node.  
Yet again you could get a Pi 4 with lots more memory.

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**Author:** ![WhiteLion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/whitelion/32/12266_2.png) [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Post date:** [21 January 2020 21:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-transfers-fail-because-of-file-size-buffer-limit/20601/23 "2020-01-21T21:42:53Z")

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@Colin I need my raspi 4 / 4GB for my home automation. 🙂 The music box can be build of my old stuff.

My solution now: node-red-contrib-rsync / rsync plus some config work to access my next cloud folder for the music box.

Anyway thank you very much for your time and tries to help! @dceejay @Colin @TotallyInformation

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [21 January 2020 22:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-transfers-fail-because-of-file-size-buffer-limit/20601/24 "2020-01-21T22:31:53Z")

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Actually a music box may be much more demanding on resources than home automation.

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