When you first install Curiosity and connect sources, the app does two things:
It temporarily downloads your data from cloud sources (e.g. Gmail)
It indexes your data to make it searchable

Indexing needs a lot of CPU (computing power), so you might experience your computer slowing down or hear the fan start.

RAM usage varies according to the amount of data you're indexing. It should drop to basically zero after that. 🚨

The free version of the app indexes fast. Paid versions (including Trials) can take longer because they also index file contents.

How can I control indexing?

Indexing can take between a few minutes and a few hours to complete: It depends on how much data you have and how powerful your computer is. If it's disturbing your work by taking too much CPU, you have two ways of managing it:

You can pause indexing in the app; or
You can schedule at what times the app should index your data.

How to pause indexing?

To pause indexing, click on the ⏸ (Pause) button in the left menu:
The first click will pause for 5minutes
Then you can choose to pause for 2 hours, a day, or a week

To resume indexing, click the ▶️ (Resume content indexing) button in the left menu.

How to schedule indexing?

To schedule indexing for a time when it won't disturb you:
In the left bar, click on the cog (⚙️) icon to open Preferences
Scroll down to the section File indexing
Click and drag on the green tiles 🟩 to turn off indexing for times/days

⬜️ The app won't index during these times
🟩 The app will index during these times

Updated on: 16/02/2023