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Big files almost impossible to edit

ZenMasta
2014-09-04
2014-09-05
  • ZenMasta

    ZenMasta - 2014-09-04

    I have an XML file about 100MB with 1.8 million lines. The file will open in NPP fine, but as soon as I try to scroll down just one line, I might as well go to take a nap. Is there anything in the pipeline that can address this kind of issue? This is the biggest I've ever opened. Normally I am only dealing with about 400k lines, even those are slow but at least you can get work done. In my limited experience of maybe trying a handful of editors over the years all but one completely choke on bigger files. The only one I've ever found that doesn't is 010, which I just discovered today but it's pretty expensive.

     

    Last edit: ZenMasta 2014-09-04
  • Loreia2

    Loreia2 - 2014-09-05

    Hi ZenMasta,

    can you share the file?

    Regards,
    Loreia

     
  • Justin Dailey

    Justin Dailey - 2014-09-05

    I routinely edit 200+MB text files so the size of the file shouldn't be an issue. Try turning off syntax highlighting before scrolling to see if that helps.

    Edit: You may also try turning off auto-completion to see if that helps.

     

    Last edit: Justin Dailey 2014-09-05
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