JujuEdit — Edit Huge Files

I had an interesting challenge today: Needed to edit a large XML file (about 2 GB) to find and fix some bad data. I often use Notepad++ for quick and dirty editing, but not for this file. It told me the file was too big.

I tried a few other options and didn’t have much luck, so I asked for suggestions on Twitter. Mark responded:

I’d never heard of this one, but headed over to the JujuEdit page to have a look. I was hooked at the first feature:

Very Large File Support – edit files up to 2GB in size, and browse them instantly with special “Open From Disk” mode.

I downloaded and installed it and tried it with my 2GB file. Works great! And even better, it offers a binary mode which allowed me to spot the bad characters in that particular file.

I’m not sure if this will replace Notepad++ as my freebie of choice, but it definitely will be kept around for those times that I need to work on huge files.

[Addendum]

Just as I finished this article I happened to recall XML Notepad 2007. I’ll need to see how it does with huge XML files next…

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