I need to know if adding another data file in a database (let say MYDB) in express edition will have another 10 GB size or 10 GB will be the total size of all the data files we add in a database. Actually I am using SQL Server 2014 Express edition and we know that DB size is limited to 10 GB and thus I have to archive the database once it reached to 10 Gb which I don't want.
My purpose is to ask this question is that once the database size reached to 10 GB, can adding another data file help me to avoid archiving the database and continue with the same database?