After Effects project file size max?

Hey guys,
Anyone know if there's a critical mass with an after effects project file?  For example, I have a 6 minute film I'm working on with hundreds of precomps.  Is there a time where there's too much going on in the project file?  I'm versioning like crazy, but I was just wondering.

Not that I'm aware of. I think the largest one I've ever made was around 98mb. At that point, the file became way too cumbersome, and I ended up splitting up the project more efficiently into multiple project files. There may be a limit, but if not, then it would probably be any file size limits imposed by your OS.

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