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Nexus store specialization: forge.attach() method fails for files larger than 2 GB

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend, data

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure in forge.attach() with a file larger than 2 GB, using the 13.6 GB dataset context from the issue. Trace the Nexus store specialization and identify where the operation fails; done means large-file attachment completes successfully without the reported error.

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Description

The dataset was of 13.6 GB.

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when asked about this to the backend team they mentioned it might be a Forge issue.

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