# JLD disk space usage

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jld-disk-space-usage/10397
**Category:** Data
**Created:** [April 17, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jld-disk-space-usage/10397 "2018-04-17T20:48:43Z")
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### Author: ![gideonsimpson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gideonsimpson/32/1928_2.png) [@gideonsimpson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gideonsimpson)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jld-disk-space-usage/10397/1 "2018-04-17T20:48:43Z")

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If I have data stored in a JLD file is there a way to analyze it to see which variables in the .jld are taking up which fraction of the disk space?

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### Author: ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 9:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/jld-disk-space-usage/10397/2 "2018-04-18T09:36:07Z")

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[HDF Command-line Utilities](https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF/prev-Documentation/HDF4.1r3/Users_Guide/UG41r3_html/Utils.fm1.html) might work.