Desktop Search Question

Files Not Opened?

[Cynthia Blue]

I just installed Google Desktop Search, and it's nice and fast! However, it seems as though it only lists files that I have, sometime in the past, opened.

I'm trying to search for a character string inside all files (mostly doc, but anything else will do). And it doesn't seem to pull up all files. Only ones that I have opened in the past. I'm also searching network drives, not just my own hard drive.

This rather defeats the purpose.. I want all files, regardless of whether I have ever opened them or not!

Thanks. :D

[moltar]

From Google Desktop Search FAQ:

8. How soon can I search my computer after I install Desktop Search?

As soon as you install it, Google Desktop Search starts indexing the email, files, and web pages that were already stored on your computer. This process occurs while you aren't using your computer and may take several hours, depending on how many items need to be indexed. You can search the indexed items during this time. You can also restart your computer and indexing will resume where it left off.

So it seems to me that the files have to be indexed first before you can search them. I've never used GDS - can't tell for sure.

[Cynthia Blue]

Hm.. the entire computer has been indexed, so it is quite odd that it's not finding files if I haven't opened them.

Strange thing is, if search, and it doesnt find it, then I open the file, it will instantly find it.

[Tropical Island]

Something for Desktop Search!

Please tell me in which folder the file or e-mail is stored in so I can get to the original document.

This has to be the biggest downfall of Desktop Search.
Find an e-mail and you have no clue as to where it actually is on your hard drive. You then have to do another search inside OE to find out where it is. This doesn't seem like rocket science.