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From: a379@mindlink.UUCP (Gordon Mulcaster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Problem rebuilding desktop file
Message-ID: <540@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 27 Sep 89 14:44:11 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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> carnes writes:
> 
> On restart I press the command and option keys together to
> force a rebuild of the desktop file.  After about 2 minutes of
> disk I/O action the following alert message is displayed:
> 
>      The desktop could not be completely rebuilt (out of
>      memory)
> 
> What memory are we talking here?? Disk or core?? What can be
> done.  Any help would be appreciated!

Always rebuild the desktop using Finder not MultiFinder. MF doesn't reserve
enough memory to rebuild a large desktop...

ttul
gm