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=== File Descriptors
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[NOTE]
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-This is only a problem for Linux and macOS and can be safely ignored if running
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-Elasticsearch on Windows.
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+This is only relevant for Linux and macOS and can be safely ignored if running
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+Elasticsearch on Windows. On Windows that JVM uses an
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+https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa363858(v=vs.85).aspx[API]
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+limited only by available resources.
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Elasticsearch uses a lot of file descriptors or file handles. Running out of
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file descriptors can be disastrous and will most probably lead to data loss.
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