Use this property to specify an upper limit for the database size. When the upper limit for the database size is exceeded, ...

Use this property to specify an upper limit for the database size. When the upper limit for the database size is exceeded, the database will be in read-only mode, and insert and update transactions will be rejected. Changing the Max Size property of a database does not directly affect the charges incurred for the database. Database charges are based on the actual size of the database.