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Re: Multifinder runs out of memory rebuilding desk top

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From: Matthias Urlichs
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 1989 20:11
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In comp.sys.mac wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner) writes:
< 
< Two solutions: Set the Finder's MultiFinder memory higher by using "Get
< Info..." on the Finder [...]
< it's SIZE resource can be get-info changed while it is running). [...]
System 6.0 or later only.
< 
<Other: Only rebuild the desktop w/o running multifinder...
< 
Third: Drop the Desktop manager into the System Folder, reboot, and
rebuild the damn Desktop file (files, now) One Last Time.

< Notes:
< 
<It might be a good idea to kick up the finder's partition a little bit anywyay;
Especially if you allow it to open more windows at the same time.
(LAYO resource.) I set it to 240 kB habitually.
< 
< Apple:
< 
< When will the support for the new multifinder Temp calls be implimented in
< this very set of situations (copying, rebuild)?  Next versions of
< Finder?   Though so... :-)
Rebuild currently creates a Huge Resource File, which uses up Lots Of Memory.
No way to put that into MF. Apple should better put the DTM into the System.

Copying already uses MF memory for the actual data of the files.
< 
< hope this helps...
Same here.

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From: urlichs@smurf.ira.uka.de (Matthias Urlichs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Multifinder runs out of memory rebuilding desk top
Summary: Get the Desktop manager
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Date: 23 Apr 89 20:11:52 GMT
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Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG
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