Error 0x800700DF: The file size exceeds the limit allowed and cannot be saved.

Problem Description

I was trying to copy items from SharePoint Windows explorer view to my local drive and I got this error message. All files were pretty big. (More than 50 MB).

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Error 0x800700DF: The file size exceeds the limit allowed and cannot be saved.

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Cause

You receive a folder copy error message when you try to download a file that is larger than 50000000 bytes from a Web folder. I was using Windows 7 Operating System

Resolution

Follow this KB article and run the Fix IT by downloading and running the executable.

P.S.: When you run the Fix it wizard, you need to enter a FileSizeLimitInBytes (I changed it to 500MB by adding an additional zero) value that is larger than the size of the file that you want to download.