Workflow stuck when reading large file from disk

Questions
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Describe the problem/error/question

When I try to read a large file (260mb; .zip) with the Read/Write Files from Disk the workflow is stuck and it does nothing.

What is the error message (if any)?

No error message

Please share your workflow

Information on your n8n setup

  • n8n version: 1.82.3
  • Database : SQLite
  • n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting : own
  • Running n8n via : Docker (4 vcpu, 16GB ram)
  • Operating system: Linux
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hello @Lorenzo

Try to disable the following workflow options:

  • Save manual executions
  • Save execution progress

image

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Thank @barn4k for the response. However: Apparently even with 32GB of RAM, if you run n8n in a Docker container, it doesn’t work even with the solution you mentioned.

However, I found a solution in my case:

I created a custom Docker image with rclone in it:

RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache rclone

Then, I used rclone to clone the file into my drive.

If anyone has the same issue, I hope this can help!