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AndrewR
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago
Status:
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Option to turn off indexing

I don't have any use for indexing at all and yet it burns huge CPU cycles, heating up my laptop for hours, especially when I add a large new folder. So having an option to turn off indexing completely would be very helpful. Thank you.

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    Jay
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    4 years ago
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    3 years ago
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    2 years ago
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