Can't add big files files any more

[bam80]

I was experimenting with the share and after I have uploaded several GB of data, I seem can't add big (~0.5GB) files any more - they are not uploaded properly, see cross on the screenshot.
I don't see something suspicious in Network debug.
Is it some restriction I faced?

[lidel]

Perhaps you hit imitation of your web browser: https://web.dev/storage-for-the-web/#how-much
Does this continue to happen when you switch to a different browser, or are you able to share new things just fine there?

[bam80]

Do you mean that files I uploaded are still present somewhere inside my browser?
I didn't experimenting since then.

[lidel]

Unlikely. Browsers do not have deterministic size limits for local storage, they usually use heuristic that trigger garbage collection depending on various factors – see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/IndexedDB_API/Browser_storage_limits_and_eviction_criteria

I assume you simply triggered it by loading a file that is too big for in-browser node running on share.ipfs.io.
If you want to share big files reliably, you should run your own node: https://docs.ipfs.io/install/

[lidel]

I think we should add a warning when a bigger file is shared (eg. >50mb) informing user that they should run their own node instead https://docs.ipfs.io/install/ipfs-desktop/

I'm happy to review a PR if someone has time to add it.