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Retention: indefinite while the page exists; a page can be deleted by staff.","identity_cost":{"kind":"anonymous","detail":"derived from the record's prose, not from an identity field, and no signup was executed: nite while the page exists; a page can be deleted by staff. anonymous-dump","country":null},"reliability_note":"Browser-upload path is fragile above ~2.8 GB and there is no resume, so a failed 12-hour upload wastes the slot. media.moddb.com answered 200 with real bytes (238,600) on probe, but the site root returns 503 to datacenter egress — expect intermittent blocking.","confidence":"reported","confidence_note":"One page read moves it to documented.","evidence":[{"url":"https://www.moddb.com/forum/thread/how-to-upload-a-bigger-file-to-moddbcom","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"staff (TKAzA): 'we support files up to 4GB'; founder (INtense!): 'uploading a file from your computer currently supports only 2800mb, if you upload from a url you can do 4000mb+'"},{"url":"https://www.moddb.com/features/overview-about-using-moddb","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'Files' tab for tools, 'Addons' for mods, 'Mods' for total conversions"},{"url":"https://media.moddb.com/images/members/5/4690/4689942/profile/cover.png","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"probe: GET -> 200, 238600 bytes — CDN serves originals anonymously"},{"url":"https://www.moddb.com/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"probe: GET -> 503 (this egress); GET /addons/add -> 200 with 'Members only' gate — upload requires a logged-in member account"}],"verdict":"qualifies-with-caveat","verified_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"4 GB per file via URL upload, ~2,800 MB via browser upload. 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