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SharePoint Document Library speed?
Hi,
I am wondering if having a larger SharePoint document library can result in slower access. I am aware of the 5000 item list restriction, and it will not apply to our scenario as all files will be in various folders/sub-folders. So my question is: Would a SharePoint document library with ~120k files load/search/etc. any faster than one with say ~600k files?
Thanks!
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Hi Ahmad123,
I have never worked with such a huge single library. For all my projects I used retention policies and automation to keep documents and records ordered. Anyway, the Library's perfromance depends on many parameters, such as configured indexing, views configuration, number of items per view / per library, etc.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/manage-large-lists-and-libraries-in-sharepoint-b8588dae-9387-48c2-9248-c24122f07c59?redirectsourcepath=%252fen-gb%252farticle%252fmanage-large-lists-and-libraries-in-office-365-b4038448-ec0e-49b7-b853-679d3d8fb784&omkt=en-us&ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us, you may find some clues about configuring large libraries.
Theoretically, the difference between 120K and 600K items per library in terms of performance could be noticeable. I afraid, it's inevitable.
However, you may improve the performance with better views configuration, indexing and automation to keep the number of items per library reasonable (if applicable).
Best of luck!
Ahmad123 please, let me know, how it works for you.
Anyone?
