SUMMARY In the "File Search — System Settings Module" window (accessible by "File Search" in the Application Launcher has a section captioned "Do not search in these locations". The drives in this section are, in fact, the ONLY ones in which search works. If a drive is taken out of this list, implying it WILL work with search, search no longer works for that drive in Dolphin. If a drive is put in this list, implying it won't work with search, search works with that drive in Dolphin. This behavior can be easily checked and survives reboots. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Put a drive in "Do not search in these locations" section of "File Search" window 2. Try searching that drive in Dolphin 3. Take that drive out of the section and repeat 2 OBSERVED RESULT Drives in "Do not search in these locations" section of "File Search" window are the only ones searchable EXPECTED RESULT Drives NOT in "Do not search in these locations" section of "File Search" window should be the only ones searchable SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: Linux/KDE Plasma: Manjaro 18.0.4 KDE Plasma Version: 5.15.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.59.0 Qt Version: 5.12.3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION None
I cannot reproduce the issue with the same versions as you. Please attach a screenshot of how the settings window looks for you, and well as the output of the following commands: - balooctl config list excludeFolders - balooctl config list includeFolders Thanks!
Created attachment 121129 [details] Screenshot of File Search window
Output of `balooctl config list excludeFolders` is nothing. Ouput of `balooctl config list includeFolders` is: /home/8192/
If I remove a drive in File Search from the "Do not search in these locations" section, it then appears in the output of `balooctl config list includeFolders`. However, drives IN the section do not appear in the output of `balooctl config list excludeFolders`.
So what's going on here is that external disks are getting added to the exclusions list by default. To index them, you remove them from that list. Looks to me like this is working, right?
For example, take red1. It's in the "Do not search in these locations" list. Despite this, search works on it in Dolphin. It does not appear in the output of `balooctl config list includeFolders`. I take it out of the list and hit Apply. Search no longer works on it in Dolphin. It appears in the output of `balooctl config list includeFolders`.
Very strange, thanks for the info.
Please provide the output of $> balooshow <filepath> for 1. A file for which search works 2. A file for which search does not work.
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This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information. For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!