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==How big is the database?== {{update|section|date=November 2022}} :As of 2012, the combined size of the databases being backed up was between 4 and 6 TB for the copies of the Primary database, and perhaps 27 TB for the images and media (based on [[wikitech:Backup procedures]]). :Early in Wikipedia's history, in February 2003 the database was about 4 GB in size. By April 2004, it was growing at about 1 to 1.4 GB per week, and by October 2004, it had grown to about 170 GB. :Uploaded files took up approximately 372 gigabytes {{As of|2006|6|alt=lc}}, excluding thumbnails. :For current information, see [[wikitech:Backup procedures]]. :Compressed database dumps can be downloaded at https://dumps.wikimedia.org/.
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