---
title: BAEssentialDownloadAllowance
framework: bundleresources
role: symbol
role_heading: Property List Key
path: bundleresources/information-property-list/bainitialdownloadrestrictions/baessentialdownloadallowance
---

# BAEssentialDownloadAllowance

The combined, maximum size of the essential asset download files.

## Discussion

Discussion If you compress the essential assets, use the compressed file sizes that the system downloads, not the uncompressed file sizes, when providing this value. This key is required to use Background Assets.

## See Also

### Initial download restrictions

- [BADownloadAllowance](bundleresources/information-property-list/bainitialdownloadrestrictions/badownloadallowance.md)
- [BADownloadDomainAllowList](bundleresources/information-property-list/bainitialdownloadrestrictions/badownloaddomainallowlist.md)