Google Desktop Search Tips

Note: When you add a new tip, please make sure that they go to correct section by looking at existing sections.

Google Desktop

Google Desktop is now part of the Google Pack.
You are required to download a Google Pack Which is a set of utilities included in it.

To change your preferences, right click on the GDS icon in your task tray and then click 'Preferences'
Deselect "Include secure pages (HTTPS) in web history" HTTPS are secured web pages. If you want to keep things like your online bank info private, don't index these kinds of pages.
While in the preferences, add the following sites to your list of sites NOT to index
Any folder you do not want indexed should be entered here as well (eg. c:\My Stuff)
Google Integration
Some people freak out when they see local results appear when they do a search on the web. This is easily fixed by deselecting "Show Desktop Search results on Google Web Search result pages"
You may also want to increase the number of results you want to see per page. Simply change the number in the Number of Results section near the bottom of the Preferences page.

When you do an install of GDS with out any plugins or other modifications, the following file types are not indexed:
.tmp, .temp, .pst, .dat, .pf, .obj
Along with the following directories:
Recycler, System Volume Information, AppData, Cache, Cookies, History, Local AppData, Local Settings, PrintHood, Recent, SendTo, Startup, Templates
Your system root folder. In most cases, this is C:\Windows\ or C:\winnt