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Cannot open Data fork name Too many files open (ErrorCode:-42)

Brad Alexander
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  1. Product Version:
    2. Servosity Standard: 5.5.3.0
    Servosity Pro: 5.5.3.0
    OS: Mac OS X
  2. Problem Description:
    3. When performing a backup on Mac OS X, the following error message is received in the backup report:
    Backup Logs
     No.  Type  Timestamp  Backup Logs
    1 Info YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm Start [ Mac OS X (Test), Servosity Pro 5.5.3.0 ]
    2 Info YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm Start running pre-commands
    3 ... ... ...
    *  Error  YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm    File="/Directory/File" Error="Cannot open Data fork name Too many files open (ErrorCode:-42)"
  3. Cause:
    4. This is a known issue with Servosity Pro / Servosity Standard version 5.5.3.0.
  4. Resolution:
    5. Our software development team is currently looking into the issue.