While dumping my loot in a non-respawning chest in my home, I noticed some items disappeared from the chest. I assumed they would return once I'd taken some of the items from the chest, but even after removing all the items they were nowhere to be found – neither in the chest nor in my inventory. How many items can I store in a single container before any new items placed there start disappearing?
How many items is it safe to store in a single container
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Best Answer
That seems to be a glitch. The UESP Wiki's "Oblivion: Containers" article states that containers do not have a weight or item limit.
From the UESP wiki's "Oblivion: Minor Glitches - Items Disappearing from Containers" article:
So, if you dump a lot of items inside a container, some of them will appear to vanish, and when you "Take all" some of the items that were hidden in the container will become hidden in your inventory as well.