How can I analyze a heap dump in IntelliJ? (memory leak)

Question

I have generated a heap dump from my java application which has been running for some days with the jmap tool -> this results in a large binary heap dump file.

Answer 1

You can also use VisualVM Launcher to launch VisualVM from within IDEA. https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7115?pr=idea I personally find this more convenient.