Chunked uploading is a feature (should work in Firefox and Chrome)
that splits an upload into 1MB chunks to ensure that a large file can
be transferred reliably. With chunked uploading enabled you can upload
up to 500MB files.
See the experimental preference in the "Upload Wizard" section:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-uploa…
You need to use Upload Wizard in order to use this feature.
This has required some significant changes to the way uploads are
handled by the API to avoid timeouts, so it's likely to still be
fragile. Do play with it, and in particular comment on these bugs if
you have useful observations to share:
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36587
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36599
All best,
Erik
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Erik Möller
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