diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/user-admin.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/user-admin.e2e-spec.ts
index 4acc0664f..3b3f2cd90 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/user-admin.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/user-admin.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -250,18 +250,23 @@ describe('/admin/users', () => {
         .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`);
 
       expect(status).toBe(200);
-      expect(body).toEqual({
-        avatar: { color: 'orange' },
-        memories: { enabled: false },
-        emailNotifications: { enabled: true, albumInvite: true, albumUpdate: true },
-      });
+      expect(body).toMatchObject({ avatar: { color: 'orange' } });
 
       const after = await getUserPreferencesAdmin({ id: admin.userId }, { headers: asBearerAuth(admin.accessToken) });
-      expect(after).toEqual({
-        avatar: { color: 'orange' },
-        memories: { enabled: false },
-        emailNotifications: { enabled: true, albumInvite: true, albumUpdate: true },
-      });
+      expect(after).toMatchObject({ avatar: { color: 'orange' } });
+    });
+
+    it('should update download archive size', async () => {
+      const { status, body } = await request(app)
+        .put(`/admin/users/${admin.userId}/preferences`)
+        .send({ download: { archiveSize: 1_234_567 } })
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`);
+
+      expect(status).toBe(200);
+      expect(body).toMatchObject({ download: { archiveSize: 1_234_567 } });
+
+      const after = await getUserPreferencesAdmin({ id: admin.userId }, { headers: asBearerAuth(admin.accessToken) });
+      expect(after).toMatchObject({ download: { archiveSize: 1_234_567 } });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/e2e/src/api/specs/user.e2e-spec.ts b/e2e/src/api/specs/user.e2e-spec.ts
index ccf7d6dd3..b1ef4f2f8 100644
--- a/e2e/src/api/specs/user.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/api/specs/user.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,45 @@ describe('/users', () => {
       const after = await getMyPreferences({ headers: asBearerAuth(admin.accessToken) });
       expect(after).toMatchObject({ memories: { enabled: false } });
     });
+
+    it('should update avatar color', async () => {
+      const { status, body } = await request(app)
+        .put(`/users/me/preferences`)
+        .send({ avatar: { color: 'blue' } })
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`);
+
+      expect(status).toBe(200);
+      expect(body).toMatchObject({ avatar: { color: 'blue' } });
+
+      const after = await getMyPreferences({ headers: asBearerAuth(admin.accessToken) });
+      expect(after).toMatchObject({ avatar: { color: 'blue' } });
+    });
+
+    it('should require an integer for download archive size', async () => {
+      const { status, body } = await request(app)
+        .put(`/users/me/preferences`)
+        .send({ download: { archiveSize: 1_234_567.89 } })
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`);
+
+      expect(status).toBe(400);
+      expect(body).toEqual(errorDto.badRequest(['download.archiveSize must be an integer number']));
+    });
+
+    it('should update download archive size', async () => {
+      const before = await getMyPreferences({ headers: asBearerAuth(admin.accessToken) });
+      expect(before).toMatchObject({ download: { archiveSize: 4 * 2 ** 30 } });
+
+      const { status, body } = await request(app)
+        .put(`/users/me/preferences`)
+        .send({ download: { archiveSize: 1_234_567 } })
+        .set('Authorization', `Bearer ${admin.accessToken}`);
+
+      expect(status).toBe(200);
+      expect(body).toMatchObject({ download: { archiveSize: 1_234_567 } });
+
+      const after = await getMyPreferences({ headers: asBearerAuth(admin.accessToken) });
+      expect(after).toMatchObject({ download: { archiveSize: 1_234_567 } });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('GET /users/:id', () => {
