Full-Text Search
Sync-in's full-text search allows you to search deep inside the content of your documents, not just by name. Thanks to a powerful indexing engine, you can scan a wide range of files including PDF, Office documents, HTML, plain text, and more. Use specific keywords, exact phrases, or operators to include or exclude terms to narrow down your results.
This smart search helps you find information in seconds, boost productivity, and navigate your data efficiently.
Access Conditions
The search module is available to all users, but results are limited to personal workspaces, shared spaces, and shares where the user has access rights.
Search
Two types of search are available:
By file name or path
Quickly find a file or folder based on its name or location in the folder tree.
The engine supports:
- Simple keywords (no operator:
term) - Inclusions (with
+term) — default behavior if no operator is used - Exclusions (with
-term)
You can refine your results using the Filter box located at the top right of the action bar.
By content (Full-Text)
To enable content search, click the 🅰️ button to the right of the search bar.
The engine supports:
- Inclusions (with
+term) - Exclusions (with
-term) - Optional terms (no operator:
term) - Exact phrases (in quotes:
"this exact match")
Double-clicking a search result will take you directly to the file’s location in the current folder tree.
Indexing
Indexing is the process of analyzing document contents to extract text data for full-text search.
- It is performed at regular intervals, not in real time after each file modification.
- It is incremental: content from newly added or modified documents is indexed, while content from deleted documents is removed from the index.