How would I get around an error message "Disk full while accesing the file xxxxxxx"
The pc is an XP Pro, 2.6 gig, with 1 gig of ram. In an effort to try and resolve the issue, I did increase the virtual ram up to as high as a min of 2.5, without any luck.
There is only one partition on this drive, the C Drive.
The file I am trying to open and and would like to sort and remove duplicates from is 1.5 gig is size.
Thank you
Disk Full error
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s_reynisson
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Here are just two links I found using the search here;
http://www.textpad.info/forum/viewtopic ... full+error
http://www.textpad.info/forum/viewtopic ... full+error
(I would half the file and join it back after
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I see this is your second post on using very large files in a short time and if you're working with 1,5-2GB files on regular basis I would reccomend a true disk based editor which are much better with files this big as TP is optimized for smaller ones. HTH
http://www.textpad.info/forum/viewtopic ... full+error
http://www.textpad.info/forum/viewtopic ... full+error
(I would half the file and join it back after
)I see this is your second post on using very large files in a short time and if you're working with 1,5-2GB files on regular basis I would reccomend a true disk based editor which are much better with files this big as TP is optimized for smaller ones. HTH
Then I open up and see
the person fumbling here is me
a different way to be
the person fumbling here is me
a different way to be
Hi
Yes, I seem to be pulling my hair out with this file which is over a gig in size. Prior to posting, I did search the board, came across a few old posts, tried the suggestions and had no luck similar to the others.
I ended up splitting the file into smaller files and am currently sorting and removing duplicates, joining them again and trying the same process. I'll have to see how far I can get.
You did mention that there may be other text editors better suited for my needs. I always value personal recommendations and was wondering if there was one that you could suggest that could meet my needs?
My need really is to be able to open a very large text file (a gig in size), be able to sort it and remove duplicates.
Thank you
Yes, I seem to be pulling my hair out with this file which is over a gig in size. Prior to posting, I did search the board, came across a few old posts, tried the suggestions and had no luck similar to the others.
I ended up splitting the file into smaller files and am currently sorting and removing duplicates, joining them again and trying the same process. I'll have to see how far I can get.
You did mention that there may be other text editors better suited for my needs. I always value personal recommendations and was wondering if there was one that you could suggest that could meet my needs?
My need really is to be able to open a very large text file (a gig in size), be able to sort it and remove duplicates.
Thank you
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s_reynisson
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Well, this is from memory so don't quote me on this.
When TP opens a file, it reads the entire file into memory. That includes the virtual memory, which I'm sure you know, includes the hard disk. When the virtual memory is used things get really slow so the designers of TP optimized it for memory operations and thus when using it on a very large file, it gets slow to say the least.
Disk based editors only read the first few bytes of each file when opend although when opening small files this can be a handicap. But when it comes to files of the size you're using it's a major plus, files of the size 2GB can be worked on on a system with only 128mb internal memory without any problems. Google around and you should find plenty of them. HTH
edit;A gig file is no problem on my system, 1GB internal memory.
When TP opens a file, it reads the entire file into memory. That includes the virtual memory, which I'm sure you know, includes the hard disk. When the virtual memory is used things get really slow so the designers of TP optimized it for memory operations and thus when using it on a very large file, it gets slow to say the least.
Disk based editors only read the first few bytes of each file when opend although when opening small files this can be a handicap. But when it comes to files of the size you're using it's a major plus, files of the size 2GB can be worked on on a system with only 128mb internal memory without any problems. Google around and you should find plenty of them. HTH
edit;A gig file is no problem on my system, 1GB internal memory.
Then I open up and see
the person fumbling here is me
a different way to be
the person fumbling here is me
a different way to be
Disk Full message
Try to rename the file to <filename>.txt
I had the same problem and solved just renaming the file with the extension .txt
(But remember, must have enough space available in the virtual memory)
I had the same problem and solved just renaming the file with the extension .txt
(But remember, must have enough space available in the virtual memory)
Felipe Elias Balarin