To use Easy PDF Search, you need to first connect to a database.

There are 3 types of databases you can connect to:

Local database

The Easy PDF Search database is stored on your machine.  If the database does not exist, it is created and initialized automatically.  You can change the location of the local database in the Application settings window.

If you plan to share this database using the hotspot feature, select the Database will be shared via hotspot option.  Easy PDF Search will then initialize the database accordingly to improve database concurrency.

Database on network share

When multiple users want to access the same database in a local network, you can choose to store the database file on a network share, and each user then connects to this database.  You need to enter the path to the network share containing the Easy PDF Search database.

Easy PDF Search Server

You can connect to an Easy PDF Search Server that another user may have made available using the hotspot feature.  You need to enter the host computer name or IP address, the TCP/IP port, and password to access the database.

The Downloads folder is where the PDF files will be stored in when you view your search results.

Types of database files

Easy PDF Search stores details of your PDF files in a file named EPSDataFile.db3.  Your search history and opened files details are stored in another database file named EPSHistory.db3.  When you want to share your database, you only need to make available the EPSDataFile.db3 file.