Index

• Excluded file extensions
  Files with these extensions are skipped entirely during indexing.
  Comma-separated list, default class, java, php, js, css, ftl, part, sql, dump.
• Excluded folder names
  Folders with these names are skipped entirely during indexing, wherever they occur in the folder tree.
  Comma-separated list, default bin, src, classes, node_modules.
• Index hidden files
  Whether files marked as hidden by the operating system are included in the index.
  Default: on.
• Index hidden folders
  Whether folders marked as hidden by the operating system are indexed, including their contents.
  Default: off.
• Index ".*" folders
  Whether folders whose name starts with a dot (e.g. .git, .cache) are indexed.
  Default: off.
• Maximum size of indexed text files
  The maximum size up to which the content of text files is indexed for full-text search.
  Default: 10 MB (currently read-only).

Actions

memo keeps three layers in sync: your files on disk, a database that stores metadata entities (labels, custom metadata, collections, and later contacts, etc.), and an index that indexes both files and database entities for search and filtering.

• Reindex Everything
  Re-scans the file system and rebuilds both the database and the index from scratch. Use this if something appears broken or out of sync.
• Reindex Files
  Like Reindex Everything, but limited to files: re-scans the file system and rebuilds the index for files, without touching the database.
• Clean up file metadata
  Removes database entries (metadata, labels, etc.) for files that no longer exist on disk, e.g. because they were deleted or moved outside of memo.
• Reindex Database
  Rebuilds the index from the current database contents (metadata entities, collections, etc.), without re-scanning the file system.
• Delete Index
  Deletes only the index — files and the database (metadata, collections, etc.) are untouched. Functionally similar to Reindex Everything, but without rebuilding the index; memo rebuilds it automatically on next start. Largely a legacy action at this point, but still available.

Manage Indexed Files

Add/Remove in File Manager

Manage Index in Preferences