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Okay I'm looking to try out the TFS 2013 Express edition which claims to have 5 users at no cost. Another feature is that it uses SQL Server 2008 Express which has a maximum database size allowed to 10 GB.

I'm confused and need an answer on this:

If I use TFS Express does this mean that no matter how many projects I have if I go beyond 10 GB then I will not be able to do anymore? Something like one database for all?

Otherwise is it something like each project has a dedicated database having a limit of 10 GB?

I have searched around and not found much of an answer.
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Updated 22-May-14 20:55pm
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Yes, one database for all of your data.

The data limit will be:

> 4 GB if you use SQL Server 2008 Express
> 10 GB if you use SQL Server 2008 "R2" Express edition

Unless you're checking in large files (binary files of any kind), 10 GB is normally a pretty good limit for a 5 user project.
 
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Nithin Sundar 27-May-14 6:26am    
I dreaded this kind of answer. :(

It's a pity this is restricted to one database for the entire list of projects. Ah well I was going to use it for hobby development so it's not that big of a problem. I thought about using TFS as a image repository for photos. SVN here I come.

Thanks.

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