spotlight re-indexing after smart backup
hello
i'm smart-updating my second computer from my first one. Although I have the .Spotlight-V100 file exempt from the copying process, each time I update computer 2, Spotlight does a complete re-indexing. Would there be a way to avoid this? thanks a lot. n |
Unfortunately, no -- at present, spotlight's going to reindex after this kind of copy.
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ok, do you think this might be a reasonable feature request ? — Anyway, would you know to suggest a different kind of copy?
thanks a lot n |
Given that you want to make the same both times, no, I don't think a different copy type is going to work: this is something we're working on, though. No promises, no dates. :)
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…*what exactly do you mean by "you want to make the same both times" ? — And do you happen to know what will happen if I make my .Spotlight… file write-protected?
thanks again |
You know, I don't know what my fingers were doing when I typed that. Other than typing that.
What I meant was "Given that you want to make both drives the same". We'll still copy the file if it's write protected. |
sorry, I mean: if I make the file on the target computer write protected, possibly at sudo level? (I fear SD will then report an error and stop copying.)
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You're really not going to want to do that, and it won't help. How about just adding the destination into the Spotlight Privacy tab? Then it won't index at all...
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that's right of course; but since it's another computer, not just a backup device, not indexing it will be a bit of a drawback in usability …*Maybe I'll try and think of something else (like, access this invisible or hidden or whatever Spotlight file, store it elsewhere, and then put it back … )
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