A.9 Cannot Upload a File Because it Is Too Large

Problem: You are having trouble uploading a file because the file is too large.

You might be able to fix this problem by increasing the default amount of memory used by Java applets.

A.9.1 Increasing the Default Memory Amount on Windows

  1. Navigate to the Control Panel.

  2. Double-click Java.

    The Java Control Panel is launched.

  3. Select the Java tab.

  4. In the Java Applet Runtime Settings section, click View.

  5. For each of your Java Runtime Versions, add -Xmx256m as a Java Runtime Parameter.

  6. Click OK.

    After increasing the default memory size for Java applets, you must exit all browsers and restart them before the change can take effect.

This setting causes the applet used for uploading files into a Filr folder to start up with 256 MB of memory. If the applet still indicates that there is not enough memory to run the applet, you might need to reduce this number.

A.9.2 Increasing the Default Memory Amount on Linux

  1. Locate the JRE or JDK being used for the browser plug-in.

    The location of the JRE or JDK varies, depending on your system.

  2. In the bin directory of the JRE or JDK, run the ControlPanel file.

    The Control Panel is launched.

  3. Select the Java tab.

  4. In the Java Applet Runtime Settings section, click View.

  5. For each of your Java Runtime Versions, add -Xmx256m as a Java Runtime Parameter.

  6. Click OK.

    After increasing the default memory size for Java applets, you must exit all browsers and restart them before the change can take effect.

This setting causes the applet used for uploading files into a Filr folder to start up with 256 MB of memory. If the applet still indicates that there is not enough memory to run the applet, you might need to reduce this number.