Sorry for late reply.
Seems it is same problem as:
What is the build no your college running?
Or, may he try to perform Compact Project, to check can compact project reduce the project file size? If the project file size can be reduced, I think you may ask your college to update to latest hotfix/patch build, the problem should be solved.
If your college have updated to latest build but the problem cannot be solved. May you attach his vp log again. We will check it asap.
Thanks.
FYI: In the above post, I was testing in Linux. I think the problem should not relate to Mac OS or Linux.
