Mark Stanton wrote: >> But comparisons with Windows >> Desktop Search are not valid. WDS and similar tools like Google Desktop >> Search run as services and maintain a continually updated index as >> files are added and changed. > > Last I heard the general advice was "turn it off" as far as the continual > updating, certainly of WDS, goes. Has it got better? Unless this is the > case I > don't want something on my computer continually working away in the > background > keeping up indices. And I *certainly* don't want something outside my PC > doing > it.
I think that the background indexing services on Windows, including Google Desktop, suck because they are continually searching for updated, deleted, and new files. Whereas on Linux and Mac, the indexing services have much lower ongoing overhead because instead of continually searching, they respond to OS events when a file is updated, deleted, or created. I can say that the spotlight indexing on my MacBook doesn't slow me down - I'm never aware of it, but spotlight works great, instantly finding files that contain arbitrary text. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
