Error: The error means that the system has reached the maximum number of “inotify watches,” which limits the ability to monitor files and directories. This typically happens when there are many applications or processes trying to observe file and directory changes.

Solution: To increase the inotify watches limit, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal and check the current value with:
    cat /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches
  2. Temporarily increase the value (e.g., to 524288) by running:
    sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288
  3. To make the change permanent, edit the /etc/sysctl.conf file:
    sudo nano /etc/sysctl.conf
  4. Add this line at the end of the file:
    fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288
  5. Save the file and apply the change with:
    sudo sysctl -p

After these steps, the system should allow more inotify watchers, and the error should no longer appear.