The List is too large to save as a template

Fix is simple:

Just execute this stsadm command line from your SharePoint WFE server. Say, you want to allow site or list template up to 250 MB:

stsadm -o setproperty -propertyname max-template-document-size -propertyvalue 262144000 (250 MB)

Using PowerShell to Get/Set SharePoint list template maximum size:

Its also possible to use PowerShell. Here is an example of setting SharePoint 2010 list / site template maximum size:

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
#For MOSS 2007, Uncomment below two lines
#[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint")
#[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration")
$webservice = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService
#Get the current Maximum Size
$webservice.MaxTemplateDocumentSize
#Set New Limit and update
$webservice.MaxTemplateDocumentSize = 524288000 #500 MB
$webservice.Update()

Although the maximum template size in SharePoint 2010 or in SharePoint 2013 can be set to: 524288000 (500 MB), Always try to keep it in lower than: 50 MB for better performance!

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Rajkiran Swain9y ago
Accepted answer
Fix is simple:
Just execute this stsadm command line from your SharePoint WFE server. Say, you want to allow site or list template up to 250 MB:
stsadm -o setproperty -propertyname max-template-document-size -propertyvalue 262144000 (250 MB)
Using PowerShell to Get/Set SharePoint list template maximum size:

Its also possible to use PowerShell. Here is an example of setting SharePoint 2010 list / site template maximum size:

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

#For MOSS 2007, Uncomment below two lines
#[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint")
#[void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration")

$webservice = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService

#Get the current Maximum Size
$webservice.MaxTemplateDocumentSize

#Set New Limit and update
$webservice.MaxTemplateDocumentSize = 524288000 #500 MB
$webservice.Update()
Although the maximum template size in SharePoint 2010 or in SharePoint 2013 can be set to: 524288000 (500 MB), Always try to keep it in lower than: 50 MB for better performance!
Murali Kris6y ago
@Swetha
I did like this but no luck still i am getting "Failure decompressing data from a cabinet file"
stsadm -o setproperty -propertyname max-template-document-size -propertyvalue 500000000
how to download list template with data..? any help please
Shweta Lodha9y ago
You can change the size of template, say for 100 MB limit:

stsadm -o setproperty -propertyname max-template-document-size -propertyvalue 100000000