diff --git a/plugins/view-resources/src/components/filter/FilterBar.svelte b/plugins/view-resources/src/components/filter/FilterBar.svelte
index fd1820fd96..427ff36259 100644
--- a/plugins/view-resources/src/components/filter/FilterBar.svelte
+++ b/plugins/view-resources/src/components/filter/FilterBar.svelte
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { Class, Doc, DocumentQuery, Ref, Space, getCurrentAccount } from '@hcengineering/core'
+  import { AccountRole, Class, Doc, DocumentQuery, Ref, Space, getCurrentAccount } from '@hcengineering/core'
   import { getResource } from '@hcengineering/platform'
   import { getClient, reduceCalls } from '@hcengineering/presentation'
   import { Button, IconAdd, eventToHTMLElement, getCurrentLocation, showPopup } from '@hcengineering/ui'
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
   const hierarchy = client.getHierarchy()
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
+  const account = getCurrentAccount()
+  const canSaveFilteredView = account.role !== AccountRole.ReadOnlyGuest && account.role !== AccountRole.DocGuest
+
   function onChange (e: Filter | undefined) {
     if (e === undefined) return
     updateFilter(e)
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    {#if !hideSaveButtons}
+    {#if !hideSaveButtons && canSaveFilteredView}
       <div class="flex gap-1-5">
         <Button
           icon={view.icon.Views}
diff --git a/plugins/view-resources/src/components/filter/FilterSave.svelte b/plugins/view-resources/src/components/filter/FilterSave.svelte
index ee5033c5da..034df3d158 100644
--- a/plugins/view-resources/src/components/filter/FilterSave.svelte
+++ b/plugins/view-resources/src/components/filter/FilterSave.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import core, { Class, Doc, Ref, getCurrentAccount } from '@hcengineering/core'
+  import core, { Class, Doc, Ref, Space, getCurrentAccount } from '@hcengineering/core'
   import { Card, getClient } from '@hcengineering/presentation'
   import { Button, EditBox, ToggleWithLabel, getCurrentResolvedLocation } from '@hcengineering/ui'
   import { ViewOptions } from '@hcengineering/view'
@@ -16,11 +16,18 @@
   let filterName = ''
   const client = getClient()
 
+  async function getTargetSpace (spaceRef: string | undefined): Promise<Ref<Space>> {
+    // Store the filtered view in the space it is built on
+    if (spaceRef === undefined) return core.space.Workspace
+    const space = await client.findOne(core.class.Space, { _id: spaceRef as Ref<Space> })
+    return space?._id ?? core.space.Workspace
+  }
+
   async function saveFilter () {
     const loc = getCurrentResolvedLocation()
     loc.fragment = undefined
     const filters = JSON.stringify($filterStore)
-    await client.createDoc(view.class.FilteredView, core.space.Workspace, {
+    await client.createDoc(view.class.FilteredView, await getTargetSpace(loc.path[3]), {
       name: filterName,
       location: loc,
       filterClass: _class,
diff --git a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/SavedView.svelte b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/SavedView.svelte
index b88aa73a46..4d1fc4ab2a 100644
--- a/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/SavedView.svelte
+++ b/plugins/workbench-resources/src/components/SavedView.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import contact from '@hcengineering/contact'
-  import { Ref, getCurrentAccount, toIdMap } from '@hcengineering/core'
+  import { AccountRole, Ref, getCurrentAccount, toIdMap } from '@hcengineering/core'
   import { copyTextToClipboard, createQuery, getClient } from '@hcengineering/presentation'
   import setting from '@hcengineering/setting'
   import {
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
   const client = getClient()
   const myAcc = getCurrentAccount()
+  const canUseFilteredViews = myAcc.role !== AccountRole.ReadOnlyGuest && myAcc.role !== AccountRole.DocGuest
 
