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Azure Data Box Gateway limits \| Microsoft Docs	Describes system limits and recommended sizes for the Microsoft Azure Data Box Gateway.	databox	stevenmatthew	databox	gateway	article	10/20/2020	shaas

Azure Data Box Gateway limits

Consider these limits as you deploy and operate your Microsoft Azure Data Box Gateway solution.

Data Box Gateway service limits

The following table describes the limits for the Data Box Gateway device.

Description	Value
No. of files per device	100 million For every 25 million files that are being added (with maximum limit at 100 million), you should add 2 TB of disk space, 8 GB of RAM, and 4 cores of CPU.
No. of shares per device	24
No. of shares per Azure storage container	1
Maximum file size written to a share	For a 2-TB virtual device, maximum file size is 500 GB. The maximum file size increases with the data disk size in the preceding ratio until it reaches a maximum of 5 TB.