Edward Lipsett

Oof. Thanks for the clarification. So I either have to live with it on my C drive, or switch to the portable version. Hmm. Have to think on that. On Sun, Apr 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM Nam-Quang Tran qforce@users.sourceforge.net wrote: 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...

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, if...

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...

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...

Thanks for the clarification. Automatic deletion from the index hadn't occurred to me; a rather critical point!

Your FAQ mentions "portable document repository" which suggests that once the index is created, the source files are no longer required. I need to confirm this. Specifically, if I create an index of folder "Books," and then delete the content of that folder, will DocFinder index search still function normally? I realize that clicking an item to display the text block containing the hit will not work. I'm hoping that DocFinder will still tell me what files satisfy my query, and then I can copy those...