   const filteredViewsQuery = createQuery()
   let availableFilteredViews: FilteredView[] = []
   let myFilteredViews: FilteredView[] = []
-  $: if (alias !== undefined) {
+  $: if (alias !== undefined && canUseFilteredViews) {
     filteredViewsQuery.query<FilteredView>(view.class.FilteredView, { attachedTo: alias }, (result) => {
       myFilteredViews = result.filter((p) => p.users.includes(myAcc.uuid))
       availableFilteredViews = result.filter((p) => p.sharable && !p.users.includes(myAcc.uuid))
diff --git a/services/export/pod-export/src/__tests__/converter.test.ts b/services/export/pod-export/src/__tests__/converter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15ff2ac389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/export/pod-export/src/__tests__/converter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+//
+// Copyright © 2026 Hardcore Engineering Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Eclipse Public License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may
+// obtain a copy of the License at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+import {
+  type Class,
+  type Client,
+  type Doc,
+  type Hierarchy,
+  type MarkupBlobRef,
+  type MeasureContext,
+  type Ref,
+  type WorkspaceIds
+} from '@hcengineering/core'
+import { type StorageAdapter } from '@hcengineering/server-core'
+import { Buffer } from 'buffer'
+import { UnifiedConverter } from '../converter'
+
+// isId requires a 24-character hex string
+const refA = '6763a1b2c3d4e5f601234567' as Ref<Doc>
+const refB = '6763a1b2c3d4e5f601234568' as Ref<Doc>
+const targetClass = 'test:class:Target' as Ref<Class<Doc>>
+const abstractClass = 'core:class:Doc' as Ref<Class<Doc>>
+
+function createMockMeasureContext (): MeasureContext {
+  return {
+    info: jest.fn(),
+    error: jest.fn(),
+    warn: jest.fn(),
+    newChild: jest.fn(),
+    with: jest.fn(),
+    withSync: jest.fn(),
+    measure: jest.fn(),
+    end: jest.fn()
+  } as unknown as MeasureContext
+}
+
+function createMockHierarchy (): Hierarchy {
+  return {
+    getAllAttributes: jest.fn(() => new Map()),
+    isMixin: jest.fn(() => false),
+    hasMixin: jest.fn(() => false),
+    isDerived: jest.fn(() => true),
+    getBaseClass: jest.fn((c: any) => c),
+    findDomain: jest.fn(() => 'test-domain'),
+    getClass: jest.fn(),
+    findAttribute: jest.fn()
+  } as unknown as Hierarchy
+}
+
+function createMockClient (hierarchy: Hierarchy): Client {
+  return {
+    findAll: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+    findOne: jest.fn(),
+    getHierarchy: jest.fn(() => hierarchy)
+  } as unknown as Client
+}
+
+function createMockStorageAdapter (): StorageAdapter {
+  return {
+    read: jest.fn(),
+    stat: jest.fn(),
+    put: jest.fn(),
+    remove: jest.fn(),
+    exists: jest.fn()
+  } as unknown as StorageAdapter
+}
+
+describe('UnifiedConverter', () => {
+  let context: MeasureContext
+  let hierarchy: Hierarchy
+  let client: Client
+  let storage: StorageAdapter
+  let wsIds: WorkspaceIds
+  let converter: UnifiedConverter
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks()
+    context = createMockMeasureContext()
+    hierarchy = createMockHierarchy()
+    client = createMockClient(hierarchy)
+    storage = createMockStorageAdapter()
+    wsIds = { uuid: 'test-ws' as any, url: 'ws://test' }
+    converter = new UnifiedConverter(context, client, storage, wsIds)
+  })
+
+  describe('resolveReference', () => {
+    it('should return raw ref for abstract classes without domain instead of querying', async () => {
+      ;(hierarchy.findDomain as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(undefined)
+
+      const result = await (converter as any).resolveReference(refA, abstractClass)
+
+      expect(result).toBe(refA)
+      // Must not attempt findAll: abstract classes have no domain and the query would fail
+      expect(client.findAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(context.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(context.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('should resolve a reference to a meaningful identifier', async () => {
+      const doc = { _id: refA, _class: targetClass, identifier: 'TSK-1' }
+      ;(client.findAll as jest.Mock)
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce([{ _id: refA }]) // ids query
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce([doc]) // batch query
+
+      const result = await (converter as any).resolveReference(refA, targetClass)
+
+      expect(result).toBe('TSK-1')
+    })
+
+    it('should warn only once per missing reference', async () => {
+      ;(client.findAll as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([])
+
+      const first = await (converter as any).resolveReference(refA, targetClass)
+      const second = await (converter as any).resolveReference(refA, targetClass)
+
+      expect(first).toBe(refA)
+      expect(second).toBe(refA)
+      const warns = (context.warn as jest.Mock).mock.calls.filter((c) => String(c[0]).includes(refA))
+      expect(warns).toHaveLength(1)
+    })
+
+    it('should not retry cache loading after a failure and should log the failure once', async () => {
+      ;(client.findAll as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(new Error('domain not found: core:class:Doc '))
+
+      const first = await (converter as any).resolveReference(refA, targetClass)
+      const second = await (converter as any).resolveReference(refB, targetClass)
+
+      // References are kept as-is, export continues
+      expect(first).toBe(refA)
+      expect(second).toBe(refB)
+
+      // The failed query must not be retried for every reference
+      expect(client.findAll).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+      // Cache load failure is logged once
+      const cacheErrors = (context.error as jest.Mock).mock.calls.filter((c) =>
+        String(c[0]).includes('Failed to load document cache')
+      )
+      expect(cacheErrors).toHaveLength(1)
+
+      // No 'Failed to resolve reference' spam per each reference
+      const refErrors = (context.error as jest.Mock).mock.calls.filter((c) =>
+        String(c[0]).includes('Failed to resolve reference')
+      )
+      expect(refErrors).toHaveLength(0)
+    })
+
+    it('should return non-id values as-is', async () => {
+      const result = await (converter as any).resolveReference('not-an-id', targetClass)
+
+      expect(result).toBe('not-an-id')
+      expect(client.findAll).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('resolveMarkdown', () => {
+    const blobRef = 'blob-description-1' as MarkupBlobRef
+
+    it('should return markup content when blob exists', async () => {
+      ;(storage.stat as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({ size: 4, contentType: 'application/json' })
+      ;(storage.read as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([Buffer.from('test')])
+
+      const result = await (converter as any).resolveMarkdown(blobRef)
