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Thread/Priority settings effect how FileLocator Pro uses the CPU.
Concurrent threads
By default FileLocator Pro searches files using a single thread for each CPU core, which is usually the most efficient configuration. However, it is possible to specify a different number of search threads by unchecking the 'Auto Manage' option and specifying the thread count.
Warning: If a machine has a single slow hard drive increasing the number of search threads may slow FileLocator Pro down since the concurrent searches could cause the hard drive to continually seek between the different file disc sector locations. More often than not file searching is I/O bound rather than processor bound.
Process priority
FileLocator Pro can be instructed to change its process priority depending upon the current state of the application:
By default the priority for all states is 'Normal', which is the standard setting for Windows applications. The alternative priorities are:
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