I'm fairly sure this is related to changes in fs.inotify.max_user_watches ("Too
many open files"). I recently got a bunch of warnings in misc code editors
about low values. Took me a while to understand the max_user_watches had
reverted back to the default value of about 8000. I.e., some update probably
changed my setting, which was much higher before, without permission. I haven't
touched that setting for years.
This could perhaps also affect large dropbox folders.
Pro/Cons of a higher value:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/13751/kernel-inotify-watch-limit-reached
Currently testing this workaround:
echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf && sudo
sysctl -p
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