Questions tagged [google-desktop-search]
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Is there any way to get Google Desktop Search to index Microsoft OneNote data?
I have recently started using Microsoft OneNote, and I like many things about it.
However, Google Desktop Search does not seem to be aware of stuff stored there.
Is there any way to get Google Desktop Search to index Microsoft OneNote data?
I've…
JosephStyons
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Google Desktop's Ctrl,Ctrl feature on windows?
One thing I like about Google Desktop is you can configure it so that when you press Ctrl,Ctrl, it will bring up a dialog that looks like this:
The dialog will have focus and I can type in there, press enter, and then it will open a new tab in my…
Daniel Kaplan
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Google Desktop sidebar replacement?
I'm trying desperately to find a possible replacement to the dockable sidebar in Google Desktop.
I've fallen in love with having my widescreen-estate able to "HUD" me to things like my weather, news, mail, and even the random images.
Problem is…
Lance May
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Google desktop not indexing new emails
About a month ago, Google Desktop stopped indexing my outlook emails. The service is still running. I run an update with the Google updater. But there is no change. Any search I run will only return emails going back from about a month ago.
What…
Ron Harlev
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How to get Google Desktop to index searchable pdf's
I've got a scanner that converts documents to pdfs. The pdf that gets produced is searchable. However when google desktop indexes the file it doesn't appear to be indexing any of the contents of the pdf (although it is indexing the content of…
user4941
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Windows 7 change between desktop search providers
I'm using Google desktop search on windows 7 but wanted to swap back to windows search (as it will allow the searching of mm files - mind maps).
I've stopped the desktop service and started the 'Windows Search' service when I search in the start…
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Has anyone found a Google gadget for google desktop that shows top process usage.
I want something like this Vista gadget: TopProcess to put in my google desktop sidebar
Nifle
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Quick Search Box doesn't get keyboard focus in Google Desktop
I use Google Desktop as an application launcher. Sometimes Quick Search Box doesn't get keyboard focus.
Repro:
Start cmd.exe
Press Ctrl Ctrl, Quick Search Box will appear.
Type blah
Observe: blah appears in cmd.exe
Expected: blah should appear in…
Pavel Chuchuva
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Trying to find a text file on my desktop with google desktop
I have a file named "job numbers.txt" that I would like to be able to access via google desktop, however google desktop does not find it.
I have my desktop explicitly defined in google desktop's search locations. The file is only 106 bytes, I'm…
David
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Desktop/server search engine with night time indexing
Is there some desktop/server search engine (such as Google Desktop or Copernic) satisfying the below requests.
Requests:
Must work on Windows server and Windows 7 environments.
Indexing can be scheduled.
Fast search using index file.
Search…
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Does Google Desktop Search have a separate 64-bit Windows version?
I ask because it's being discontinued very soon and I'd like to make sure I've downloaded all versions. (I only have 32-bit Windows installed at the moment and the website might serve a different binary depending on your operating system)
Hugh Allen
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Limit the size of Google Desktop's index?
I've been using Google Desktop for almost 2 years now. I needed a little more space on my hard drive, so I poked about with WinDirStat and found my Google Desktop index file was taking up 6.1 GB (on a 60 GB HD)! I've deleted it, so it has to start…
C. Ross
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Ubuntu 10.04 has broken google desktop ctrl ctrl search bar feature
Before I upgraded to ubuntu 10.04, when I pressed Ctrl twice, a search bar popped up that allowed me to google desktop search my system. This no longer works and I miss that feature. Can I get it back, somehow?
A complete uninstall/restart/reinstall…
Seamus
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Replacement for Google Desktop
Although Google Desktop was discontinued long ago, I kept the installer and was able to continue to use it. The functionality that I used the most was "hit Ctrl twice and bring up a Google search". This is not "bring up Google.com in the browser"…
marczellm
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Does Google Desktop Search index also page content from web history?
I know Google Desktop can search web history from a number of browsers, but it is unclear to me if this history indexes only general browsing data (like page title) or also the actual page content of websites visited?
Google's help entry isn't…
Rabarberski
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