# Skipping a lot of lines in CSV.read() allocates too much memory

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/skipping-a-lot-of-lines-in-csv-read-allocates-too-much-memory/110121>\
**Category:** Performance\
**Tags:** csv, io\
**Created:** [February 12, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/skipping-a-lot-of-lines-in-csv-read-allocates-too-much-memory/110121 "2024-02-12T21:52:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![rafael.guerra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/rafael.guerra/32/216610_2.png) [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/skipping-a-lot-of-lines-in-csv-read-allocates-too-much-memory/110121/67 "2024-02-19T13:40:58Z")

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> [@djholiver](#):
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> Also - I’ve completely forgotten how to collapse a code block - but will do if someone posts how.

See:

> [@Collapsible code sections in discourse?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/collapsible-code-sections-in-discourse/64803/2):
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