Browsing a Heap Dump

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A captures profiling data at a specific point in time. You can load and browse any heap dump saved on your local system. You do not need to be running a profiling session to load and browse a heap dump.

  1. Choose Profile > Load Heap Dump in the main menu.
  2. Locate the heap dump on your system and click Open.

When you load a heap dump, the heap dump opens in the HeapWalker in the Heap window.

The default location for heap dump files (the file name is appended with .hprof) that you save to your project is in the <PROJECT_ROOTDIR>/nbproject/private/profiler folder.

The HeapWalker enables you to evaluate Java heap contents and search for memory leaks. You can use the HeapWalker to view the following information.

Using the Tabs in the Heap Window

When the heap dump is loaded and open in the Heap window, use the following tabs to view information about the heap dump:

See Also
Taking a Heap Dump
Comparing Heap Dumps
Analyzing a Heap Dump Using Object Query Language (OQL)
Working with Live Profiling Results

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