Desktop search engines (ie, Copernic) on SSDs

Hi guys, can I check if it is possible to use desktop search engines such as Copernic desktop search on a solid state drive (SSD)? Would indexing decrease the lifespan of the SSD?

Are there desktop search engines other than Copernic desktop search? I need to search document content (within pdf, docx, outlook email, chm, zip, etc) as well. How does the Windows 7 search engine compare?

I have the Asus Zenbook UX31 if it helps. Thanks!

 

just don't care. it'll just work fine. everything reduces your ssds lifespan. that's the meaning of life. if you don't want to hurt your ssd, put it back into the box it came with, and never touch it again.

just don't care, use what you want. but i suggest exploring windows 7 search first, as it works just fine, typically. we dropped copernic when we migrated to win7. no complains so far.

 

Thanks, but the reason I ask is because I would like my Asus UX31 to last the course of my studies, ie, 4-5 years. And the MBA-like Asus UX31 doesn't allow me to switch out the in-built SSD if it wears out.

Further, does Windows 7 search engine allow searching of content within documents, be it pdf, chm, mht, zip, etc?

 

it allows searching of content for sure. no-one can guarantee you how long your laptop will last, but the difference from using a search engine should not have enough impact to matter, at all. ssds should not die because of too many writes for the next 10 to 100 years. when they die, it's mostly a firmware bug or bad manufacturing.

if windows can't search a certain file type, there needs to be a "search codec" installed. afaik, adobe installs that for pdfs when you install adobe reader (but i never bothered to check, actually, how it works exactly).