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From: jeffs@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM (Jeff Staley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Errror -42
Message-ID: <4906@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM>
Date: 23 Oct 89 21:38:50 GMT
References: <0ZEYGSy00WB84AtUhr@andrew.cmu.edu>
Reply-To: jeffs@tekcrl.LABS.TEK.COM (Jeff Staley)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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In article <0ZEYGSy00WB84AtUhr@andrew.cmu.edu> al1f+@andrew.cmu.edu (Andy A. Lee) writes:
>Hello,
>
>     Lately I've been getting error -42 (Too Many Files Open) with my Mac II.
>For the light of me, I can't figure out why.  I have a Macintosh II, 5MB Ram,
>380 Meg HD with 7 partitions, Apple Color and Nutmeg 19 Monitor, and System
>6.0.3.  Can I increase the number of open file allowed?

I recently encountered this problem too.  Fortunately, there is an easy
solution.  You can change the number of allowable open files by
modifying a parameter on your boot blocks.  Most low-level disk editors will
allow you to do this.  I used the SUM editor, but I imagine that ones like
FEdit and MacSnoop would work too.

Jeff

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