Why is my GEDCOM for 8 people too large for upload?

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I would like more technical information on constraints on GEDCOMs for upload. All the discussion I have seen relates to the number of individuals. I have long notes and source images in mine. Where exactly am I hitting a constraint? I have exported from Ancestral Quest. I don't want to lose source images, like original birth certificates or gravestone images.
in WikiTree Tech by Charles Hadlock G2G Crew (770 points)
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I can encode media and pdf files that I include as sources into a GEDCOM (still a text file) within Ancestral Quest, but presumably this is what is causing the upload to fail. If I omit this data, is there a way to include it directly into a wikitree profile? As stated originally, many of my sources are images of original documents or pdf versions of the same, and these often contain potentially relevant further information.

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I'd have to double-check in the code, but I'm pretty sure the max upload size for GEDCOMs is the same as images (10 MB).

GEDCompare doesn't know how to handle encoded media files. Unfortunately, you will have to upload that media after using GEDCompare to create the profiles. It may just be easier to skip GEDCompare entirely and just create the profiles manually.
by Jamie Nelson G2G6 Pilot (612k points)
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The gedcom standard does not include the support of transferring media files. It is limited to text only.

You can open the gedcom file with a text editor to see what you have in the file but I suspect you have included your whole tree from AQ. Many downloads from sites such as Ancestry require you to load it into another application and create new smaller gedcom files.

On WT the upload limit is 5,000, however it is strongly suggested that gedcom files not be more than 100 persons due to the work required.
by Dave Sellers G2G6 Mach 4 (47.9k points)

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