Rebuild Index Command Needs Clarification

I find two different pieces of information about this command.

1. On the Logos web site ( http://www.logos.com/L4/training/CommandBar ) it states:

rebuild index – rebuilds the main index if there is a supplemental index; restarts the Indexer from the beginning if it is already running

2. On the wiki ( http://wiki.logos.com/Logos_4_Commands):

Rebuild Index forces a complete reindex of the library. (It cannot be activated if indexing is already running).

I think we need to know which of these two functions the command executes.

According to the Logos site explanation Rebuild Index works only if there is a supplemental index. It does not rebuild the entire index from scratch. (At least this is my understanding of what is said.) It also states that it will restart the indexer if it is running.

According to the wiki, the command rebuilds the index from scratch and cannot be executed if the indexer is already running.

I've advised some users to use this command when they were having indexing trouble. If the Logos site description is correct, that often won't help. So which is it?

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Damian McGrath

Mark,

The information regarding the inability to activate the index if running WAS accurate when written. It has since changed. Feel free to modify the wiki.

Dave Hooton

1. On the Logos web site ( http://www.logos.com/L4/training/CommandBar ) it states:

rebuild index – rebuilds the main index if there is a supplemental index; restarts the Indexer from the beginning if it is already running

I changed the wiki to reflect that it will restart indexing. Because of the uncertainty about there having to be a supplemental I often prefer to advise deleting the \LibraryIndex folder. It would be good if Bradley could clarify it (I'm not game to try it on my "clean" index).

NetworkGeek

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/78248#Comment_78248

I have had times when rebuild index crashes, and deleting everything in the LibraryIndex folder, running L4, and letting it do a complete index that way works - so IMHO rebuild index is not the same as a build index from scratch, there must be some difference...

Mark Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/78248#Comment_78248

Because of the uncertainty about there having to be a supplemental I often prefer to advise deleting the \LibraryIndex folder.

Exactly the issue, whether to advise to delete the files (which some people need help in finding) or whether the reindex command doesn't need that help..

It would be good if Bradley could clarify it

Right. I figured someone at Logos would need to fill us in.