How to open and edit a large 250GB SQL file in Windows?
How to open and edit a large 250GB SQL file in Windows? Database administrators and programmers are often in a situation where they need to open or edit a large SQL file. These files are often created using the mysqldump utility, when generating cold backups of the database. The common simple text editors such as Notepad and Notepad++ will not be able to properly open large SQL files, especially when you reach sizes like 100-200GB of data. The reason they do not actually work with such large files is because they try to load the data to the computer's memory (RAM), and therefore they are somewhat limited to the amount of RAM you have in the computer (which is probably a lot less than 200GB). I can recommend that you'll try out EmEditor , which according to their website can easily handle files up to 248 GB. Personally, I tried using it with a 70-80GB dump and it worked perfectly on my Windows dell laptop (8GB RAM, dual core CPU - nothing special). The reason EmEdi...
