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Avoid the message 'External file changes sync may be slow: The current inotify(7) watch limit is too low.' from JetBrains products
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60-jetbrains.conf
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# Avoid the message 'External file changes sync may be slow: The current inotify(7) watch limit is too low.' from JetBrains products.
#
# 1. Create the file /etc/sysctl.d/60-jetbrains.conf and paste this code
# 2. Restart the sysctl service: sudo sysctl -p --system
# 3. Restart the IDE
#
# More info:
# https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/articles/SUPPORT-A-1715/Inotify-Watches-Limit-Linux
# recommended quantity
fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 1048576
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alkhachatryan commented Jan 16, 2019

It helped, rather than official documentation.

Using Phpstorm 2018.1, Ubuntu 16.04

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YarikTH commented Dec 4, 2025

link https://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IDEADEV/Inotify+Watches+Limit has expired
it seems it was moved here https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/articles/SUPPORT-A-1715/Inotify-Watches-Limit-Linux

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YarikTH commented Dec 4, 2025

Also, next recomentation is increasing max_user_instances to 256.
Link from ide describing it - https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/articles/SUPPORT-A-1714/Inotify-Instances-Limit-Linux

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jesugmz commented Dec 4, 2025 •
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Thanks for the update @YarikTH ! just updated the script.

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