# Don’t Let Lots of Small Files Slow Down Your AI Projects

**Published:** November 6, 2023

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One of the challenges of training AI models is using data sets that contain lots of small files (LOSF). Despite the unassuming acronym, these can be quite a challenge for legacy storage. NeuralMesh easily handles all the files needed to train AI models no matter the number or size.

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