+
+      expect(result).toBe('test')
+      expect(context.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(context.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('should warn and return empty string when blob does not exist (stat undefined)', async () => {
+      ;(storage.stat as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+
+      const result = await (converter as any).resolveMarkdown(blobRef)
+
+      expect(result).toBe('')
+      expect(storage.read).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(context.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining(`Blob not found: ${blobRef}`))
+      expect(context.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('should treat "missing" read errors as warnings, not export errors', async () => {
+      ;(storage.stat as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({ size: 4, contentType: 'application/json' })
+      ;(storage.read as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(new Error(`uuid=x dataId=y missing ${blobRef}`))
+
+      const result = await (converter as any).resolveMarkdown(blobRef)
+
+      expect(result).toBe('')
+      expect(context.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining(`Blob content not found: ${blobRef}`))
+      expect(context.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('should warn only once per missing blob', async () => {
+      ;(storage.stat as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+
+      await (converter as any).resolveMarkdown(blobRef)
+      await (converter as any).resolveMarkdown(blobRef)
+
+      const warns = (context.warn as jest.Mock).mock.calls.filter((c) => String(c[0]).includes(blobRef))
+      expect(warns).toHaveLength(1)
+    })
+
+    it('should log unexpected read errors as errors and return empty string', async () => {
+      ;(storage.stat as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({ size: 4, contentType: 'application/json' })
+      ;(storage.read as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(new Error('connection refused'))
+
+      const result = await (converter as any).resolveMarkdown(blobRef)
+
+      expect(result).toBe('')
+      expect(context.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining(`Failed to resolve markup content: ${blobRef}`),
+        expect.objectContaining({ error: 'connection refused' })
+      )
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('resolveAttachments', () => {
+    const docId = refA
+    const docClass = 'test:class:Issue' as Ref<Class<Doc>>
+
+    function mockAttachmentCache (): void {
+      const att = {
+        _id: refB,
+        _class: 'attachment:class:Attachment' as Ref<Class<Doc>>,
+        attachedTo: docId,
+        attachedToClass: docClass,
+        collection: 'attachments',
+        name: 'file.txt',
+        size: 4,
+        type: 'text/plain',
+        file: 'blob-file-1'
+      }
+      ;(client.findAll as jest.Mock)
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce([{ _id: att._id }]) // ids query
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce([att]) // batch query
+    }
+
+    it('should return empty buffer and warn when attachment read fails', async () => {
+      mockAttachmentCache()
+      ;(storage.read as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(new Error('missing blob-file-1'))
+
+      const attachments = await (converter as any).resolveAttachments(docId, docClass)
+
+      expect(attachments).toHaveLength(1)
+      const data = await attachments[0].getData()
+
+      expect(data).toEqual(Buffer.from([]))
+      expect(context.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining(`Failed to read attachment: ${refB}`),
+        expect.objectContaining({ error: 'missing blob-file-1' })
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('should return attachment data when read succeeds', async () => {
+      mockAttachmentCache()
+      ;(storage.read as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([Buffer.from('test')])
+
+      const attachments = await (converter as any).resolveAttachments(docId, docClass)
+      const data = await attachments[0].getData()
+
+      expect(data).toEqual(Buffer.from('test'))
+      expect(context.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/services/export/pod-export/src/__tests__/exporter.test.ts b/services/export/pod-export/src/__tests__/exporter.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce865c8661
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/export/pod-export/src/__tests__/exporter.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+//
+// Copyright © 2026 Hardcore Engineering Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Eclipse Public License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may
+// obtain a copy of the License at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+import { sanitizeSpaceFileName } from '../exporter'
+
+describe('sanitizeSpaceFileName', () => {
+  it('should keep ordinary names unchanged', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('DEV')).toBe('DEV')
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('Wellness Vault')).toBe('Wellness Vault')
+  })
+
+  it('should replace path separators to avoid nested directories', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('UI/UX Portfolio')).toBe('UI_UX Portfolio')
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('Ventas/Marketing')).toBe('Ventas_Marketing')
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('back\\slash')).toBe('back_slash')
+  })
+
+  it('should prevent path traversal', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('../../etc/passwd')).not.toContain('..')
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('../../etc/passwd')).not.toContain('/')
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('..')).toBe('_')
+  })
+
+  it('should strip control characters and reserved characters', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('name with\u0007control')).toBe('name withcontrol')
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('a:b*c?d"e<f>g|h')).toBe('a_b_c_d_e_f_g_h')
+  })
+
+  it('should not produce hidden files from leading dots', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('.hidden')).toBe('hidden')
+  })
+
+  it('should fall back to a placeholder for empty results', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('')).toBe('unnamed')
+    expect(sanitizeSpaceFileName('\u0000\u0001')).toBe('unnamed')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/services/export/pod-export/src/converter.ts b/services/export/pod-export/src/converter.ts
index 6f9ee7a138..e1b439b050 100644
--- a/services/export/pod-export/src/converter.ts
+++ b/services/export/pod-export/src/converter.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ export class UnifiedConverter {
   // Fields that should not be resolved
   private readonly skipResolveFields = new Set(['_class', '_id', 'collection', 'attachedTo', 'attachedToClass'])
 
