[SOLVED] How to make a catalog/index of all files saved on H

[vmunich]

Hi everyone,

I have several external HD, where I store different stuff (mp3, backups etc.).

I wish I would have a program which could list the content of the Hard Drives so that it would make searching for a particular data easier.
In particular, I need to search in the content of all drives also when they are not connected to my computer.

I used to use Gtktalog, which was was handy, but it is now outdated.

Any hint ?

Thank you
Vincent

[doktor5000]

What do you mean by content? Do you only need a list of filenames, or do you also want to index the context of the files themselves ?

For the latter, there are several tools. Usually your desktop environment offers means for this, KDE/Plasma has balloo, and GNOME has tracker.
There are also standalone tools like e.g. recoll or docfetcher.

edit: You should have probably mentioned, that you need a replacement for gtktalog as in your previous thread a few years back: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4330
It appears there aren't that many alternatives. One that you could try which is slightly newer and might still work: http://cdcat.sourceforge.net/
For some others have a look at https://alternativeto.net/software/cdca ... form=linux

[morgano]

If you dont mind advanced indexing and searching, try recoll, which we have packaged.
You can tell when, what, how to index, and target need not be connected when you search.

[doktor5000]

Thanks a lot Doktor and Morgano for your replies.

Recoll looks good, that's probably the program I need

What do you mean by content? Do you only need a list of filenames, or do you also want to index the context of the files themselves ?

I just need a software that answers the question: "on which of my external hard-drives (and where on the HD) can I find the data blablabla.mp3"

I will look into recoll and the other software you guys proposed, then I will close the thread

Best,
Vincent

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[vmunich]

This is just to close this thread.

I tried recoll and VVV (virtual volumes view), both are great tools.

Best,
V