Re: [WinMac] Error -42 - Too many files open

From: Jeff Wechter (jeff[at]azimuthco.com)
Date: Sun Apr 01 2001 - 08:52:19 PDT

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    >>Is there any way to increase the open files limit? On my G3 with 256
    >>Mb RAM, I cannot start Excel, Acrobat and Eudora at the same time
    >>without this error.

    Go to Alsoft's web site and download the freeware List Open Files utility:

    http://www.Alsoft.com/AskAl/download.html

    (click and hold on the wide button below where it says *Select a file to download:*).

    This should give you a clue about what is open. The OS'es complaint refers to System flavored files, and not just Application files (e.g. a PDF or spreadsheet).

    It may be that there are too many fonts open. If so, you can combine many into a single suitcase. The OS counts this as a single open file. There may also be some background processes launching at startup. Of the three apps you mention, there may be some plugins that have a lot of libraries or additional pieces that load at startup.

    You write that you are on a G3. If it's a B&W, the processor may be broke and needs to be replaced, but consider the simpler (and less painful) solutions first.

    hth,

    jw

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