# C1.Zip.C1ZipFile.MemoryThreshold

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<h1 id="C1_Zip_C1ZipFile_MemoryThreshold_" data-uid="C1.Zip.C1ZipFile.MemoryThreshold*">MemoryThreshold Property
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<h4 id="C1_Zip_C1ZipFile_MemoryThreshold" data-uid="C1.Zip.C1ZipFile.MemoryThreshold">MemoryThreshold</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the size of the largest stream to be compressed in memory.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public int MemoryThreshold { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property MemoryThreshold As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_Zip_C1ZipFile_MemoryThreshold_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p><a class="xref" href="C1.Zip.C1ZipFile.html">C1ZipFile</a> compresses entries into temporary streams before
adding them to the zip file.</p>
<p>Entries with fewer than <a class="xref" href="C1.Zip.C1ZipFile.MemoryThreshold.html#C1_Zip_C1ZipFile_MemoryThreshold">MemoryThreshold</a> bytes are compressed
using a temporary memory stream.</p>
<p>Entries with more than <a class="xref" href="C1.Zip.C1ZipFile.MemoryThreshold.html#C1_Zip_C1ZipFile_MemoryThreshold">MemoryThreshold</a> bytes are compressed
using a temporary file. You can control the location of the temporary file using
the <a class="xref" href="C1.Zip.C1ZipFile.TempFileName.html#C1_Zip_C1ZipFile_TempFileName">TempFileName</a> property.</p>
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