+  // Deduplication sets to avoid flooding logs with repeated warnings
+  private readonly reportedMissingRefs = new Set<string>()
+  private readonly reportedMissingBlobs = new Set<string>()
+
   constructor (
     private readonly context: MeasureContext,
     private readonly client: Client,
@@ -264,12 +268,21 @@ export class UnifiedConverter {
   private async resolveReference (ref: Ref<Doc>, to: Ref<Class<Doc>>): Promise<string> {
     if (!isId(ref)) return ref
 
+    // References to abstract classes (e.g. core:class:Doc) cannot be resolved
+    // via findAll since they have no associated domain, keep the raw identifier
+    if (this.client.getHierarchy().findDomain(to) === undefined) {
+      return ref
+    }
+
     try {
       const { byId } = await this.getCache(to)
 
       const doc = byId.get(ref)
       if (doc === undefined) {
-        this.context.warn(`Referenced document not found: ${ref}`)
+        if (!this.reportedMissingRefs.has(ref)) {
+          this.reportedMissingRefs.add(ref)
+          this.context.warn(`Referenced document not found: ${ref}`)
+        }
         return ref
       }
 
@@ -290,7 +303,15 @@ export class UnifiedConverter {
       p = await p
     }
     if (p === undefined) {
-      p = this.loadCache(to)
+      p = this.loadCache(to).catch((err) => {
+        // Cache an empty result on failure, otherwise every reference
+        // to this class retries the query and floods logs with errors
+        this.context.error(`Failed to load document cache for ${to}`, {
+          error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+        })
+        const empty: DocCache = { byId: new Map(), byAttached: new Map() }
+        return empty
+      })
       this.documentCache.set(to, p)
       p = await p
       this.documentCache.set(to, p)
@@ -324,6 +345,17 @@ export class UnifiedConverter {
 
