[Resolved] cannot write compressed data block in './linuxmint1.9-disk001.vmdk' (VERR_FILE_TOO_BIG).

[wyattbiker]

VirtualBox Graphical User Interface
Version 6.0.4 r128413 (Qt5.6.3)
Mac OS X High Sierra

I am trying to export to USB stick which has 200GB free space. The vmdk file is only about 30GB. Why am I getting this message below?

Why am I getting this message below?
Failed to export appliance /Volumes/NO NAME/linuxmint1.9.ovf.

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Could not create the exported medium 'linuxmint1.9-disk001.vmdk'.

VMDK: cannot write compressed data block in './linuxmint1.9-disk001.vmdk' (VERR_FILE_TOO_BIG).

Result Code: VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80BB0004)
Component: MediumWrap
Interface: IMedium {ad47ad09-787b-44ab-b343-a082a3f2dfb1}

[socratis]

Chances are that your USB stick is formatted as FAT32, which has a maximum file size of 4 GB. And 4<30, hence the error...

[wyattbiker]

Yes thank you, Switched to exFat.

[socratis]

Does that mean that it's working? I think it is, so I'm going to mark this as [Resolved]. Let me know if that's not the case...

[wyattbiker]

It works. Apologies I should've marked it myself. Thank you!