| Re: unsuccessfully attempting to search DevonThink Pro database [message #581 is a reply to message #580] |
Sat, 15 July 2017 14:13   |
Steven Miller
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Registered: August 2012
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I have to say as a long time DevonThiink user i disagree with this as I personally don't find the DT metadata very helpful as it is indexed in Foxtrot. I want to quickly to the full original document . I follow the method outlined here and I'm very happy with it so far
> On Jul 15, 2017, at 2:09 PM, FoxTrot Engineering wrote:
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> I wrote:
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>> DEVONthink Pro stores its files inside a folder named "Files.noindex",
>> which is inside the dtBase2 package (which in turn is in {home}/Library/
>> Application Support/DEVONThink Pro 2).
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> In fact, this is true, but this is probably not what you should index with FoxTrot.
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> Instead, you should make sure that your DEVONthink database has a Spotlight index, then add to your indexed locations in FoxTrot the folder {home folder}/Library/Caches/Metadata/DEVONthink 2 (or DEVONthink Pro 2).
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> Jérôme - CTM Engineering
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> "Having used FoxTrot search capabilities within PowerMail for two years,
> I'm delighted to see these now available for the rest of my data.
> In fact, I was so thrilled at the announcement that I paid for my copy
> before the software was available - and haven't regretted since."
> Marco Osti, Italy (FoxTrot customer #000001)
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> Download a demo version from www.foxtrot.ch
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