   private async resolveMarkdown (blobRef: MarkupBlobRef): Promise<string> {
     try {
+      // Check blob existence first: storage adapters throw on missing blobs,
+      // and a missing description blob should not be treated as an export error
+      const stat = await this.storage.stat(this.context, this.wsIds, blobRef)
+      if (stat === undefined) {
+        if (!this.reportedMissingBlobs.has(blobRef)) {
+          this.reportedMissingBlobs.add(blobRef)
+          this.context.warn(`Blob not found: ${blobRef}`)
+        }
+        return ''
+      }
+
       const buffer = await this.storage.read(this.context, this.wsIds, blobRef)
       if (buffer === undefined) {
         this.context.warn(`Blob not found: ${blobRef}`)
@@ -334,10 +366,19 @@ export class UnifiedConverter {
       // const markdown = await markupToMarkdown(markup, '', '')
       return markup // todo: test it is a markdown
     } catch (err) {
-      this.context.error(`Failed to resolve markup content: ${blobRef}`, {
-        error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err),
-        blobRef
-      })
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+      // Missing blob content is a data consistency issue, not an export failure
+      if (message.includes('missing')) {
+        if (!this.reportedMissingBlobs.has(blobRef)) {
+          this.reportedMissingBlobs.add(blobRef)
+          this.context.warn(`Blob content not found: ${blobRef}`)
+        }
+      } else {
+        this.context.error(`Failed to resolve markup content: ${blobRef}`, {
+          error: message,
+          blobRef
+        })
+      }
       return ''
     }
   }
@@ -371,14 +412,21 @@ export class UnifiedConverter {
         size: att.size,
         contentType: att.type,
         getData: async () => {
-          const buffer = await this.storage.read(this.context, this.wsIds, att.file)
+          try {
+            const buffer = await this.storage.read(this.context, this.wsIds, att.file)
+
+            if (buffer === undefined) {
+              this.context.warn(`Attachment not found: ${att._id}`)
+              return Buffer.from([])
+            }
 
-          if (buffer === undefined) {
-            this.context.warn(`Attachment not found: ${att._id}`)
+            return Buffer.concat(buffer as any)
+          } catch (err) {
+            this.context.warn(`Failed to read attachment: ${att._id}`, {
+              error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+            })
             return Buffer.from([])
           }
-
-          return Buffer.concat(buffer as any)
         }
       })
     )
diff --git a/services/export/pod-export/src/exporter.ts b/services/export/pod-export/src/exporter.ts
index fffe57f967..2b6306b384 100644
--- a/services/export/pod-export/src/exporter.ts
+++ b/services/export/pod-export/src/exporter.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ export interface ExportOptions {
   query?: DocumentQuery<Doc>
 }
 
+export function sanitizeSpaceFileName (name: string): string {
+  const sanitized = name
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-control-regex
+    .replace(/[\u0000-\u001f]/g, '')
+    .replace(/[/\\:*?"<>|]/g, '_')
+    .replace(/\.{2,}/g, '_')
+    .trim()
+    .replace(/^\.+/, '')
+  return sanitized.length > 0 ? sanitized : 'unnamed'
+}
+
 export class WorkspaceExporter {
   private readonly jsonSerializer: UnifiedJsonSerializer
   private readonly csvSerializer: UnifiedCsvSerializer
@@ -81,6 +92,7 @@ export class WorkspaceExporter {
     )
 
     const limiter = new RateLimiter(50)
+    const usedSpaceNames = new Set<string>()
     // Process each space
     for (const [spaceId, spaceDocs] of docsBySpace) {
       const space = allSpaces.get(spaceId)
@@ -89,7 +101,12 @@ export class WorkspaceExporter {
         continue
       }
 
-      const spaceName = space.name ?? spaceId
+      let spaceName = sanitizeSpaceFileName(space.name ?? spaceId)
+      if (usedSpaceNames.has(spaceName)) {
+        // Different spaces may share the same (sanitized) name, avoid overwriting
+        spaceName = `${spaceName}-${spaceId}`
+      }
+      usedSpaceNames.add(spaceName)
       const spaceDir = path.join(outputDir, spaceName)
 
