5,000 photos: 40 GB JPEG, 125 GB RAW
How many GB do you need for 5,000 photos?
5,000 photos take about 40 GB as 8 MB JPEGs, which fits shoots.page Pro with 100 GB, or 125 GB as 25 MB RAW files, which does not. They fit Pro as long as the average stays at 20 MB or less.
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5,000 photos at example average sizes
| Average size | 5,000 photos | Free, 2 GB | Pro, 100 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 MB JPEG | 15 GB | No | Yes, 15% |
| 5 MB JPEG | 25 GB | No | Yes, 25% |
| 8 MB JPEG | 40 GB | No | Yes, 40% |
| 12 MB JPEG | 60 GB | No | Yes, 60% |
| 25 MB RAW | 125 GB | No | No, 25 GB over |
| 50 MB RAW | 250 GB | No | No, 150 GB over |
How the estimate works
Multiply the photo count by the average file size: 5,000 x 8 MB = 40,000 MB = 40 GB, and 5,000 x 25 MB = 125,000 MB = 125 GB. The table uses example averages, not camera specifications, so measure your own export folder and divide by the photo count. The gallery size calculator does the same sum with your numbers.
What fits Pro, and what does not
Pro stores 100 GB for USD 9 a month or USD 90 a year before tax, or EUR 8 a month or EUR 80 a year in Europe with VAT included. The break-even for 5,000 photos is 100,000 MB / 5,000 = 20 MB per photo. JPEGs clear it easily: 40 GB at 8 MB uses 40% of Pro, and even 12 MB JPEGs take 60 GB.
RAW files at 25 MB come to 125 GB, 25 GB over. The free plan's 2 GB is out of reach at every size in the table. Drafts count as well: your account holds at most 100 GB, drafts included, so 125 GB cannot be uploaded in one go.
Only the files you upload count; previews, thumbnails and the full-size JPEGs made from RAW files do not. See pricing.
Delivering 5,000 RAW files anyway
You have two ways to get a 125 GB RAW set to your client:
- Deliver JPEGs. Export the set as JPEGs, about 40 GB at 8 MB each, and keep the RAW files in your own archive.
- Deliver in rounds. Split the set, for example into two galleries of 2,500 RAW files, 62.5 GB each. Once your client has downloaded the first, delete it; the storage comes back after cleanup, and you upload the second. See delete and expire galleries.
Why your computer shows a different number
shoots.page counts 1 GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes, and Apple says storage makers measure capacity in decimal too. Windows File Explorer counts in steps of 1,024 but still writes GB, so sizes look about 7% smaller there: 40 GB shows as about 37.3 GB, 125 GB as about 116.4 GB, and Pro's 100 GB as about 93.1 GB. A RAW set that Windows shows as 95 GB is about 102 GB in decimal units, over Pro.
Delivering 5,000 photos
Each gallery has one link your client opens with no account, and clients never pay. At 60 photos per page, 5,000 photos fill 84 pages, so a few galleries by part of the day or theme are easier to browse, at the same storage. Clients save originals byte for byte, one by one or as one ZIP, or take 2000 px JPEGs; RAW files reach them as full-size JPEGs unless you switch on RAW downloads for that gallery.
40 GB takes about 53 minutes to 1 hour 9 minutes to upload at 100 Mbps, or about 4 hours 27 minutes to 5 hours 47 minutes at 20 Mbps. Work out your own with the upload time calculator. If you close the tab mid-upload, press Resume upload later and only the missing parts are sent. A gallery is a delivery, not a backup, so keep your own archive.
Common questions
How many GB is 5,000 photos?
How many GB is 5,000 RAW photos?
Can I upload 5,000 RAW files to shoots.page?
Do 5,000 JPEGs fit in 100 GB?
Is there a limit on photos per gallery?
Deliver 5,000 photos on Pro
Upload the set as a draft, check it against 100 GB, and send your client one gallery link.
Sources
Apple Support: How storage capacity is measured on Apple devices. Microsoft Learn: Windows support for hard disks that are larger than 2 TB. The Old New Thing, Microsoft: Why does Explorer use the term KB instead of KiB? Microsoft Q&A, May 2026: thread on bytes and GB in Windows. Totals and conversions are our own arithmetic from the example averages shown. Checked 29 October 2026.