Automatic indexing?

DEVONthink
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I’ve used DT3 to index a large folder on my hard drive.To test automatic updating, I’ve added a new document into the large folder on my hard drive, but after two days, it still does not show up in the DT3 index.

Do I need to activate automate indexing somehow? Am I doing something wrong here?

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  • Is the drive internal or connected to the network?
  • Is the drive being synced by some other application?
3

It’s the hard drive for my computer, and yes, it syncs to iCloud.

4

If the folder you’re indexing is syncing to iCloud you should manually update the indexed items via the File > Update Indexed Items command. DEVONthink has to be more careful with locations synced by cloud services or it could cause inconsistencies in the files being synced.

5

Got it. Thanks. Is there any way to automate this, i.e., schedule a manual update to occur every day at a certain time?

6

One possibility might be to use a scheduled smart rule executing an embedded script (see synchronize AppleScript command).