# VolatileJournalStorageOptions.MaxBytesBeforeSnapshot

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.volatilejournalstorageoptions/) | [Properties](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.volatilejournalstorageoptions/properties/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/79873eb26a59742bc520fcae87c19fe7dc23c7df/src/Orleans.Journaling/VolatileJournalStorageOptions.cs)

```csharp
public long MaxBytesBeforeSnapshot
```

Gets or sets the appended byte count after which storage requests a snapshot. The default is 1 MiB (1,048,576 bytes). The value must be positive.