question regarding file indexing

[slartibart70]

Hi, this is more a question, but still annoying: I don't want the file indexer start indexing my files, and i don't want it to index usb-attached drives. In systemsettings > file-search i put in one rule: 'not indexed' for my /home/username directory. Moreover, i disabled [ ] enable file search [ ] also index file content [ ] index hidden files and folders

Still, after some time, the default directories like downloads, documents, pictures, .... are reappearing with 'full file indexing' When setting these to 'not indexed', then some time later i have additional entries indicating 'full file indexing' again (what gives two entries for every default folder, one with, one without indexing) Same is true for external drives - can we stop indexing them somehow? (i can tell by the flashing led on an external drive that someone is accessing it constantly)

And this is very annoying (i don't want it, just keep quiet.... and there's no option for that?) Any help how to disable this, maybe by disabling a service? (for me, this is the least wanted feature of any desktop environment, i know where my files are!)

[ZaWertun]

Disabling service is enough to stop using Baloo.

About settings - it looks to be a bug in the System Settings part. If there is no folders selected for indexing (according to file ~/.config/baloofilerc) - settings part will show default directories enabled. I can reproduce it on my PC.

[ZaWertun]

Same is true for external drives - can we stop indexing them somehow? (i can tell by the flashing led on an external drive that someone is accessing it constantly)

About this one - it should be fixed now. I find this bug: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=333433 (Indexer should auto exclude external-media in /home).

[slartibart70]

i found something interesting happening when using balooctl... Example:

balooctl config includeFolders ls

will show this on my system

/home/userName/Documents/
/home/userName/Pictures/
/home/userName/Videos/
/home/userName/Music/

I can remove those directories individually with, e.g.

balooctl config includeFolders rm /home/userName/Documents/

all is fine until i remove the last entry, then the next thing happening is that the list is filled again with those 4 entries mentioned above. For, me, this does not look like a sane default, especially when i try to override it...

Maybe this explains the system settings part bahavior.

Disabling service is enough to stop using Baloo.

According to balooctl status, baloo is currently disabled.

[slartibart70]

i opened a bugticket for balooctl here: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=423901