WHere does DocFetcher Pro put its index files

Nam-Quang Tran — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:53:34 -0000

Hi there,

DocFetcher and DocFetcher Pro are separate pieces of software with separate FAQ pages.

The DocFetcher FAQ is here: https://sourceforge.net/p/docfetcher/wiki/FAQ/

The DocFetcher Pro FAQ is here: https://docfetcherpro.com/faq/

The relevant entry on the DocFetcher Pro FAQ says:

How can I change the location of the indexes?

DocFetcher has a misc/paths.txt file that allows customizing the location of the indexes. In DocFetcher Pro, the misc/paths.txt file is gone without replacement for technical reasons (namely known bugginess and program instability), so relocating the indexes that way is not possible with DocFetcher Pro. However, there is still another way: In the portable versions of DocFetcher Pro, the indexes are inside the program folder, and this folder can be moved around freely.

Regards
q:-) <= Quang

WHere does DocFetcher Pro put its index files

Edward Lipsett — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:06:36 -0000

Yes, I know this is covered in the FAQ, which states "For customizing the location of the index files, have a look at the file misc/paths.txt inside the DocFetcher folder."
Unfortunately, my installation (Windows 11) does not include a paths.txt file. My index files are located on my (crowded) C drive at the address given in that FAQ.

Could someone direct me to information on how to move (or re-create) my index files at a different location, NOT on my c drive? Or just post the paths.txt file, it if provides an explanation.

Thank you

Unable to start DocFetcher Server - Service exit with a return value of 122

Simon — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:45:12 -0000

Thanks, that seems to have worked. Thanks too for an excellent piece of software!

Unable to start DocFetcher Server - Service exit with a return value of 122

Nam-Quang Tran — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:36:03 -0000

It looks like a zombie instance of DocFetcher Server is still running and preventing the start of a new instance. Try killing the old instance and removing the lock file before starting a new instance:

kill 1483
rm /tmp/docfetcher-server-71098e4244dee072cb3d81bd3b2a27c69fb90fe162f83182d7036e2980db1634.lock

Unable to start DocFetcher Server - Service exit with a return value of 122

Simon — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:05:01 -0000

Hi Quang, thanks for the reponse. I've attached the output here.

Unable to start DocFetcher Server - Service exit with a return value of 122

Nam-Quang Tran — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:25:07 -0000

Hi Simon,

DocFetcher Server brings its own Java runtime, but perhaps it's now damaged or the launch script was changed to a different Java runtime.

Can you post the full terminal output from server-start-foreground.sh? If it contains sensitive data that you don't want to share in public, you can instead send an email to the support address: https://docfetcherpro.com/contact-support/

Regards
q:-) <= Quang

Unable to start DocFetcher Server - Service exit with a return value of 122

Simon — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:16:13 -0000

I have had DocFetcher Server successfully running on an openmediavault (Debian) server for quite a while. For some reason the web interface stopped working and after a little poking around it seems I am unable to start the server using server-start-foreground.sh. At the end of the dump it says "Service exit with a return value of 122".

Although I upgraded to Debian v8 the other day I didn't use DocFetcher immediately afterwards, so can't be certain that has any bearing.

I don't understand what could be causing this - any pointers?

Me gustaria que pudiera validar palabras acentuadas en español con palabras sin acentuar, ejemplo que al poner José o Jose me realice la busqueda independientemente la palabra con o sin acento. existe alguna forma para configurar esta sugerencia?

Nam-Quang Tran — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:50:27 -0000

Hi there,

the app doesn't have this feature. However, you can use wildcards like this:

Jos*
Jos?

Regards
Quang

Como elimino la pantalla de error al inicio cuando existen carpetas indexadas pero que el usuario no cuenta con permisos de escritura.

Juan C Quintero — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:39:55 -0000

Me gustaria que pudiera validar palabras acentuadas en español con palabras sin acentuar, ejemplo que al poner José o Jose me realice la busqueda independientemente la palabra con o sin acento. existe alguna forma para configurar esta sugerencia?

Juan C Quintero — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:38:19 -0000

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