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Re:Windows 11: Just say no by WalterBright on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:19PM (#28558486)
> Google Desktop Search RIP or FileLocator Pro

I don't use such apps, not because I don't like them, but because these days I just don't trust them to not surreptitiously send an index of my system to them.

I wrote my own file search programs. It's not hard, just a few lines of code. I use them every day.

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Re:Windows 11: Just say no by trelane on Thursday September 16, 2021 @07:44PM (#28559279)
Make sure to turn off the tracking and sending built in to windows if you're concerned.

https://www.wired.com/story/windows-10-privacy-settings/

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Re:Windows 11: Just say no by WalterBright on Thursday September 16, 2021 @10:26PM (#28560550)
I don't even trust the "turn off" buttons.

I just write my own utilities. They're simple to write, they work, and I port them around as needed.

P.S. I have file indexing turned off on my drives.

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