Sorting stored variables in memory

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Given the list of stored variables

Names@"`*"

is it possible to sort them by size in used memory?

asked Dec 13, 2022 at 2:13

sam wolfe

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$\begingroup$ I used this in the past : checkMemory[] := Module[{u}, u = MemoryInUse[]*100/(MemoryInUse[] + MemoryAvailable[]) // N; Print["memory used= " <> ToString[u] <> "%"]; Grid[Reverse@ SortBy[({ByteCount[ToExpression[#1]]*100/MemoryAvailable[] // N, HoldForm[#1]} &) /@ Names["Global*"], First]] ]` $\endgroup$
– userrandrand
Dec 13, 2022 at 4:21
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$\begingroup$ Here's a rough attempt to sort by the size of the OwnValues, i.e. to differentiate true "variable" symbols not symbols that auto evaluate: SortBy[Names["`*"], ToExpression[#, StandardForm, Function[Null, ByteCount[HoldComplete[#] /. OwnValues[#]], HoldAllComplete]] $\endgroup$
– b3m2a1
Dec 13, 2022 at 4:31
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$\begingroup$ SortBy[Names@"`*", ByteCount@ToExpression@# &] $\endgroup$
– Bob Hanlon
Dec 13, 2022 at 5:16

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