Jun 27 2020 11:26 PM
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!
Jun 29 2020 02:22 AM
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.
Here, 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!
Jun 29 2020 07:35 AM
Jun 30 2020 12:29 AM
@Ahmad123 please, let me know, how it works for you.