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From: glenn@gla-aux.uucp (Glenn L. Austin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Is there a limit on the number of files?
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Date: 11 May 91 04:42:43 GMT
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In article <10173@castle.ed.ac.uk>, crs@castle.ed.ac.uk (C R Smart) writes:
> 
> Is there a limit to the number of files which the mac can handle?  I
> have been warned that "funny things" happen when the number of files
> tops about 700.  I am a bit concerned as I have about 800 files at the
> moment.
> 
> Is there a limit?  Was there a limit?  If there is a limit, how to
> increase it?

Boy, then am I in trouble!  I've got close to 1800 files on my disk! ;-)

Seriously -- the main problem is with the Desktop file.  It has an upper limit to
the number of resources it can handle.  This problem disappears with System 7.

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