# Too many files open

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-files-open/8758
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 16, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-files-open/8758 "2012-08-16T12:20:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![sbbagal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@sbbagal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sbbagal)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-files-open/8758/1 "2012-08-16T12:20:46Z")

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How to solve the exception of Too many files open in elasticsearch using java.  
Please help.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/too-many-files-open/8758/2 "2017-07-06T03:16:09Z")

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