Welcome/Introduction: dtSearch Desktop • dtSearch Network

Getting started

The Quick start offers a step-by-step introduction.

The Indexing and searching overview describes how dtSearch works generally.

Documentation and support

See dtSearch Support for product documentation and technical articles on working with dtSearch products. For technical support, contact support@dtsearch.com.

Installation and serial numbers

To install dtSearch, execute the download file after purchasing. dtSearch generates a serial number automatically when it is installed. To see your serial number, run dtSearch and click Help > About.

For network deployment, see Automatic deployment of dtSearch on a network and Creating a shared index.

Updates and reinstallation

dtSearch purchases include free updates for a minimum of one year. To be notified by email when new versions are available subscribe to dtSearch upgrade notices. To check for new versions, or to enable automatic update checking, run dtSearch and click Help > Check for Updates...

To transfer dtSearch to another computer, just uninstall and reinstall. To migrate indexes and option settings, see How to migrate dtSearch settings to a new computer.

Please contact dtSearch or email sales@dtsearch.com if you have lost your original dtSearch download and need a replacement.

PDF hit-highlighting plug-in

dtSearch can highlight hits in PDF files inside Adobe Acrobat Reader using a free plug-in that is available for download.

Advanced/forensic search

For a forensic-oriented overview on topics such as different options for email searching, handling of encrypted PDFs, credit card searching, see the forensics page.

Advanced indexing options

Please see: Optimizing indexing of large document collections and Multithreaded indexing