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More control on how modified files are updated
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description: HI, Can we have more control over how modified a file has to be in order to be indexed/updated? For example, I accidentally moved an indexed folder into my iCloud Drive, and then back again to its original place. FTpro is now reindexing the whole folder when I click on Update. The files themselves have not changed, prob just the metadata (date modified etc) Anyway, it is 1.35 TB of data and it will take many many many many hours to complete the Update :( Thanks
creator: jonathanalix via foxt
date: 2018-02-01T00:48:29-00:00

Re: More control on how modified files are updated
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description: 'Ajk Sanders' via foxtrot-search wrote: > For example, I accidentally moved an indexed folder into my iCloud Drive, > and then back again to its original place. > The files themselves have not changed, prob just the metadata (date > modified etc) Moving or renaming a file should not change any of its dates, and thus should not make FoxTrot reindex it. However, modifying some metadata (Finder tags, Finder comments…) change the "attributes modification date". I can't test this right now, but maybe moving a file to the iCloud Drive also changes this date. There is a very hidden setting in FoxTrot to ignore this attributes modification date. The consequence would be that changing the Finder comments or tags on a file would not be reflected in the FoxTrot index, unless you actually modify the file itself. To change this setting: - in the "Manage Indices" window, double-click your index in the left pane, to reveal it in the Finder; alternatively, press the shift or option key in the Finder's "Go" menu to reveal the user's "Library" folder, then navigate to {home}/Library/FoxTrot - quit FoxTrot - right-click on your index in the finder, and choose "Show package contents" - drag and drop to "Config" file to TextEdit - change the value to true in the following line: false - save the file, and relaunch FoxTrot Jérôme - CTM Engineering ------------------------------------------------------------ --------- "When Google Desktop was released I immediately downloaded it. I was hoping to find something better than FoxTrot. What I found was that it didn't find many files that FoxTrot does find, and that the indexing process was uncontrollable, and it brought my Dual-Core MacBook Pro to its knees. The computer was almost unusable while it was being indexed. I understand that they have brought out a new version, but I have deleted it from my disk (and have turned off Spotlight indexing in the FoxTrot preference panel). I don't often need an indexed search of my disk, but when I do, Fo…
creator: FoxTrot Engineering
date: 2018-02-01T08:50:37-00:00

Re: More control on how modified files are updated
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description: Perfect! Thanks very much. Perhaps this is an option that could be added the preferences for each index or for the program overall.
creator: jonathanalix via foxt
date: 2018-02-01T10:00:26-00:00