document steps on running out of memory

3 months ago · e88c36a8d3
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@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ Full exports can only be run via a **rake task**.
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-If the collection size is very large, full exports may fail due to memory issues. In such cases, it is better to batch exports into chunks of ~60,000 records and run several partial exports over multiple days. The `values_updated_at` field can help with this.
+If the collection size is very large, full exports may fail due to memory issues. In such cases:
 - Delete the incomplete export files from the S3 bucket.
 - It is better to batch exports into chunks of ~60,000 records and run several partial exports over multiple days. The `values_updated_at` field can help with this.
 - Rerun the task with more memory allocated, see 'Running Rake Tasks'.
 The simplest approach is to mark a batch of logs for export each day and allow scheduled morning exports to handle them.