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How to view memory usage in eclipse (beginner)

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I have been working on a game in java using eclipse for a few months now and I have been trying to figure out how to view the memory usage and what is using the most memory. Can anyone please give me a step by step answer on how I would go about doing this? Thank you.

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chooky1441 Avatar asked Jul 06 '15 19:07

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In eclipse you can try Window --> Preferences --> General --> "Show heap status" checkbox

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Mudassar Avatar answered Sep 20 '22 11:09

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You can use a good monitoring tool like VisualVM.

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Moam Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 11:09

Moam