Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
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Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
I have an old TB Inbox file which is 1, 953,590 KB.
I want to search it for a person’s name.
I’ve opened it in Word, WordPad, Notepad and Libre Office but all I get is the “Not responding” cycle.
What program can I use to open and search this large file?
Thank you.
I want to search it for a person’s name.
I’ve opened it in Word, WordPad, Notepad and Libre Office but all I get is the “Not responding” cycle.
What program can I use to open and search this large file?
Thank you.
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
You need a text editor that can handle a 2GB file. See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Edit_large_mbox_files for some suggestions. You don't want to use a word processor as that will want to change the format of the file from a 7 bit ASCII flat plain text file to something else. Notepad++ is a safe choice.
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
If possible, I would use "grep". It would have a command line interface but should search that file easily and in a matter of seconds. However, if a graphical application is desired, I would second Notepad++.
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
GrepWin from https://www.snapfiles.com/get/grepwin.html essentially adds a graphics interface to grep if you prefer to use a grep like tool rather than a text editor.
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
I'm not sure why I would need a "graphics" editor? Why do others use a graphics editor? I visited https://www.snapfiles.com/get/grepwin.html and downloaded some 1.92 file there. Is that a 32 bit program? Can I run it on a flash drive? Thank you.
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
That is not a graphics editor. That is a version of grep that has a graphical user interface rather than a command line interface. Since it supports Vista through Windows 10 and Snapfiles usually explicitly tells you if a program is 64-bit, I assume its a 32-bit windows program. It says its "portable" so you should be able to run it from a flash rive.
FYI notepad++ is not a graphics editor either. It is a text editor with a graphical user interface. A graphics editor is something like paint or irfanview where you can see and edit a graphics image.
FYI notepad++ is not a graphics editor either. It is a text editor with a graphical user interface. A graphics editor is something like paint or irfanview where you can see and edit a graphics image.
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
I bet Notepad++ chokes trying to open a 2 GB file.
How to open a big file in Notepad++
http://superuser.com/questions/286106
Text editor to open big files
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/159521
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18208524
How to open a big file in Notepad++
http://superuser.com/questions/286106
Text editor to open big files
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/159521
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18208524
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
I've used the 64bit version of Notepad++ with a 2GB file before. The main reason (despite its deficiencies) why I suggested Notepad++ was that it wasn't too different from what the OP had tried. I had considered HxD (it can handle up to 8 exabytes and doesn't need a lot of memory) but its based on a hex editor, which I thought would be an issue.
Glogg (a read-only editor that was mentioned in one of your stackoverflow links) didn't exist when I wrote that KB article. That would be a better choice if the OP doesn't want to use a grep or findstr type tool. In hindsight I should have taken a fresh look rather than rely upon that KB article.
https://www.andreafortuna.org/2017/04/0 ... n-windows/
Glogg (a read-only editor that was mentioned in one of your stackoverflow links) didn't exist when I wrote that KB article. That would be a better choice if the OP doesn't want to use a grep or findstr type tool. In hindsight I should have taken a fresh look rather than rely upon that KB article.
https://www.andreafortuna.org/2017/04/0 ... n-windows/
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
I downloaded Glogg and it was't helping.
I downloaded grepp and it only seem to search folders - not files. It will search a subfolder like C:\Stuff\PC but not my TB Inbox file.
I've tried Notepad++, Libre Writer, too.
Is there any Linux built-in Text Editors I could use with a Linux version I could burn on to a flash drive to use it live (as opposed to installed version)?
This is taking so much time and effort just to search a TB Inbox file for a person's name.
Thanks.
I downloaded grepp and it only seem to search folders - not files. It will search a subfolder like C:\Stuff\PC but not my TB Inbox file.
I've tried Notepad++, Libre Writer, too.
Is there any Linux built-in Text Editors I could use with a Linux version I could burn on to a flash drive to use it live (as opposed to installed version)?
This is taking so much time and effort just to search a TB Inbox file for a person's name.
Thanks.
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
Maybe you can split the file, then search the smaller files.
How to split a large file on Windows
http://superuser.com/questions/94083
How to split a large file on Windows
http://superuser.com/questions/94083
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
Not sure how to split.
Is there a way to open TB offline and then open the old TB Inbox file saved on my hard drive?
No text editor has worked so far.
Morat is right Notepad++ did choke on it.
What file format is my old TB Inbox file saved as?
I look under Windows Explorer in W7 and it just lists File as file type (not ASCII, .odt. .docs, etc.
Is there a way to open TB offline and then open the old TB Inbox file saved on my hard drive?
No text editor has worked so far.
Morat is right Notepad++ did choke on it.
What file format is my old TB Inbox file saved as?
I look under Windows Explorer in W7 and it just lists File as file type (not ASCII, .odt. .docs, etc.
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
I use the split.exe executable in GnuWin32 CoreUtils.
http://superuser.com/a/731145
The INBOX file is a mbox file. (a type of plain text file)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbox
http://superuser.com/a/731145
The INBOX file is a mbox file. (a type of plain text file)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbox
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
Hi,
Can anyone please share the step-by-step directions on how to open an old TB Inbox file in TB installed on my desktop W7? I have 1 GB RAM and about 40 GB hard drive free space. I have the file saved on a flash drive. I want to search that file for a person's name. None of the text editors shared here worked. Splitting a TB file seems daunting and labor intensive. It's a 1.9 GB file. I think only TB can open this large TB file. Thanks.
Can anyone please share the step-by-step directions on how to open an old TB Inbox file in TB installed on my desktop W7? I have 1 GB RAM and about 40 GB hard drive free space. I have the file saved on a flash drive. I want to search that file for a person's name. None of the text editors shared here worked. Splitting a TB file seems daunting and labor intensive. It's a 1.9 GB file. I think only TB can open this large TB file. Thanks.
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
Have you tried UltraEdit? https://www.ultraedit.com/downloads/ultraedit-download/
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Re: Searchibng Large TB Inbox file - which program?
What was the problem with gloog? I found it useful enough that I've kept my copy installed.
The free version of the UltraEdit program at https://www.snapfiles.com/get/ultraedit.html supports editing 4GB files. https://www.ultraedit.com/support/tutor ... dling.html gives some practical configuration advice (faster performance, less memory usage etc.) when using UltraEdit to edit large files.
"What file format is my old TB Inbox file saved as?"
It is using the mbox format. That means its a ordinary plain text file with no 8 bit characters in it.
The free version of the UltraEdit program at https://www.snapfiles.com/get/ultraedit.html supports editing 4GB files. https://www.ultraedit.com/support/tutor ... dling.html gives some practical configuration advice (faster performance, less memory usage etc.) when using UltraEdit to edit large files.
"What file format is my old TB Inbox file saved as?"
It is using the mbox format. That means its a ordinary plain text file with no 8 bit characters in it.