system limit for number of file watchers reached 2c

1echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p
2# that modifies the file watch limit to max 524,288 which consume approx. 512MB Ram for 64bit.
3# reduce that number to consume less memory.
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5# to see if that did it run
6cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches
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8# you should see
9fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288
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3sudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf
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5Add a line at the bottom
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7fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288
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9Then save and exit!
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11sudo sysctl -p

1sudo sysctl -w fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288

1echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo sysctl -p
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1System limit for number of file watchers reached

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