tracker-reset - Reset the index and configuration
tracker reset [--hard | --soft] [--config] [--file FILE]
The reset command will change either your configuration or index irreversibly
and should be used with care. Other than tags, actual data (e.g. files) should
not be affected by this command.
The "index" is a link between your content (either
locally or remotely) and how it can be found quickly using a number of
different queries. Under the hood, this is done using a database.
Removing all data and starting again from the beginning with an
empty data set (which is a common use of this command) is done by using the
hard reset option. This behaves as if Tracker was just installed.
- -r, --hard
- This kills all processes in the same way that tracker daemon
--kill does but it also removes all databases. Restarting
tracker-store re-creates the databases.
- -e, --soft
- A soft reset works exactly the same way that --hard does, with the
exception that the backup and journal are not removed. These are restored
when tracker-store is restarted. This command is useful if you have
a corrupt database but want to reply the journal to restore it to the last
known good place.
- -c, --config
- Resets all configuration to its defaults.
- -f, --file FILE
- Resets all indexed information about FILE, works recursively for
directories. Nothing will be done if FILE is not currently indexed.
After deletion, a request to reindex this data will be immediately issued.
tracker-daemon(1). tracker(1).