How to change dtSearch file locations

Last Reviewed: February 12, 2002

Article: DTS0174

Applies to: dtSearch Desktop

The UserData Folder

Your dtSearch UserData folder is where indexes, settings, and search results are saved. To see which folder dtSearch is using, or to select a different folder, start dtSearch Desktop and click Options > Preferences > Change dtSearch Folder.

dtSearch saves the most recent 100 searches in your UserData folder. To change the number of searches saved, click Options > Preferences > Search Results and change the number under Number of search results lists to keep.

Indexes

Each time you create an index, you can specify the location for the index in the Create Index dialog box. The default location for new indexes is the UserData folder, but you can select a different folder as follows:

(1) Click Options > Preferences > Index Defaults

(2) Change the Default location for new indexes folder.

Temporary Files

The dtSearch Spider uses the Windows TEMP folder to store downloaded pages while they are being indexed. To use a different folder

(1) Click Options > Preferences > Index Defaults

(2) In the Spider options section, enter a folder name under Folder to use for temporary files