Re: OS X indexing

[Glenn Schunemann]

Indexing allows you to find files based on the content of the document 
rather than just the name of the file. Sherlock indexed the hard drive 
starting in 9.0 if memory serves. It was a bit notorious for slowing 
down the drive and/or crashing the OS all together. Most times us 
techies would simply turn off indexing.

I think I setup indexing for my home directory some time ago. Around 
2AM I notice my mouse starts to get jittery and I can hear my drives 
working. It's possible to turn on indexing by right clicking on any 
drive or folder and choosing Get Info. I see a button to start or stop 
it, but no way to schedule it.

On Thursday, January 8, 2004, at 10:58  PM, Thomas Baker wrote:

What IS indexing, anyway?


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