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From: hammen@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Robert Hammen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: "too many files open"
Message-ID: <1990Aug22.033958.5193@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 22 Aug 90 03:39:58 GMT
References: <7141@umd5.umd.edu>
Reply-To: hammen@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Robert Hammen)
Organization: Unemployed Mac Fanatics, Inc.
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In article <7141@umd5.umd.edu> pevans@umd5.umd.edu (Peter Evans) writes:
>I am running a number of applications under multifinder on a SE/30 and
>recently received the message "too many files open" from a couple of
>the applications (they all use a number of files).

This is getting to be a very common problem, particularly with things like
Suitcase II, which let you open font/da/fkey/sound files, as well as with
more modular programs like XPress that have filters that are opened each time
the program is opened.

The value for "open files" is stored in the boot blocks of your disk. You can
edit this with FEdit, SUM II, Norton DiskDoctor, etc. Or, if you have 
Suitcase II, go to Settings->Power User Settings and change (increase) the
value where it says "Alter the boot blocks of the current startup disk so
that the maximum number of openable suitcase files will be at least:"

(another useful boot blocks tip: if you're a fast typist like me, you lose
keystrokes while background printing under MultiFinder. Increase the number
in the "Maximum number of events" field of the boot blocks to reduce the
occurence of this problem).

Robert

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