If you try to open a large file in Notepad++ especially when there is not enough RAM available you will get an error File is too big to be opened by Notepad++
![File is too big to be opened by Notepad++ File is too big to be opened by Notepad++](https://code2care.org/pages/open-large-fine-notepad-plus-plus-file-too-big-to-be-opened/images/File is too big to be opened by Notepad++.jpg)
In order to read a very large file in Notepad++ you can make use of HugeFiles plugin which will read the file in one chunk at a time. You can customize whether to try to end chunks on delimiters (e.g. line ends), the chunk size.
Author: Mark Johnston Olson
Homepage: https://github.com/molsonkiko/HugeFiles/
Download the plugin from Plugins -> Plugin Admin...
![Huge Files Plugin Notepad++ Huge Files Plugin Notepad++](https://code2care.org/pages/open-large-fine-notepad-plus-plus-file-too-big-to-be-opened/images/Huge Files Plugin Notepad++.jpg)
Huge Files Plugin Notepad++
![Read Huge File in Chunk - Notepad++ Read Huge File in Chunk - Notepad++](https://code2care.org/pages/open-large-fine-notepad-plus-plus-file-too-big-to-be-opened/images/Read Huge File in Chunk - Notepad++.jpg)
Options:
Choose file: Alt+ Shift + F
Settings: Alt + Shift+ T
First chunk: Alt+Up
Previous chunk: Alt+ Left
Next chunk: Alt+ Right
Last chunk: Alt+Down
Open chunk form: Alt+ Shift+ H
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