Problem
I noticed recently that files were not appearing in my Nautilus file browser. This was especially noticeable when I would compress a folder and the zip would not appear. I would have to manually press f5 in order to see the files. I have a feeling this is something to do with the fact that I am running both Seafile and Dropbox.
Solution
We need to increase the max_user_watches in our /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches. Add a line to your sysctl.conf file with:sudo echo "fs.inotify.max_user_watches=2140000000" | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.confThen to apply the change without needing to reboot, run
sudo sysctl --system
Background Info
Inotify support on Linux (instantaneous reports, no I/O load)The Linux kernel offers an interface — called inotify — which allows an application to obtain change notifications for files and directories, if the application has registered watches for the files and directories it is interested in.
The advantage of this is twofold: First, it is not neccessary to perform regular filesystem scans to detect file changes, i.e. the I/O load is drastically reduced. And second, changes can be reported immediately, thus allowing faster responses.
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