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/user_preferences_response_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/user_preferences_response_dto.dart
index 4db710432..63fdfd49a 100644
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diff --git a/mobile/openapi/lib/model/user_preferences_update_dto.dart b/mobile/openapi/lib/model/user_preferences_update_dto.dart
index 21da7c7ba..ed1a77989 100644
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diff --git a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
index c80cb1473..e884b4fc2 100644
--- a/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
+++ b/open-api/immich-openapi-specs.json
@@ -8125,6 +8125,17 @@
         },
         "type": "object"
       },
+      "DownloadResponse": {
+        "properties": {
+          "archiveSize": {
+            "type": "integer"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "archiveSize"
+        ],
+        "type": "object"
+      },
       "DownloadResponseDto": {
         "properties": {
           "archives": {
@@ -8143,6 +8154,15 @@
         ],
         "type": "object"
       },
+      "DownloadUpdate": {
+        "properties": {
+          "archiveSize": {
+            "minimum": 1,
+            "type": "integer"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object"
+      },
       "DuplicateDetectionConfig": {
         "properties": {
           "enabled": {
@@ -11255,6 +11275,9 @@
           "avatar": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AvatarResponse"
           },
+          "download": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DownloadResponse"
+          },
           "emailNotifications": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EmailNotificationsResponse"
           },
@@ -11264,6 +11287,7 @@
         },
         "required": [
           "avatar",
+          "download",
           "emailNotifications",
           "memories"
         ],
@@ -11274,6 +11298,9 @@
           "avatar": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/AvatarUpdate"
           },
+          "download": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DownloadUpdate"
+          },
           "emailNotifications": {
             "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EmailNotificationsUpdate"
           },
diff --git a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
index f07c264f3..43e24e939 100644
--- a/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
+++ b/open-api/typescript-sdk/src/fetch-client.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ export type UserAdminUpdateDto = {
 export type AvatarResponse = {
     color: UserAvatarColor;
 };
+export type DownloadResponse = {
+    archiveSize: number;
+};
 export type EmailNotificationsResponse = {
     albumInvite: boolean;
     albumUpdate: boolean;
@@ -88,12 +91,16 @@ export type MemoryResponse = {
 };
 export type UserPreferencesResponseDto = {
     avatar: AvatarResponse;
+    download: DownloadResponse;
     emailNotifications: EmailNotificationsResponse;
     memories: MemoryResponse;
 };
 export type AvatarUpdate = {
     color?: UserAvatarColor;
 };
+export type DownloadUpdate = {
+    archiveSize?: number;
+};
 export type EmailNotificationsUpdate = {
     albumInvite?: boolean;
     albumUpdate?: boolean;
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@ export type MemoryUpdate = {
 };
 export type UserPreferencesUpdateDto = {
     avatar?: AvatarUpdate;
+    download?: DownloadUpdate;
     emailNotifications?: EmailNotificationsUpdate;
     memories?: MemoryUpdate;
 };
diff --git a/server/src/dtos/user-preferences.dto.ts b/server/src/dtos/user-preferences.dto.ts
index 64120be22..009908bb5 100644
--- a/server/src/dtos/user-preferences.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/dtos/user-preferences.dto.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
-import { IsEnum, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator';
+import { IsEnum, IsInt, IsPositive, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator';
 import { UserAvatarColor, UserPreferences } from 'src/entities/user-metadata.entity';
 import { Optional, ValidateBoolean } from 'src/validation';
 
