speed up indexing

It is crazy how long it takes to prepare Logos. If I already downloaded my 3K books it is on my PC indexing should not take hours. Sometimes I reopen and it starts again at 0%. My PC was at 15% now it went back to 0%.

This is really the only issue I have with the software. It rather index and slow down everything than let me read my bible.

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Beloved Amodeo

It is crazy how long it takes to prepare Logos. If I already downloaded my 3K books it is on my PC indexing should not take hours. Sometimes I reopen and it starts again at 0%. My PC was at 15% now it went back to 0%.

This is really the only issue I have with the software. It rather index and slow down everything than let me read my bible.

Hey, Randall

This is probably not what you want to hear, but indexing has sped up considerably since the release of L9. Perhaps, yours is a hardware issue. My signature line has specs on what I'm using, though it's not exactly up to date it's in the general vicinity.

Small Heath

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1180519#Comment_1180519

My medium range HP is about 6 years old. I replaced the hard drive with a 1T SSD about a year ago. I have an extremely huge Logos library that will index in 5 to 10 minutes.

Kevin A. Purcell

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1180520#Comment_1180520

Sadly the one thing Logos needs is a fast storage drive. SSD or NVME is a must if you want it to perform well on indexing. They've improved it as other responders said, but it is still not where we all including I'm sure Faithlife developers, wish it was.

I too have a fast machine and it takes much longer than 5-10 minutes but not the hours it used to take. My suggestion is when it starts indexing, go get a coffee or take a walk.

I'm sure none of this makes you feel any better.

Bmickey

It should not have to index each time you start the software if that is what is occurring. Once your library is downloaded the first time, let it index completely. I left mine overnight as it took hours. It will not have to index again unless you download new books, and even then, it doesn't take as long as the initial indexing.

Randall Lind

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1180524#Comment_1180524

My next move is to put a 1TB SSD in this dell Optiplex. Sorry I was ranting I want to take notes etc and Logos was being a pain. I still love it. I can't mark up my bible do to my cerebral palsy. So this is the main reason I use the software. I sold my TV in the bedroom never watched much. I took the SSD from my 2nd Nvidia shield 500GB and now putting it in my Optiplex. I still plan to get a bigger SSD.

Mattillo

It is crazy how long it takes to prepare Logos. If I already downloaded my 3K books it is on my PC indexing should not take hours. Sometimes I reopen and it starts again at 0%. My PC was at 15% now it went back to 0%.

This is really the only issue I have with the software. It rather index and slow down everything than let me read my bible.

Maybe your computer fell asleep, hence the start at 0 again? You seem computer savvy but just in case I would recommend you set your computer to not sleep or turn off the HDD and just let it run until completion. Once it is done indexing, you won't have to do it again until a new or updated book arrives. It should go much quicker since it only has to index a few then.

Dave Hooton

Sometimes I reopen and it starts again at 0%. My PC was at 15% now it went back to 0%.

That could mean there is a problem as Logos will automatically reindex to fix it. Unfortunately, it isn't smart enough to fix a corrupt file. You could delete the LibraryIndex folder (in \Logos\Data\.....) and Logos will reindex when it is restarted or you could provide logs to diagnose it.

Randall Lind

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1180524#Comment_1180524

I have a WD 500GB SSD I was using in the bedroom for my Nvidia Shield streaming box. I however sold my bedroom 32' TV set. I rather watch my 60" TV in the livingroom so I never used it. I took that and put it in my Dell Optiplex and put Linux on and set up my Windows 10 VM (Virtual Machine) Logos is fast. The whole machine is fast. I may get a bigger drive but. most stuff I do is online so maybe not.

mab

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1180565#Comment_1180565

Indexing is no longer an issue for me because my Dell gobbles through the task. One thing you can do is once it starts indexing is to turn off Logos and let just the indexer finish doing the work. This is better for older machines.

You might consider letting the machine do all the maintenance overnight. You can turn off automatic updates so you don't get clobbered with it every time you open Logos. I open my screen to a blank layout. It's a choice for me to start any updates. I did this long before I got the Dell but it's still faster for me to get Logos up and running even now.