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# Considerations for Viewing Large CSV Files

When you view and manage large CSV files in Salesforce Backup & Recover, keep these points in mind.

This document provides Administrators using Own Data Platform with an overview of tools designed to handle large CSV spreadsheets that exceed the viewing capacity of standard applications like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.

Large CSV files are often encountered when exporting data or reports, making them unmanageable in typical spreadsheet applications. This guide offers alternative tools to help you efficiently view and manage these large CSV files.

## DelimitWare

- Description: DelimitWare handles large CSV and delimited data files, supporting up to 2 billion rows and 2 million columns.
- Price: A free-trial version is available.
- Website: [DelimitWare](http://delimitware.com/)

## Apache OpenOffice Calc

- Description: OpenOffice's 'Calc' is an Excel-like tool that can handle larger datasets than many standard spreadsheet applications.
- Price: Free to download and use.
- Website: [Apache OpenOffice](https://www.openoffice.org/download/)

## UltraEdit

- Description: UltraEdit is a powerful text editor that can open very large files. It allows searching for specific data, such as an OwnerID, and copying and pasting records to a separate file.
- Price: A free-trial version is available.
- Website: [UltraEdit](http://www.ultraedit.com/support/tutorials_power_tips/ultraedit/csv_files.html)

## Notepad++

- Description: Notepad++ is a robust text editor capable of opening and searching through large text files, including CSVs, even if it doesn't present them in a table format.
- Price: Free to download and use.
- Website: [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/)