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My Elementary OS freezes and crashes on coping large files. I try apply a fix I did find on Ubuntu forums: to change content of two files.

sudo sh -c 'echo $((48*1024*1024)) > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_bytes'
sudo sh -c 'echo $((16*1024*1024)) > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_bytes'

Sadly after every single reboot, the contents of these two files resets. Which one is the right way to add the above command to the startup?

  • create a startup script or
  • add the below lines to an existing startup script? (which one is that?)
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Add them to the bottom of the .profile file in your home directory. In the terminal:

io.elementary.code ~/.profile

Append the scripts, save, then reboot and you should be in business.

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  • I am a beginner. Could You please be more specific what to do? How to append the scripts? You mean the ~/.profile and which one is the other one? Wont be any problem that I need root privileges for these: sudo sh -c 'echo $((48*1024*1024)) > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_bytes' sudo sh -c 'echo $((16*1024*1024)) > /proc/sys/vm/dirty_background_bytes'
    – nagybal
    Commented Feb 7, 2020 at 7:58
  • I failed to notice that you are running your scripts as sudo. I'll respond back later when I have a few minutes with a solution for this.
    – Kirt Henrie
    Commented Feb 7, 2020 at 19:35
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Try using gnome-session-properties you can set any command to run after a system startup. Just run it on Terminal and then press "Add", and after that you need to write the script in the given textbox.

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