GEODI Server requires extra storage for the following purposes other than the installation.

Data

GEODI does not copy but uses and indexes your data from where it is. So no additional storage is needed for the data.

Index

The index is the database of GEODI to perform search, discovery, and other functions. Index size varies greatly depending on data volume, types, and settings.

If you want to reduce the index size due to disk restrictions, you may take the following measures.

1. Make the index folder compressed( %appdata%\Dece Software\geodi\workspaces). This change gives a 10%+ gain in most cases.

2. You may prevent the indexing text and/or number-rich files like excel, CSV, and log.

3. Activation content similarity increases index size.

4. You may disable Content summaries and gain up to 90%.

   1. ProjectWizard -> Last Page -> Advanced Properties -> JSON -> DisableIndex_Summary:True;

   2. But when a new dictionary or recognizers are added, you must restart indexing from the beginning instead of using the quick indexing option.

5. The GEODI index consists of 3 parts. You can split these three parts into different discs. The first part is critical for speed and is better to reside in fast storage(SSD). You may put other parts in other storage with more free space.

Index Backups

For uninterrupted operations, You need to allocate enough space for the index backup.

Index Backup and Recovery

Logs

Logs are located under %appdata%. Logs are automatically deleted in 90 days. But if they grow high, You can delete the logs you need.

GEODI Logs

OCR

The OCR converts the scanned content into text. By default, the OCR process does not require any extra storage, and there will be no loss in search and discovery capabilities.

But if you create SPDF (Searchable PDF), Extra storage is required for SPDFs.

Module:OCR

Backup Content

A feature to back up all content from any source(social media, folders, or files from remote PCs gathered by GDE). You need to allocate space for backup,

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