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Document VSI limits (#1414)
* Document limits * Link to support page
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docs/references/subcommands/analyze/detect-vendored.md

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### FAQ
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#### Is there a limit to the number of scanned files?
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This feature does not have a concrete limit, however at this time FOSSA considers projects that have more than 35,000 files "unsupported".
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That being said, they may work.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Files are counted recursively, meaning that every archive contained in your project is unpacked and its contents are scanned,
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> and each of those interior files count when talking about the 35,000 file supported limit.
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If you find that this is a significant issue in your usage of this feature, we'd love to hear more about your use case.
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Please consider dropping us a message through the [FOSSA Support page](https://support.fossa.com)!
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#### Is my source code sent to FOSSA's servers?
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VSI fingerprints your first party source code but does not send it to the server. Currently this is implemented with two SHA-256 hashes:

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