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Tyler Hatch

hey so ive been using offline mode a lot lately bc cell service at some of our sites is basically nonexistent

was filling out a long safety checklist earlier and got to thinking — how many forms can i queue up before the app hits some limit? like if im out for a whole day doing rural jobs and cant sync til evening

idk if theres a hard number or if it just depends on storage or what. tried searching but didnt see a clear answer

anyone know the actual limit? or if photos on forms count different than text?

thanks

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    Hey Tyler — yeah this one tripped me up too when I first looked at it. The short answer is: there's no fixed form limit, but there are practical limits based on device storage and the sync payload size.

    Under the hood, offline data sits in a local SQLite db plus blob storage for attachments. The app will warn you at ~500MB of queued data, and hard-stop at 2GB (rare to hit unless you're heavy on video).

    Photos definitely count different — raw text forms are basically free, but a single 12MP photo is ~3-5MB. Do the math and you can see how 20 photos × 10 jobs = 1GB real quick.

    Edge case worth knowing: if you force-quit the app while a form is actively saving, you can corrupt that specific submission. It's rare but I've seen it happen. Let the save animation finish before you pocket the phone.

    There's a full offline guide that covers the storage mechanics if you want to go deeper.

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    Hey Tyler — yeah this one tripped me up too when I first looked at it. The short answer is: there's no fixed form limit, but there are practical limits based on device storage and the sync payload size.

    Under the hood, offline data sits in a local SQLite db plus blob storage for attachments. The app will warn you at ~500MB of queued data, and hard-stop at 2GB (rare to hit unless you're heavy on video).

    Photos definitely count different — raw text forms are basically free, but a single 12MP photo is ~3-5MB. Do the math and you can see how 20 photos × 10 jobs = 1GB real quick.

    Edge case worth knowing: if you force-quit the app while a form is actively saving, you can corrupt that specific submission. It's rare but I've seen it happen. Let the save animation finish before you pocket the phone.

    There's a full offline guide that covers the storage mechanics if you want to go deeper.

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