My GDesktop takes up 238MB

ella · 06-07-2005, 07:51 AM

I don't know what's wrong with it, one day I just checked my Google Desktop search file and find it is 238 MB! So I unstall GD immediately.

Is there a problem with Google Desktop search?

Eric · 06-07-2005, 11:27 AM

Whoa. That is an unusual sight. I've only used GDS once, and uninstalled shortly after, due to the fact that I did not like it. It could be that you have a lot of files, and in order to index them, a reasonable amount of space is required to cache them into the resource file, but 238 megabytes is an absurd numerical value...

ella · 06-09-2005, 10:57 PM

yeah, that is really weired, isn't it? But I don't think I got a huge number of files, and how much space does the index usu take?

splunk · 08-24-2005, 07:40 AM

My Google Desktop Folder takes up 324MB

JOKERz · 08-24-2005, 07:52 AM

same case with me........ i uninstall it too
Is there some setting we need to configure?

computermann24 · 09-12-2005, 11:17 PM

You can set it to Index what you want it to Index.. Example - Dont want e-mails to be indexed? Well disabe Them!

JOKERz · 09-13-2005, 03:10 AM

okay..... thanx for the advice but...
I already uninstall it :P

sujith · 09-29-2005, 01:05 PM

downloaded Google desktop
but i didnt liked it
itz disgusting

rlineker · 10-01-2005, 03:43 AM

same here google destop was really high so i uninstalled it

IamTheKing9 · 10-10-2005, 04:52 AM

I can't really understand why Google Desktop takes up so much space for some people. Even I've got Google Desktop and it takes up just 5.19 MB, which is quite less when compared to 238 or 324 MB. And, just to verify it, let me tell you that Google Desktop indexes everything on my computer - that includes files, web history and e-mails. So I really can't understand why there is a problem. Can you please tell me how you checked the amount of space Google Desktop occupied on your computers?

06-07-2005, 07:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
ella Junior Googler Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My GDesktop takes up 238MB I don't know what's wrong with it, one day I just checked my Google Desktop search file and find it is 238 MB! So I unstall GD immediately. Is there a problem with Google Desktop search?

10-10-2005, 04:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
IamTheKing9 Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 3,000 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Amazing... I can't really understand why Google Desktop takes up so much space for some people. Even I've got Google Desktop and it takes up just 5.19 MB, which is quite less when compared to 238 or 324 MB. And, just to verify it, let me tell you that Google Desktop indexes everything on my computer - that includes files, web history and e-mails. So I really can't understand why there is a problem. Can you please tell me how you checked the amount of space Google Desktop occupied on your computers?

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06-07-2005, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Eric Google Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Posts: 2,395 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Whoa. That is an unusual sight. I've only used GDS once, and uninstalled shortly after, due to the fact that I did not like it. It could be that you have a lot of files, and in order to index them, a reasonable amount of space is required to cache them into the resource file, but 238 megabytes is an absurd numerical value...

06-09-2005, 10:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
ella Junior Googler Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yeah, that is really weired, isn't it? But I don't think I got a huge number of files, and how much space does the index usu take?

08-24-2005, 07:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
splunk Noogle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: dfw Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My Google Desktop Folder takes up 324MB

08-24-2005, 07:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
JOKERz Master Googler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grave Posts: 558 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	same case with me........ i uninstall it too Is there some setting we need to configure?

09-12-2005, 11:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
computermann24 Googler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nelson, New Zealand Posts: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You can set it to Index what you want it to Index.. Example - Dont want e-mails to be indexed? Well disabe Them!

09-13-2005, 03:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
JOKERz Master Googler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grave Posts: 558 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	okay..... thanx for the advice but... I already uninstall it :P

09-29-2005, 01:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
sujith Junior Googler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Planet -- Earth Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	downloaded Google desktop but i didnt liked it itz disgusting

10-01-2005, 03:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
rlineker Senior Googler Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 123 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	same here google destop was really high so i uninstalled it

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