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From: brecher@well.UUCP (Steve Brecher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Too Many files open?
Message-ID: <15088@well.UUCP>
Date: 19 Dec 89 01:47:16 GMT
References: <1775@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
Reply-To: brecher@well.UUCP (Steve Brecher)
Organization: Software Supply, Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <1775@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, jjw7384@ultb.isc.rit.edu (J.J. Wasilko)
writes:
> I keep getting various error messages to the effect of 'Too Many Files
> Open' often with the ID=-42.
>
> I know what's causing the problem (Suitcase with many font/da/sound
> files + Mutifinder with big applications running), but what I don't know
> is how to modify the system to allow me to open more files...

If you're using Suitcase II, as opposed to the original Suitcase, increase
the maximum number of openable suitcase files in the Settings/Power User
Settings dialog.  This increases the total number of openable files.

Otherwise, you need to alter the boot blocks of your startup volume.  Fedit
Plus's Edit Boot Blocks command will do this easily, should you happen to
have that utility.  The number in the boot blocks is 1/4 of the number of
openable files.
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brecher@well.UUCP (Steve Brecher)