Q: How much memory does it eat up?
I can't imagine connecting all my apps if it stays locally on my laptop. It must take so much space or how do you handle it?
Leon_Curiosity
May 14, 2024A: Good question thanks!
The index usually requires a couple of GB. That's because we build our own search index to to make the data from your cloud apps searchable (not just piggybacking on the OS native index).
The index size depends on how much data you have and how it's structured - there's unfortunately no hard-and-fast answer.
That said, the app definitely doesn't try to store ALL the data from ALL your cloud apps on your computer. It has to download it once for indexing, but it only keeps the absolute minimum to let you search your data (index, some metadata and thumbnails).
If you want to try before you jump, the Appsumo deal has a 60d no-questions return policy. Or you can use our 14d free trial.
Related: Very soon we're releasing an update that will let you customize where the app puts its data folder. That will give you more control over your disk usage.
WocapiOk so in average each app consumes how much? In average?
It depends on how much data you have in each app.
For example, a nearly-empty Notion database will need almost nothing, whereas a folder with 50k files will need more space.
To give you a rough idea: My personal installation has ~70k files and ~60k emails. In terms of disk space it uses 5GB for the index and 0.6GB for the app itself.
Ok. The other question is I've heard it's too slow. Do you index data when you croll it or your bot needs to go through anytime when we log in? Like I can't imagine having 20+ tools and rough data like 60k. Then it just slows down my work instead of working fast.
The search / tool is usually quite snappy. It just takes a while to get the initial indexing done.
To answer your question: When you first install the app it will sync / index your data. That can take a few hours or even a couple of days. Afterwards it only checks for changes (new emails etc.). That's much smaller/faster.