title: How do you open large heap dumps using VisualVM?
body: <p>I created a heap dump using VisualVM. The resulting <code>.hprof</code> file is about 6GB.</p>
  
  <p>When I try to load the file in VisualVM, it gets stuck at 50%. While stuck, no additionaly resources appear to be consumed on the computer I'm using. CPU is quiet, only about half of the available memory is in use, and there isn't any IO being reported.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16461494/jvisualvm-stuck-on-loading-heap-dump-screen">jvisualvm: Stuck on “Loading Heap Dump” screen</a> asks a similar question, but the only answer suggests creating the <code>.hprof</code> file through VisualVM (which I already did).</p>
  
  <p>Are there any special settings I need to use to open a heap dump of this size?</p>