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ class EmailNotificationsUpdate {
   albumUpdate?: boolean;
 }
 
+class DownloadUpdate {
+  @Optional()
+  @IsInt()
+  @IsPositive()
+  @ApiProperty({ type: 'integer' })
+  archiveSize?: number;
+}
+
 export class UserPreferencesUpdateDto {
   @Optional()
   @ValidateNested()
@@ -42,6 +50,11 @@ export class UserPreferencesUpdateDto {
   @ValidateNested()
   @Type(() => EmailNotificationsUpdate)
   emailNotifications?: EmailNotificationsUpdate;
+
+  @Optional()
+  @ValidateNested()
+  @Type(() => DownloadUpdate)
+  download?: DownloadUpdate;
 }
 
 class AvatarResponse {
@@ -59,10 +72,16 @@ class EmailNotificationsResponse {
   albumUpdate!: boolean;
 }
 
+class DownloadResponse {
+  @ApiProperty({ type: 'integer' })
+  archiveSize!: number;
+}
+
 export class UserPreferencesResponseDto implements UserPreferences {
   memories!: MemoryResponse;
   avatar!: AvatarResponse;
   emailNotifications!: EmailNotificationsResponse;
+  download!: DownloadResponse;
 }
 
 export const mapPreferences = (preferences: UserPreferences): UserPreferencesResponseDto => {
diff --git a/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts b/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts
index b10945531..6ee460196 100644
--- a/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts
+++ b/server/src/entities/user-metadata.entity.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { UserEntity } from 'src/entities/user.entity';
+import { HumanReadableSize } from 'src/utils/bytes';
 import { Column, DeepPartial, Entity, ManyToOne, PrimaryColumn } from 'typeorm';
 
 @Entity('user_metadata')
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ export interface UserPreferences {
     albumInvite: boolean;
     albumUpdate: boolean;
   };
+  download: {
+    archiveSize: number;
+  };
 }
 
 export const getDefaultPreferences = (user: { email: string }): UserPreferences => {
@@ -61,6 +65,9 @@ export const getDefaultPreferences = (user: { email: string }): UserPreferences
       albumInvite: true,
       albumUpdate: true,
     },
+    download: {
+      archiveSize: HumanReadableSize.GiB * 4,
+    },
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/download-settings.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/download-settings.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c93eaf63c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/download-settings.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import {
+    notificationController,
+    NotificationType,
+  } from '$lib/components/shared-components/notification/notification';
+  import { updateMyPreferences } from '@immich/sdk';
+  import { fade } from 'svelte/transition';
+  import { handleError } from '../../utils/handle-error';
+
+  import { preferences } from '$lib/stores/user.store';
+  import Button from '../elements/buttons/button.svelte';
+  import { t } from 'svelte-i18n';
+  import SettingInputField, {
+    SettingInputFieldType,
+  } from '$lib/components/shared-components/settings/setting-input-field.svelte';
+  import { convertFromBytes, convertToBytes } from '$lib/utils/byte-converter';
+
+  let archiveSize = convertFromBytes($preferences?.download?.archiveSize || 4, 'GiB');
+
+  const handleSave = async () => {
+    try {
+      const dto = { download: { archiveSize: Math.floor(convertToBytes(archiveSize, 'GiB')) } };
+      const newPreferences = await updateMyPreferences({ userPreferencesUpdateDto: dto });
+      $preferences = newPreferences;
+
+      notificationController.show({ message: $t('saved_settings'), type: NotificationType.Info });
+    } catch (error) {
+      handleError(error, $t('errors.unable_to_update_settings'));
+    }
+  };
+</script>
+
+<section class="my-4">
+  <div in:fade={{ duration: 500 }}>
+    <form autocomplete="off" on:submit|preventDefault>
+      <div class="ml-4 mt-4 flex flex-col gap-4">
+        <div class="ml-4">
+          <SettingInputField
+            inputType={SettingInputFieldType.NUMBER}
+            label={$t('archive_size')}
+            desc={$t('archive_size_description')}
+            bind:value={archiveSize}
+          />
+        </div>
+        <div class="flex justify-end">
+          <Button type="submit" size="sm" on:click={() => handleSave()}>{$t('save')}</Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+</section>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/user-settings-list.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/user-settings-list.svelte
index 64c5420b4..f6dc61ef0 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/user-settings-list.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/user-settings-page/user-settings-list.svelte
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   import UserProfileSettings from './user-profile-settings.svelte';
   import NotificationsSettings from '$lib/components/user-settings-page/notifications-settings.svelte';
   import { t } from 'svelte-i18n';
+  import DownloadSettings from '$lib/components/user-settings-page/download-settings.svelte';
 
   export let keys: ApiKeyResponseDto[] = [];
   export let sessions: SessionResponseDto[] = [];
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@
     <DeviceList bind:devices={sessions} />
   </SettingAccordion>
 
