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DevonThink: Index your data in DEVONthink

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  • January 19, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Import or index what the best strategy to manage your data?

Import and index data is not the same approach to manage your data. But which one you should use?


Index

Indexed data are links to the data within an other location such as NAS or external harddrive or an Usb thumb. If you manage your data on such devices for instance with Hazel or scan software you should consider indexing your data into DEVONthink. Especially when you add, delete or manipulate your data on these devices.

DEVONthink will index your file with its meta data so you can search for it and open them. The link (path) to the data should

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