What does enable/disable updating in Locate32 actually do?

[treefrog]

Locate32 indexes the files on a PC.

In the options pane there are loads of choices.

One which flummoxes me is the Enable Updating/Disable Updating.

Can anyone explain this.  I am hoping it will get rid of entries in the results list (with brown icons) for files I have moved or deleted.

Thank you.

[brotherS]

Hi and welcome to the site!

Maybe you didn't fully grasp the concept of Locate? Since it's so blazing fast because it accesses databases of your files those databases need to be updated. Check the screenshot of the "Auto Update" tab in https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=1385.0 (last screenshot in my posting). If you didn't add any scheduled updates there, just do that.

Enjoy!

[treefrog]

Hi and welcome to the site!

Maybe you didn't fully grasp the concept of Locate? Since it's so blazing fast because it accesses databases of your files those databases need to be updated. Check the screenshot of the "Auto Update" tab in https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=1385.0 (last screenshot in my posting). If you didn't add any scheduled updates there, just do that.

-brotherS (September 10, 2006, 04:46 PM)

Hello brotherS.

Thank you for the reply.  I didn't misunderstand how Locate32 works but maybe I didn't make it clear enough (I just said it indexes the files on a PC).

However I am not referring to updating Locate's indexes by using scans.

Instead, I am referring to the settings which are under UPDATE RESULTS.  I can either:
(a)  disable updating (file info from database)
(b)  enable updating (info corresponds files) 

If I choose (b) then I can select from:

(i) do not track file system changes
(ii) track file system changes
(iii) track file system changes (old method).

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It is these settings which confuse me.  I have no idea what they are trying to do or how they do it!

Can you or anyone else help me out.

As I said, I half-hope they can reduce the number of "old/moved" hits which Locate32 comes across as I have no need to see those at all!

Thanks for any help.

[brotherS]

Oh, I see. The main purpose of disabling updating for a database is if you would like Locate to search the database of a disconnected drive, for example a USB backup HD. That way you can search for its contents while it's not connected.

If Locate is updating its regular databases for all local files every few hours you should only rarely see "old/moved" files as results.

[treefrog]

Oh, I see. The main purpose of disabling updating for a database is if you would like Locate to search the database of a disconnected drive, for example a USB backup HD. That way you can search for its contents while it's not connected.

If Locate is updating its regular databases for all local files every few hours you should only rarely see "old/moved" files as results.

-brotherS (September 12, 2006, 04:05 AM)

You still misunderstand me!

What am I saying wrong?
Or is this a wind up?   

I really can not exlain it more clearly than I have done.

I am not really referring to the database selection.  No offense but could I trouble you, good sir, to check back and see exactly what part of Explore32 I am referring to.

Thanks!
Treefroggy

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[brotherS]

Oh my... 

I think now it's YOUR turn to post screenshots, where you highlight stuff or use arrows and numbers etc. Screenshot Captor is a good tool for that. 

[jmj]

However I am not referring to updating Locate's indexes by using scans.

Instead, I am referring to the settings which are under UPDATE RESULTS.  I can either:
(a)  disable updating (file info from database)
(b)  enable updating (info corresponds files) 

If I choose (b) then I can select from:

(i) do not track file system changes
(ii) track file system changes
(iii) track file system changes (old method).

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It is these settings which confuse me.  I have no idea what they are trying to do or how they do it!

-treefrog (September 11, 2006, 03:49 PM)

Maybe I'll try to explain this.

If you have set "Enable updating (info corresponds files)" option, then after a search, Locate will read file information (file size, dates, ...) again from file system (not from database). If "disable updating (file info from database)" is set, then Locate does not do that and shown file size, modification date, etc... are from database. Then shown information may be wrong if you files have changed after databases are updated. The purpose of these options is following: if you have file in the result list contained in drive which is currently offline, then if this you have enabled updating, this file will be seen as deleted file and you can't see any information from filesize, modification date, etc.

And here is an exmple how "track file system changes" option works:
Select one file in the result list and choose "Open containing folder" from File menu/context menu so that Explorer window will appear. Select same file in Explorer and try, for example, rename file. If tracking is enabled, at the same time when you have renamed file, Locate will change the state of that file to "Deleted file" in the result list. And if you change file somehow, locate will show new file size and modication time in the result list immediately.