what are disadvantages storing of audiofiles and video files in sql server

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i want to store video,audio files in binary format,size limit of the binary data type support. which type of problems i am facing in future

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2012-12-08T01:06:00

Space.
All versions of SQL server have a maximum database size - how big varies from version to version, but prior to 2008R2 it was 4 gB, then upped to 10Gb. The Express version of 2012 is still limited to 10GB. With audio files it is less of a problem (but still significant if you store many files) but with Video files weighing in at around a GB (for any good resolution) it doesn't take many to fill an SQL database.
Plus there is the problem of backups - a huge file takes more time to backup than a smaller one, and shouldn't be in use at the time.
And worse, this can really impact on SQL performance generally - large files take a lot of bandwidth to transfer as the result of a query.

Personally, I store thumbnails in the DB, with a file reference to the file itself for anything larger than a 100x100 jpg!

Surendra0x2 · Answer 2 · 2012-12-08T01:04:00

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Refer this Link-
http://www.aspsnippets.com/Articles/Save-MP3-Audio-Files-to-database-and-display-in-ASPNet-GridView-with-Play-and-Download-option.aspx[^]

http://sqlserverdiaries.com/blog/index.php/2011/10/saving-a-binary-file-into-sql-server/[^]

Posted 8-Dec-12 1:04am

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