We believe Copernic is designed to be user-friendly, but we also understand that new software can be daunting and that every user has a different benchmark for new technology. Below, we have outlined the areas on the main dashboard and their purposes. Main Window Overview Menus offer useful options and commands to configure and customize CDS…
Are you the type that likes the newest of the new? Become an early adopter of Copernic and use our updates before they become available to everyone! Enabling this option gives access to more updates of Copernic Desktop Search for those who want to try the new updates before they are officially released. Enable Join the Early Access Updates Program: These updates…
Older documents can become buried in other files, and tracking them down can waste valuable time. Using Copernic’s refinements and select phrasing can help you narrow the field in a matter of seconds. In our first search, we just searched for the word “Quote.” This nets over 1,400 documents. Far too many to locate what…
We’ve all been there, we’re rushing to finish a document, rush while saving, and then can’t find it again when needed. Today, we are looking for an assignment given in our English class. It’s due today and we finished it last week. Using the file name we thought we had used resulted in no results….
One of our more common questions is asking for help with an indexing timing out. This is typically due to an overly aggressive indexing schedule. If the schedule is too tight, the index may not complete because the next index starts, thereby creating an endless loop that never finishes. In the previous photo, you will…
We’ve all been there: trying to find that attachment we know was emailed, but can’t find it. Copernic’s Refinement Tool can help! In our scenario today, we’re looking for a math test result from last year. Our initial search is for the word “Math,” and we’ve used Date Refinement to include anything sent prior to…
Depending on your situation, you might not want to have every file indexed. It is possible to exclude files from indexing by following the steps outlined below. In the Options window, the Files tab displays the list of folders to index and those excluded. The first part of the list indicates the name or complete path to each folder…
Congratulations on your decision to add Copernic Desktop & Cloud Search to your arsenal of tools! Once you make your purchase through our payment partner, you will receive an email from them (Avangate /2Checkout) with your license key. If you don’t see it in your Inbox, you should check your Junk or Spam folder. In that email, you…
Now that our Elite level has Gmail capabilities, you’re probably anticipating using it! To find it in your settings, Go to Tools->Options->Google Workspace. Follow the prompts to connect your Gmail address, this will likely include authorizing your Google Workspace in the Cloud Connections Management area. Once it’s connected, you can select the Email folders you…
An index is made of references that link to the items you index (files, emails, etc.). The items themselves (the real files, the real emails, etc.) are not in the index. To update your index, Copernic Desktop Search scans the items you choose to index (emails, files, contacts, etc), to detect additions, deletions or modifications…
By default, the index data files are stored in a per-user path like this: “C:\Users\**username**\AppData\Local\Copernic\DesktopSearch“ This ensures that all users of your computer have their own personal index stored in a non-shared location. If you want to move your index data files, you can do the following steps: 3. Indexing & Performance 4. click “Change”…
Copernic Desktop Search might not be able to index a mailbox who has been added to your Microsoft Exchange account if the cached mode has been activated. Cached Exchange Mode is a feature in Microsoft Outlook that allows users to use their Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Exchange Server mailbox even when they are not connected to the internet or when the network connection is slow. Outlook creates a local copy of the mailbox data, stored in an Offline Storage Table (OST) file on the user’ computer. This allows for quick access to emails, calendar items, contacts, and other mailbox data without needing a constant connection to the server when this feature is enabled. Here are the steps if you want to…