# Large File Compare Software **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 19, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344 "2009-08-19T19:04:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/1 "2009-08-19T19:04:24Z")
It seems like I’ve tried everything. UltraCompare (UltraEdit’s compare software) dies 50% of the way through. I’ve also tried - UltraEdit - Doesn’t do anything. Just sits there looking at me. Compare IT! - File in Use! - I think it just can’t handle it. WinMerge - Out Of Memory - Not quite… I’m not even breaking 50% usage. And a bunch of others that I’ve downloaded, tried, and uninstalled. What software are you guys using to do a line by line compare with large text files? The 2 I’m trying to get done tonight are over 800mb each, but I may have larger files in the future. There are over 16M rows and they are about 1200ch wide. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/2 "2009-08-20T03:37:23Z")
You need more ram… or use diff from the command line on a linux box… ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/3 "2009-08-20T04:46:32Z")
diff ftw ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/4 "2009-08-20T09:39:59Z")
You need a better video card, let the GPU do all the processing. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/5 "2009-08-20T09:50:16Z")
I lol’d ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/6 "2009-08-20T10:06:51Z")
whats wrong with md5 hashing? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/7 "2009-08-20T10:18:46Z")
> [@ILC](#): > > whats wrong with md5 hashing? :lol: i md5 hashed the two files and clearly there is a difference. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/8 "2009-08-20T10:23:03Z")
yeah, that wont tell you where the diff is ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/9 "2009-08-20T15:22:19Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > You need more ram… > > or use diff from the command line on a linux box… Its not even utilizing 3gb of the 6gb available. If my understanding of diff is right, it will read a new line as an “error”, and every line after it will also be an “error”. I’ve been splitting the files at a common point and running it 200mb at a time… until I find a decent solution. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/10 "2009-08-21T06:34:12Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > Its not even utilizing 3gb of the 6gb available. > > If my understanding of diff is right, it will read a new line as an “error”, and every line after it will also be an “error”. > > I’ve been splitting the files at a common point and running it 200mb at a time… until I find a decent solution. Shut up. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/large-file-compare-software/72344/11 "2009-08-21T17:14:28Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Shut up. Elaborate.