When does the db file date change??
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:44 pm
Greetings!
We're setting Everything up on a web server and have users use the web interface to search.
For out test, I set up Everything as a standard user (using my log in) with the service running and data stored in %APPDATA%\Everything. Since it's on a web server, it's always running (unless I restart), and I have Everything set up to run on system startup. And I also have the UI Run in background checked. The db is located here: C:\Users\Jan.Archer\AppData\Local\Everything. The Everything supporting files and the HTTP files are located here: C:\Users\Jan.Archer\AppData\Roaming\Everything.
I added some network folders to index -- these are folders that are mapped network drives. I have updating set to every day at 3 am. The first index was done and db created on 12/20/2016. One of the folders I've indexed is one that is updated often so I expect to see those updates in the search results, which I have.
So, forgive me for asking what I'm sure are basic questions:
1. Why does the date in the Date modified column in File Explorer remain with the original index date when updates are clearly happening (since I can search and find files that have been added after the original db was created)? I guess I expected the database date to change.
2. What exactly happens when you "update" and "Force Rebuild" -- does the update just add new/change info to the index? Does the "Force rebuild" rebuild the index and therefore the db date modified change?
3. Is there a way to tell (besides searching for something that may have been added yesterday) that the Updates are happening? Is there a log file that I can access? I know that there is an HTTP_Server_Log.txt file, but that doesn't address the updating routine...hope that makes sense.
Many thanks!! Jan
We're setting Everything up on a web server and have users use the web interface to search.
For out test, I set up Everything as a standard user (using my log in) with the service running and data stored in %APPDATA%\Everything. Since it's on a web server, it's always running (unless I restart), and I have Everything set up to run on system startup. And I also have the UI Run in background checked. The db is located here: C:\Users\Jan.Archer\AppData\Local\Everything. The Everything supporting files and the HTTP files are located here: C:\Users\Jan.Archer\AppData\Roaming\Everything.
I added some network folders to index -- these are folders that are mapped network drives. I have updating set to every day at 3 am. The first index was done and db created on 12/20/2016. One of the folders I've indexed is one that is updated often so I expect to see those updates in the search results, which I have.
So, forgive me for asking what I'm sure are basic questions:
1. Why does the date in the Date modified column in File Explorer remain with the original index date when updates are clearly happening (since I can search and find files that have been added after the original db was created)? I guess I expected the database date to change.
2. What exactly happens when you "update" and "Force Rebuild" -- does the update just add new/change info to the index? Does the "Force rebuild" rebuild the index and therefore the db date modified change?
3. Is there a way to tell (besides searching for something that may have been added yesterday) that the Updates are happening? Is there a log file that I can access? I know that there is an HTTP_Server_Log.txt file, but that doesn't address the updating routine...hope that makes sense.
Many thanks!! Jan