Desktop search

下載 Google 桌面搜索(EN, 简体)

Limit of Google desktop search (GDS)

• only index the first 10,000 words not full text, see Help Center

ReIndex for GDS

• ReIndex for Google Desktop Search: command-line形式，可以放在排程，變成自動更新索引

• Google Desktop Search Plug-ins: TweakGDS: 手動/自動 更新索引，須先安裝 .NET Framework。

ex1: C:\tweakgds\TweakGDS.exe "C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\My Documents"
只針對[我的文件]更新索引

ex2: C:\tweakgds\TweakGDS.exe /complete "C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\My Documents"
只針對[我的文件]更新索引，並刪除cache

• 不用裝程式的方法: reinstall GDS

GDS as service (背景服務)

• 將C:\PROGRA~1\Google\GOOGLE~1\GoogleDesktop.exe /startup 放在排程(在系統啟動時執行)

即 C:\Program Files\Google\Google Desktop Search\GoogleDesktop.exe /startup

plugins

• Google Desktop Search: Download Plug-ins or at GDplugins.com

正在使用的plugins

If you upgrade from GDS1.x to GDS 2 Beta, I recommend you reinstall GDS and its plugins to avoid the compatiability issues.

file

• Active+ Software MIME Indexer 1.01
• Larry's Any Text File Indexer 1.0
• Larry's Help File Indexer (*.CHM)
• OmniPage Search Indexer 1.0
• Halftone Search for Google Desktop 1.2.x (*.MHT, *.ZIP, *.RAR...) Note: Most plugins only index the file name of archive file (*.ZIP, *.RAR) not cache the content. (alternative: Airbear Software's IndexZip Plug-in - Indexes the names of files within JAR, RAR, and ZIP compressed archives.)

remote search

• DNKA - remote desktop search tool v0.45

tweak

• TweakGDS 1.1

alternative desktop search software

• Copernic: Software to search, find, and manage information
• MSN desktop search Search and browse smarter with MSN Search Toolbar, now with Windows Desktop Search
  • Toolbar Help : List of searchable file types
• Yahoo! Desktop Search