[tracker/sam/website-faq-update: 1/2] website/faq: Add info on troubleshooting indexing errors




commit faa9ad968d3784eb9563ebe4a0ddee36cf211931
Author: Sam Thursfield <sam afuera me uk>
Date:   Tue Oct 13 13:36:49 2020 +0200

    website/faq: Add info on troubleshooting indexing errors

 docs/website/faq.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
---
diff --git a/docs/website/faq.md b/docs/website/faq.md
index 2da090c6d..a4076cd9c 100644
--- a/docs/website/faq.md
+++ b/docs/website/faq.md
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ Files named `.trackerignore`, `.git` and `.hg` have the same effect. You can
 configure this behaviour with the org.freedesktop.Tracker.Miner.Files
 `ignored-directories-with-content` GSettings key.
 
+## When I search, I don't see all the results I expect. Why?
+
+If a file doesn't appear in search results, first check that the location is
+indexed. From the commandline, you can run:
+
+    $ tracker3 info $FILENAME
+
+This will show all the information stored about the file, if there is any.
+
+If the file should be indexed but nothing is shown, you can check
+if there was an error while indexing. Use this command:
+
+    $ tracker3 status $FILENAME
+
 ## Why does Tracker consume resources on my PC?
 
 When you add or edit files, Tracker will update its index. This should be very


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