[BUG] `ERR_FS_FILE_TOO_LARGE` when trying to upload a file bigger than 2GB

Context:

• Playwright Version: 1.17.1
• Operating System: Windows 11
• Node.js version: 16.13.0
• Browser: Chromium

Code Snippet

const {chromium} = require('playwright');

(async () => {
  const browser = await chromium.launch();
  const context = await browser.newContext();

  await context.clearCookies();
  await context.addCookies(cookies);

  const page = await context.newPage();

  await page.goto("https://www.youtube.com/channel_switcher");

  await page.click(`text=${channel.youtubeChannelName}`);

  await page.goto("https://studio.youtube.com/");

  await page.click('ytcp-button[role="button"]:has-text("Create")');
  await page.click("text=Upload videos");

  await page.click('ytcp-button[role="button"]:has-text("Select files")');

  await page.setInputFiles(
    'ytcp-button[role="button"]:has-text("Select files")',
    videoToUpload
  ); // triggers error
})();

Describe the bug

The following error appears:

page.setInputFiles: File size (5935778423) is greater than 2 GB

Alternative that also doesn’t work

I also tested like this and I get the same error:

const [fileChooser] = await Promise.all([
  page.waitForEvent("filechooser"),
  page.click('ytcp-button[role="button"]:has-text("Select files")'),
]);
await fileChooser.setFiles(videoToUpload);

My own investigation

This error only happens when I use the code from playwright for uploading. But if I use a await page.pause() and select the file manually on the File Chooser, the upload works.

From what I understand from the error, is that Playwright will load the file on Node memory (notice FS on the error code) and try to send it to the File Chooser from a Buffer or something similar. But why can’t I just send a path to the File Chooser instead of loading it on the memory?

[aslushnikov]

@italodeandra this is actually a dupe of #3768. And good news, #3768 is now prioritized!

So I’ll close this as a dupe.

[laviniaSer07]

Hello! I’m still getting this error when I am trying to upload a file grater then 2 GB RangeError [ERR_FS_FILE_TOO_LARGE]: File size (3235260344) is greater than 2 GB. Is there any update for the files that are larger than 2GB ?