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I have a large .txt file which I am trying to open. But the programs (Notepad, Notepad+, Adobe Dreamweaver, etc.) that I tried all tell me that it is too big. The size of the file is ~1.6 GB.

Is there a way to open this file locally without installing a special software?

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    Also, what OS is this?
    – Dave
    Jan 7, 2015 at 11:01

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Use WordPad

WordPad will open any text file no matter the size. However, it has limited capabilities as compared to a text editor.

And in the comments of that post

I just used WordPad to open a 1.2G file that Notepad++ couldn't.

Source and suggestions for programs which should help

As an aside I've also had luck with Notepad++

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  • WordPad failed for me on a 16GB text file. Mar 9, 2021 at 6:12
  • Sure I guess it would fail on 16gb but given the user wanted 10% of that file size i don't think it matters?
    – Dave
    Apr 13, 2021 at 14:29

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