Utilize Existing Search Indexes for Lightning-Fast Searches

[cohjef]

Dear Mr. Lessau:

I often need to search through GB's of data for text contained in a file. These searches are necessarily slow. Why not offer the option to utilize the already existing Windows Vista and Windows 7 indexes to find data quickly? (And for those who use Google's Desktop, also utilize its indexes)

I realize that these indexes are incomplete but many times the information one is seeking is to be found in these indexes.

You could offer several options to address this limitation:

( ) Search indexed files only
( ) Search both indexed and non-indexed files
( ) Search without using indexes

Additional Operational Features:
1. If "Search indexed files only" is selected, after the search is complete, offer the option to also search the un-indexed files.
2. If the user selects to use indexes, warn if the Windows Indexer (or the Google Desktop indexer) is not enabled/running.

AN ALTERNATE SUGGESTION TOWARD THE SAME GOAL OF VERY FAST SEARCHES
If using the indexes mentioned is not feasible, then offer a new feature to have XYexplorer build its own indexes. Offer similar functionality as is offered in Vista, such as being able to select/deselect drives, folders, file types, etc. to be indexed.

Thank you for considering my suggestion.
Yours truly,
Jeff Cohen

[admin]

Thanks for the suggestion. However, using or building indexes is currently not among my plans. To sum it up very broadly, XYplorer's main design goal is to make the user faster, not the machine. In other words, I'm more into reducing clicks than reducing flops.

So, this is probably not the app of choice when you need search through GB's of data for text contained in a file.