Not sure if it is the same issue but I had the exact same problem and I narrowed it down to a problem in using a python xml file. That we had created and had added within a plone site. I had several plone sites and the one that contained the xml file exported as large as the zodb whereas the other plone sites exported as normal. When I removed the xml file from the bad plone site, the size of the zexp file was back to normal. ____________________________________________ Peter Millar -----Original Message----- From: zope-bounces@zope.org [mailto:zope-bounces@zope.org] On Behalf Of zope@dylanjay.com Sent: Monday, 15 November 2004 12:17 To: zope@zope.org Subject: [Zope] Overly large zexp files sizes Hi All, I've recently started having some problems with exporting objects. I'm finding that some objects seem to export the entire zodb along with them when exported. It seems random which objects export normally and which end up being the 150mb roughly corresponding to if the whole zodb had been exported. If I reimport it I get the object back as expected, no more no less. If I create a new Plone site for instance it will export at 150mb too, but selected older sites will export fine. Somehow something is hooking into everything such that pickling is causing everything to be dragged in. Anyone had this problem? Anyone with any debug ideas as I'm running out. Dylan Jay Web Builder dylan@pretaweb.com --- www.pretaweb.com - Reliable & responsive CMS website development www.meetmemap.com - makes giving directions easy www.eatmanifesto.com - Traditional Sustainable and Delectable Y!: dylan_jay ~ ICQ:520341 ~ Ph:+61(0)423198306 _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )