# While exporting tags I am getting a Java heap space GatewayException

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/while-exporting-tags-i-am-getting-a-java-heap-space-gatewayexception/87117>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 11, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/while-exporting-tags-i-am-getting-a-java-heap-space-gatewayexception/87117 "2024-03-11T11:57:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kunal\_Purohit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5e925/32.png) [@Kunal\_Purohit1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kunal_Purohit1)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/while-exporting-tags-i-am-getting-a-java-heap-space-gatewayexception/87117/1 "2024-03-11T11:57:26Z")

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IOException: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.gateway\_interface.GatewayException: Java heap space  
caused by GatewayException: Java heap space  
caused by OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space

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**Author:** ![ryan.white](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ryan.white/32/73193_2.png) [@ryan.white](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ryan.white)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/while-exporting-tags-i-am-getting-a-java-heap-space-gatewayexception/87117/2 "2024-03-11T18:18:32Z")

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You re running into an out of memory error in the designer, try increasing the maximum memory for a designer session (gateway setting) and try again. Default I believe is 1024, try 2048 or 4096