does it mean @mbbntu you just index EVERYTHING?
No, I index very little. Just my Bookends attachments folder and my Obsidian vault, at the moment. I’m not a great fan of indexing. Just a personal preference.
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Not to overstep @mbbntu, but I’ll step in with a comment.
Indexing files is more complicated, especially when the files are on removable or cloud media. Anyone wanting to Index files should:
- understand the specific reason (in other words, “what problem is solved?”) indexing is needed or desired
- fully read and understand the documentation (“DEVONthink Manual”) about the pros and cons of indexing.
As I said, it is a personal preference. There is not necessarily a rational reason for such preferences. I happen to like the colour blue, but I don’t think I could really explain why.
Having said that, I get the feeling that indexing is capable of throwing up problems under certain circumstances, especially where there is “double synchronisation” – that is, where a DEVONthink database that is synchronised is indexing a folder that is itself synchronised using another method (such as the Documents folder, which may be synchronised to iCloud).
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