Sorry for the top post, but just to add to the thread..
I have 1442099 items in my home directory using 37GB. My computer was
idle for the past 3 days and it had only indexed 51%, and this morning
my computer was to slow to use until I shut Google Desktop off.
The machine is an AMD X2 3800+ with 2GB of ram.
The majority of those files are source code, I'm not sure if that
matters tho.
-- Jason
On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 08:46:07AM -0600, Conrad Knauer wrote:
> On 7/1/07, Dylan Griffiths <dylang@thock.com> wrote:
>
> >Apple's Spotlight, a similar tool built into 10.4+ of the OS, is
> >something I usually disable due to the large meta-files generated. As
> >an example, my laptop's slocate db is about 12 megabytes. Wanting to be
> >able to use the equivalent feature inside Finder, I went and wrote a
> >small Spotlight importer which only stuck the filename into the
> >Spotlight DB for searching. I let it index my homedir. The meta-file
> >it generated was a few gb in size (yeesh), with the same amount of
> >information as my slocate db!
> >
> >How good/bad is Google desktop at this?
>
> My home folder has ~20K items taking up ~108 GB.
> The .google directory is ~135 MB.
>
> Note that I am not using the feature that lets me keep/search
> old/deleted versions of files (that's probably why they suggest that
> you have ~1GB of space)
>
> >Is it easy to only have it index certain directories?
>
> Yes :)
>
> Here's a screenshot of the preferences:
> http://members.shaw.ca/Limulus/misc/google_desktop_options.png
>
> By default it also indexes various man page dirs, but I removed those.
>
> >Also, I'm curious if such an app phones home
> >or otherwise fiddles with bits not its own.
>
> http://desktop.google.com/en/linux/privacypolicy.html
>
> ---
> Information we collect
>
> * The Google Desktop application indexes and stores versions of
> your files and other computer activity, such as email, chats, and web
> history. These versions may also be mixed with your Web search results
> to produce results pages for you that integrate relevant content from
> your computer and information from the Web. Your computer's content is
> not made accessible through Google Desktop to Google without your
> explicit permission.
> * Your copy of Google Desktop includes a unique application
> number. When you install Google Desktop, this number and a message
> indicating whether the installation succeeded are sent back to Google.
> Also, when Google Desktop automatically checks to see if a new version
> of the software is available, the current version number is sent to
> Google. The unique application number is required for Google Desktop
> to work and cannot be disabled.
> * If you choose to enable Advanced Features, Google Desktop may
> send a limited amount of non-personal information from your computer
> to Google. This includes summary information, such as the number of
> searches you do and the time it takes for you to see your results, and
> application reports we'll use to make the program better.
> ---
>
> CK
>
> --
> I'm interested in upgrading my 28.8 kilobaud internet connection to a
> 1.5 megabit fiberoptic T1 line. Will you be able to provide an IP
> router that's compatible with my token ring ethernet LAN configuration?
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