       // Convert all docs to UnifiedDoc format
diff --git a/services/export/pod-export/src/server.ts b/services/export/pod-export/src/server.ts
index 82e449a45e..56dc5b004f 100644
--- a/services/export/pod-export/src/server.ts
+++ b/services/export/pod-export/src/server.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ import archiver from 'archiver'
 import { sendExportCompletionNotification } from './notifications'
 import cors from 'cors'
 import express, { type Express, type NextFunction, type Request, type Response } from 'express'
-import { createWriteStream } from 'fs'
+import { createReadStream, createWriteStream } from 'fs'
 import fs from 'fs/promises'
 import { IncomingHttpHeaders, type Server } from 'http'
 import { tmpdir } from 'os'
@@ -254,6 +254,16 @@ const wrapRequest = (fn: AsyncRequestHandler) => (req: Request, res: Response, n
   handleRequest(fn, req, res, next)
 }
 
+// Only formats actually supported by WorkspaceExporter
+const supportedExportFormats: readonly ExportFormat[] = [ExportFormat.JSON, ExportFormat.CSV]
+
+function parseExportFormat (rawFormat: unknown): ExportFormat {
+  if (typeof rawFormat !== 'string' || !supportedExportFormats.includes(rawFormat as ExportFormat)) {
+    throw new ApiError(400, `Invalid format. Supported formats: ${supportedExportFormats.join(', ')}`)
+  }
+  return rawFormat as ExportFormat
+}
+
 export function createServer (
   storageConfig: StorageConfiguration,
   dbUrl: string,
@@ -269,7 +279,7 @@ export function createServer (
   app.post(
     '/exportAsync',
     wrapRequest(async (req, res, wsIds, token, socialId) => {
-      const format = req.query.format as ExportFormat
+      const format = parseExportFormat(req.query.format)
 
       const {
         _class,
@@ -281,7 +291,7 @@ export function createServer (
         attributesOnly: boolean
       } = req.body
 
-      if (_class == null || format == null) {
+      if (_class == null) {
         throw new ApiError(400, 'Missing required parameters')
       }
 
@@ -343,9 +353,23 @@ export function createServer (
           await sendSuccessNotification(txOperations, account, exportDrive, archiveName)
         } catch (err: any) {
           measureCtx.error('Export failed:', err)
-          await sendFailureNotification(txOperations, account, err.message ?? 'Unknown error when exporting')
+          try {
+            // Attach the failure notification to the export drive, otherwise
+            // the user is never notified that the export has failed
+            const exportDrive = await ensureExportDrive(txOperations, account)
+            await sendFailureNotification(
+              txOperations,
+              account,
+              err.message ?? 'Unknown error when exporting',
+              drive.class.Drive,
+              exportDrive,
+              core.space.Space
+            )
+          } catch (notifyErr: any) {
+            measureCtx.error('Failed to send export failure notification:', notifyErr)
+          }
         } finally {
-          await fs.rmdir(exportDir, { recursive: true })
+          await fs.rm(exportDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
         }
       })()
     })
@@ -354,7 +378,7 @@ export function createServer (
   app.post(
     '/exportSync',
     wrapRequest(async (req, res, wsIds, token, socialId) => {
-      const format = req.query.format as ExportFormat
+      const format = parseExportFormat(req.query.format)
       const {
         _class,
         query,
@@ -367,7 +391,7 @@ export function createServer (
         config?: TransformConfig
       } = req.body
 
-      if (_class == null || format == null) {
+      if (_class == null) {
         throw new ApiError(400, 'Missing required parameters')
       }
 
@@ -394,7 +418,7 @@ export function createServer (
         measureCtx.error('Export failed:', err)
         throw err
       } finally {
-        void fs.rmdir(exportDir, { recursive: true })
+        void fs.rm(exportDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
       }
     })
   )
@@ -655,14 +679,16 @@ async function saveToDrive (
 ): Promise<Ref<Drive>> {
   const exportDrive = await ensureExportDrive(client, account)
 
-  const fileContent = await fs.readFile(archivePath)
+  // Stream the archive instead of reading it into memory:
+  // fs.readFile fails with ERR_FS_FILE_TOO_LARGE for archives larger than 2 GiB
+  const { size } = await fs.stat(archivePath)
   const blobId = uuid() as Ref<Blob>
-  await storage.put(ctx, wsIds, blobId, fileContent, 'application/zip', fileContent.length)
+  await storage.put(ctx, wsIds, blobId, createReadStream(archivePath), 'application/zip', size)
 
   await createFile(client, exportDrive, drive.ids.Root, {
     title: basename(archivePath),
     file: blobId,
-    size: fileContent.length,
+    size,
     type: 'application/zip',
     lastModified: Date.now()
   })