Command: files / fileshigh

  FILES / FILESHIGH tells FreeDOS how many files it should be able to
  have open simultaneously.
  FILES / FILESHIGH is a CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS command.

Syntax:

  files=nnn
  fileshigh=nnn
    where nnn is the number of files, in the range 8-255. The default
    setting is 8, but a good number for most modern systems is 20 - 40.
    Some programs may need a higher setting to function correctly; such
    programs will usually give the value that is needed in their
    documentation.

Options:

  - none -

Comments:

  FILES specifies how many files are allowed open at once (reserves
  memory necessary to support opening this many files).
  Note: there are other restrictions, so a given program may not be able
  to actually open this amount. A good number is 20, though some programs
  suggest/require 30, 40, or even 255.
  FILESHIGH is like FILES, except it attempts to load into high memory
  first (failing that it should load in conventional memory).
  Note: The order you load devices may have a large impact on amount
  of free memory available. In general try to load large (in memory
  usage) programs into high memory first.
  Important: You should have a high memory manager such as HIMEMX,
  JEMM386 or JEMMEX installed when using this option.
  FILES / FILESHIGH is a command internal to kernel.sys and needs no
  other file in order to work.

Examples:

  IN CONFIG.SYS / FDCONFIG.SYS:
    COUNTRY=049,858,C:\FREEDOS\BIN\country.sys (german setting)
    LASTDRIVE=Z
    BUFFERS=20
    FILES=40
    DOS=HIGH
    DOS=UMB
    DOSDATA=UMB
    DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\himemx.exe (or jemm386.exe or jemmex.exe)

Command: files / fileshigh

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