## Exploring Snapshots

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captures profiling data at a specific point in time. The data captured in a snapshot depends on the type of profiling session in progress when the snapshot is taken. You can explore snapshots using the toolbar in the Snapshot window and by filtering the displayed results. You can also right-click a result and select additional commands in the pop-up menu.

To open a saved snapshot:

1. In the Saved Snapshots section of the Profiler window, select your project from the drop-down list.
2. Double-click a snapshot in in the list.

### Using the Snapshot Toolbar

When a snapshot is open you can use the toolbar at the top of the snapshot to help you work with the snapshot. The tools in the toolbar enable you to save snapshots, refine the display and search for terms within the results. The following table describes the items in the snapshot toolbar.

Button | Function
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| Save Snapshot to Project. Click this button to save the snapshot to your project. The snapshot is saved to the `profiler` directory in `nbproject` > `private` directory in your project. Saved snapshot files are visible in the Saved Snapshots section of the Profiler window.
| Save Snapshot to Custom File. Click this button to open a save dialog box to save the snapshot file in a location other than to your project.
| Save Current View. Click this button to open a save dialog box to save the snapshot file as a .png image file.
| Find Click this button to find the occurence of a search term.
| Find Next Occurence. Click to find the next occurence of a search term.
| Find Previous Occurence. Click to find the previous occurence of a search term.
| Compare Memory Snapshots. (Memory snapshots only) Click to compare two saved memory snapshots. When you click the button, you are prompted to choose the memory snapshot files to compare.

See Also
  Setting Profiling Points
  Taking a Snapshot
  Working with Live Profiling Results

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