How to open large files with PhpStorm 8?

Question

I'm dealing with large SQL or XML files (can be up to 3GB) that I would like to open in my editor. I get the message:

File <the name of the file> is too large for PhpStorm editor

I have 32GB of RAM and Windows 7 Pro - 64bits.

Can I override that limit?

Answer 1

Like already said, idea.max.intellisense.filesize did it for me too, but I haven't tried it with such huge files, only with files like 300MB size.

Answer 2

1. Help > Edit Custom Properties

2. For a max 400mb file, add line:

   idea.max.intellisense.filesize=400000
   

3. Restart phpstorm.

However, my computer has 16gb of ram, and a 333mb file still caused phpstorm to freeze up for a couple minutes.