MyDrive folder 500K limit

[f4c0nn]

Hello,
I hope you are doing great!

I am trying to implement Google Drive inside my app.  
I am using MyDrive as the storage bucket.  
I am confused about the limit of a folder inside MyDrive.
The documentation says the following:
- 500 millions objects per user account (MyDrive & Shared Drive)
- 500K objects per folder (MyDrive)
- 100 nested folders limit
Here are my questions:
Imagine I create a new folder at root level, and then I create a sub-folder inside it.
Does the limit apply on the entire tree?
Or does each nested folder apply its own 500K limit?

Thank you in advance!  🙂

[Poll_Nofer1 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The 500,000 objects per folder limit applies individually to each folder, not cumulatively across the entire folder tree. So, every folder you create, whether at the root or nested deep inside, can hold up to 500K items on its own. The nested folder limit of 100 means you can’t have more than 100 levels deep in your folder hierarchy, but each folder at any level still has that 500K object limit independently.

So in your example, your root folder can have up to 500K items, and the subfolder inside it can also have up to 500K items separately. They don’t share the same quota.

Hope this clears it up!

[Poll_Nofer1 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The 500,000 objects per folder limit applies individually to each folder, not cumulatively across the entire folder tree. So, every folder you create, whether at the root or nested deep inside, can hold up to 500K items on its own. The nested folder limit of 100 means you can’t have more than 100 levels deep in your folder hierarchy, but each folder at any level still has that 500K object limit independently.

So in your example, your root folder can have up to 500K items, and the subfolder inside it can also have up to 500K items separately. They don’t share the same quota.

Hope this clears it up!

[KAM]

@Poll_Nofer1 

No, I'm sorry that is 100% wrong both from the docs and personal xp: "A shared drive can contain a maximum of 500,000 items, including files, folders, shortcuts, and items in trash." https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/7338880?hl=en -KAM

[f4c0nn]

Hello, thank you for your reply!

You are absolutely correct and this is what the doc says as well.
Any Shared Drive has a limit of 500K items.
But I was referring to MyDrive specifically.
My question was unclear, sorry about that.
I found the doc that confirms that inside MyDrive, each nested folder has its own 500K limit with a clear use-case.
Here is the link:
https://support.google.com/a/answer/2490100?sjid=652691563026567979-NA#limits&zippy=%2Chow-many-item...

Thank you again and take care!

[f4c0nn · Accepted solution]

Hello, thank for your reply !

Yes, it seems your answer correlates with the following documentation:  
https://support.google.com/a/answer/2490100?sjid=652691563026567979-NA#limits&zippy=%2Chow-many-item...
The use-case presented under the question "How many items can I have directly in a folder?" confirms that each nested folder has its own 500K limit.

Thank you again !

[Perpter992]

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