title: How to convert a heap dump in android to eclipse format
body: <p>Im attempting to analyze a memory leak that has been driving me crazy for weeks, I found out about the eclipse <code>MAT</code> tool that helps you to figure out what is wrong, the problem is every single tutorial I have found says that I need to convert the format of the file from dalvik to  <code>HPROF</code> format, however not one single tutorial I can find explains how to actually do it, instead I get vague things like this </p>
  
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    <p>Now the file you will get does not conform to the "standard" Sun .hprof format but is written in Dalvik's own format and you need to convert it:</p>
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  <p><code>hprof-conv heap-dump-tm-pid.hprof 4mat.hprof</code></p>
  
  <p>what does that actually mean? what do I click? where do I go? Im totally lost and frustrated, any help will go a long way, thanks.</p>