# DTTG4: awkward wording in German version re "indexing"

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**Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg4-awkward-wording-in-german-version-re-indexing/85725 "2025-12-02T10:20:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![chrillek](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/chrillek/32/29340_2.png) [@chrillek](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/chrillek)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg4-awkward-wording-in-german-version-re-indexing/85725/1 "2025-12-02T10:20:23Z")

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When I download a database from my sync store to my iPad, the activity popup counts down “xxx Objekte indizieren” (Indexing xxx objects). I find this wording a bit awkward because the first time I noticed it, it made me believe that DTTG where _indexing_ (as opposed to importing!) my files. Which it shouldn’t do.

I know that here “indexing” refers to the buildup of DTTG’s internal index when downloading the database. A message like “building index, xxx objects left” or “handling xxx objects” or so would prevent possible misunderstandings, imo.

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**Author:** ![cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/cgrunenberg/32/7172_2.png) [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg4-awkward-wording-in-german-version-re-indexing/85725/2 "2025-12-02T10:55:44Z")

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> [@chrillek](#):
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> it made me believe that DTTG where _indexing_ (as opposed to importing!) my files

DEVONthink To Go does not support indexing in this sense.

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**Author:** ![chrillek](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/chrillek/32/29340_2.png) [@chrillek](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/chrillek)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/dttg4-awkward-wording-in-german-version-re-indexing/85725/3 "2025-12-02T11:04:32Z")

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I know. But the word still confused me at first.