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notepad++ how to index files to search faster? [closed]

i was wondering if Notepad++ has a plugin or something to index the files so that the search will happen faster.

I have a very large project and i am waiting 10 min for one search in code base.

Any idea what might help me? thanks

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Patrioticcow Avatar asked Jun 10 '11 22:06

Patrioticcow


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1 Answers

NPP has its limitations.. If you are looking at content indexing, look at Copernic Search and Google Desktop They'll give you the best speeds!

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Anirudh Ramanathan Avatar answered Oct 21 '22 01:10

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