https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d FileSeek RSS: FileSeek taking up too much resources Sat, 02 May 2026 10:10:41 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d#6 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:54:14 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d#6 FileSeek @Len3: How much memory is FileSeek using on your system? Can you also attach a screenshot of your search results? ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d#5 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:52:43 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d#5 FileSeek I has this been resolved as I find the same issue.
The suggestions on how to search help but resources are a problem. ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d#4 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 01:57:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d#4 FileSeek Ok, would you be able to try that search again and send a debug log? Here are the steps:

• On the FileSeek Settings > Troubleshooting tab, change the Logging drop-down to "L3: Log All"
• Restart FileSeek
• Try your search
• Send us the FileSeek.log and DebugInfo.html files (can be found by clicking the Open Log button on the Troubleshooting tab)
• Disable debug logging after sending the log

Thanks! ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d#3 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:33:13 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d#3 FileSeek I tried that in a previous search (where the file did exist twice unbeknownst to me) and it returned nothing, just like Windows Search. ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d#2 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:40:23 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d#2 FileSeek Can you try putting the file name in the "Include Files" box, instead of the Query box? The query box is intended for searching within the files, so the way your search is setup, it will look inside every file for "data1.hdr." I've attached a screenshot of the best way to do your search.

Hope that helps! ]]> https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d Sun, 17 Jan 2016 17:04:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/fileseek-taking-up-too-much-resources/?ID=e4f943c5-595e-4070-8cb3-03971c028a2d FileSeek I did a recent search for a filename on a backup drive (not text in a file), and I could hardly use anything on the computer. Things were freezing, going slow, FileSeek was taking up 50% of CPU, the RAM for it was going wild between 100MB to 2GB every second, and I had to force close it after half an hour.

I'll post my search params below, but no other search program I've used has done this. It shouldn't get in the way of me using my computer or closing FileSeek, and I saw no Cancel button and couldn't have clicked it anyways as the window had grayed out and the mouse pointer turned to a spinner.

If there's a way around this or to prevent it, please let me know, otherwise it needs to be fixed so as not to cause greater problems, and I'm glad it didn't affect any of my files or folders (that I know of).

Search parameters (all are defaults unless otherwise specified):
Path(s): E:\Backup
Include Files: *, Include Files Filters is Pattern
Query: data1.hdr
Advanced:
> Case sensitive query unchecked
> Match query to entire file

I've attached two screenshots. ]]>