SharePoint 2016 List and Library Limits

SharePoint 2016 List and Library Limits

In this post, I’m trying to compare SharePoint 2016 List and Library limits with SharePoint 2013 / 2010 / 2007.

SharePoint 2016 List and Library Limits

It’s also recommended to read SharePoint 2019 Limitations.


SharePoint 2016 List and Library Limits compared to SharePoint 2013

The below table lists the recommended guidelines for List and Library in SharePoint 2016, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, and SharePoint 2007.

limitsSharePoint 2007SharePoint 2010SharePoint 2013SharePoint 2016
List Row Size x8,000 bytes per row8,000 bytes per row8,000 bytes per row
File Size50MB (2GB max*)2 GB2 GB10 GB
Documents5 million per library30,000,000 per library30,000,000 per library30,000,000 per library
Major Version x400,000400,000400,000
Minor Version x 511511
Items x30,000,000 per list30,000,000 per list30,000,000 per list
Bulk Operation x100 items per bulk operation100 items per bulk operation100 items per bulk operation
List view lookup threshold x8 join operations per query12 join operations per query12 join operations per query
List view threshold2,0005,0005,000greater than 5,000
List view threshold for auditors and administrator x20,00020,00020,000
Subsite x2,000 per site view2,000 per site view2,000 per site view
Calculated Columns x48 per list48 per list48 per list
GUID Columns x6 per list6 per list6 per list
Coauthoring in Word and PowerPoint x10 concurrent editors per document10 concurrent editors per document10 concurrent editors per document
Security scope x50,000 per list50,000 per list50,000 per list
Workflow associations x100 per list100 per list
Maximum list size for workflow lookups to non-indexed fieldsxx5,000 items per list view5,000 items per list view
Maximum list size for auto-start workflow associationsxx10 million items per list10 million items per list
SharePoint Workspace synchronizationx30,000 items per listxx
SharePoint 2016 List and Library Limits

Applies To

  • SharePoint 2016.
  • SharePoint 2013.
  • SharePoint 2010.
  • SharePoint 2007.

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