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hermitcrabyesterday at 10:05 PM2 repliesview on HN

I've been using this tool for a while. It is incredibly useful. Kudos to the developer(s).

The real question is: why is the default Windows search so terrible? Did Microsoft make it useless on purpose?


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Akronymusyesterday at 10:22 PM

Because the default windows search actually iterates every folder/subfolder, rather than using the global file table, which "everything" uses

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hyperhopperyesterday at 10:14 PM

It now seems to serve the purpose of funneling users into edge, AI products, or serving ads.

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