+  <SettingAccordion
+    key="download-settings"
+    title={$t('download_settings')}
+    subtitle={$t('download_settings_description')}
+  >
+    <DownloadSettings />
+  </SettingAccordion>
+
   <SettingAccordion key="memories" title={$t('memories')} subtitle={$t('memories_setting_description')}>
     <MemoriesSettings />
   </SettingAccordion>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json b/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json
index 8120ab0ee..95bad059d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json
+++ b/web/src/lib/i18n/en.json
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@
   "appears_in": "Appears in",
   "archive": "Archive",
   "archive_or_unarchive_photo": "Archive or unarchive photo",
+  "archive_size": "Archive Size",
+  "archive_size_description": "Configure the archive size for downloads (in GiB)",
   "archived": "Archived",
   "asset_offline": "Asset offline",
   "assets": "Assets",
@@ -413,6 +415,8 @@
   "display_original_photos_setting_description": "Prefer to display the original photo when viewing an asset rather than thumbnails when the original asset is web-compatible. This may result in slower photo display speeds.",
   "done": "Done",
   "download": "Download",
+  "download_settings": "Download",
+  "download_settings_description": "Manage settings related to asset download",
   "downloading": "Downloading",
   "duplicates": "Duplicates",
   "duration": "Duration",
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils.ts b/web/src/lib/utils.ts
index a100b709a..a99f3ba1b 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -301,3 +301,12 @@ export const handlePromiseError = <T>(promise: Promise<T>): void => {
 export const s = (count: number) => (count === 1 ? '' : 's');
 
 export const memoryLaneTitle = (yearsAgo: number) => `${yearsAgo} year${s(yearsAgo)} ago`;
+
+export const withError = async <T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<[undefined, T] | [unknown, undefined]> => {
+  try {
+    const result = await fn();
+    return [undefined, result];
+  } catch (error) {
+    return [error, undefined];
+  }
+};
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/asset-utils.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/asset-utils.ts
index 648b66e36..9d45acbb6 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/asset-utils.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/asset-utils.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import type { AssetInteractionStore } from '$lib/stores/asset-interaction.store'
 import { assetViewingStore } from '$lib/stores/asset-viewing.store';
 import { BucketPosition, isSelectingAllAssets, type AssetStore } from '$lib/stores/assets.store';
 import { downloadManager } from '$lib/stores/download';
-import { downloadRequest, getKey, s } from '$lib/utils';
+import { preferences } from '$lib/stores/user.store';
+import { downloadRequest, getKey, s, withError } from '$lib/utils';
 import { createAlbum } from '$lib/utils/album-utils';
 import { asByteUnitString } from '$lib/utils/byte-units';
 import { encodeHTMLSpecialChars } from '$lib/utils/string-utils';
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   type AssetResponseDto,
   type AssetTypeEnum,
   type DownloadInfoDto,
-  type DownloadResponseDto,
   type UserResponseDto,
 } from '@immich/sdk';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
@@ -94,18 +94,19 @@ export const downloadBlob = (data: Blob, filename: string) => {
   URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
 };
 
-export const downloadArchive = async (fileName: string, options: DownloadInfoDto) => {
-  let downloadInfo: DownloadResponseDto | null = null;
+export const downloadArchive = async (fileName: string, options: Omit<DownloadInfoDto, 'archiveSize'>) => {
+  const $preferences = get(preferences);
+  const dto = { ...options, archiveSize: $preferences.download.archiveSize };
 
-  try {
-    downloadInfo = await getDownloadInfo({ downloadInfoDto: options, key: getKey() });
-  } catch (error) {
+  const [error, downloadInfo] = await withError(() => getDownloadInfo({ downloadInfoDto: dto, key: getKey() }));
+  if (error) {
     handleError(error, 'Unable to download files');
     return;
   }
 
-  // TODO: prompt for big download
-  // const total = downloadInfo.totalSize;
+  if (!downloadInfo) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   for (let index = 0; index < downloadInfo.archives.length; index++) {
     const archive = downloadInfo.archives[index];
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/byte-converter.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/byte-converter.ts
index 9fc5eb647..f855efa74 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/byte-converter.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/byte-converter.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * @param unit unit to convert from
  * @returns bytes (number)
  */
-export function convertToBytes(size: number, unit: string): number {
+export function convertToBytes(size: number, unit: 'GiB'): number {
   let bytes = 0;
 
   if (unit === 'GiB') {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function convertToBytes(size: number, unit: string): number {
  * @param unit unit to convert to
  * @returns bytes (number)
  */
-export function convertFromBytes(bytes: number, unit: string): number {
+export function convertFromBytes(bytes: number, unit: 'GiB'): number {
   let size = 0;
 
   if (unit === 'GiB') {