Announcing X1 Search 8 Beta

First of all: many thanks for the upgrade! Am really looking forward to using it.
Am sure it is a great improvement.

Am sorry but I have some questions that may sound 'negative' but they are not meant in a negative way/

However, if my memory serves me well, I did suggest to improve this and I feel a little disappointed,
with such a big upgrade and so much development it seems nothing has happened...


My first issues (I have temporarily stopped X1 8 now) - involves the install:

1. my everlasting question: when upgrading, why is it that the upgrade version does not use the previous settings?
(where to store the files, gui layout, what to index, etc.)

2. also, why is it that the installer does not ask whére to store in the index files? I donot want them on the C-drive.

3. X1 started to store in C:\Users\MyNamel\AppData\Local\X1 Search. As said, I stopped indexing.
3.a. where is the clear index button?
3.b. as none of the v7 settings are 'adopted' (note I installed x18 into the X1 v7 folder), I guess everything should be re-indexed?
i.e. the previous indexes created by v7 are not acceptable?

TIA
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later: just noticed "Clear index"-button wasn't in v7 either.

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