diff --git a/src/vs/platform/files/common/files.ts b/src/vs/platform/files/common/files.ts
index 170eca5c10c8d0299fb5db0d8eff2bcac93032b6..800aa7ed0424a3e8a144652b1c33c16d0647ce36 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/files/common/files.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/files/common/files.ts
@@ -520,7 +520,11 @@ export enum FileOperationResult {
 	FILE_INVALID_PATH
 }
 
-export const MAX_FILE_SIZE = 50 * 1024 * 1024;
+// See https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/30180
+const WIN32_MAX_FILE_SIZE = 300 * 1024 * 1024; // 300 MB
+const GENERAL_MAX_FILE_SIZE = 16 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 16 GB
+
+export const MAX_FILE_SIZE = (process.arch === 'ia32' ? WIN32_MAX_FILE_SIZE : GENERAL_MAX_FILE_SIZE);
 
 export const AutoSaveConfiguration = {
 	OFF: 'off',