Search deleted files - Keep copy on an old index?

[Cédric Barnet]

We have an index of our files on a Network share.

A large amount are going to be moved to a separate archive location.

When performing a search, will Foxtrot Search still provide results for files that are no longer on the share. If so, for how long after they were deleted?

Iff not, is there a way to keep a snapshot of an index ? Or make an archive/export of an index at a specific time?

Thank you for all the help (Answers in French are fine with me as I'm French too )

Cedric

[FoxTrot Engineering]

Cédric Barnet wrote:

>We have an index of our files on a Network share.
>
>A large amount are going to be moved to a separate archive location.
>
>When performing a search, will Foxtrot Search still provide results for
>files that are no longer on the share. If so, for how long after they were
>deleted?

The index is only updated when you update it manually, or via a schedule. So you can keep your index intact as long as you want. If you are using FoxTrot Pro, you can have multiple indices (possibly for the same indexed files), some of them you keep up to date, and some you don't if you like it so.


Jérôme - CTM Engineering


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[Cédric Barnet]

Thank you for that reply.

Is there a way to export or keep a copy of that manual index in case someone tempers with it or we need to migrate Foxtrot Server to a different system?

Thank you

Cedric

[FoxTrot Engineering]

Cédric Barnet wrote:

>Is there a way to export or keep a copy of that manual index in case
>someone tempers with it or we need to migrate Foxtrot Server to a different
>system?

You can backup an index by copying it in the Finder. It is stored by default in {home}/Library/FoxTrot (or FoxTrot Server). To access this hidden Library folder, use the "Go" menu in the Finder while pressing the shift key (or command-shift-L shortcut).
It is preferable to stop the index in FoxTrot before backing it up.

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>
>Thank you
>
>Cedric
>
>On Friday, June 30, 2017 at 9:06:03 AM UTC-7, FoxTrot Engineering wrote:
>>
>> Cédric Barnet wrote:
>>
>> >We have an index of our files on a Network share.
>> >
>> >A large amount are going to be moved to a separate archive location.
>> >
>> >When performing a search, will Foxtrot Search still provide results for
>> >files that are no longer on the share. If so, for how long after they
>> were
>> >deleted?
>>
>> The index is only updated when you update it manually, or via a schedule.
>> So you can keep your index intact as long as you want. If you are using
>> FoxTrot Pro, you can have multiple indices (possibly for the same indexed
>> files), some of them you keep up to date, and some you don't if you like it
>> so.
>>
>>
>> Jérôme - CTM Engineering
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> "I sleep much better since I don't feel quite as disorganized."
>> FoxTrot Professional Search user comment on macupdate.com
>>
>> Download a demo version from www.foxtrot.ch
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>>
>>
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