Glyfen

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Settings explained

The Settings tab groups everything into a few clear sections: Scan Behavior, Storage, Diagnostics, and Support. Here is what each control does.

Glyfen Settings screen showing Scan Behavior, Storage with thumbnails and image cache, and Diagnostics sections
The Settings tab, top to bottom.

Scan Behavior

Manage folders opens the same screen covered in Add & manage folders — choose which photo folders Glyfen scans for text. This is the main knob that controls what Glyfen can see.

Storage

Glyfen keeps two on-device caches so browsing and results stay fast. Both show how much space they use and can be cleared safely.

  • Thumbnails — compressed previews shown in scan results and search lists.
  • Image cache — decoded images held on disk so browsing stays fast. Cached images are re-decoded next time you view them.

Use Clear image cache and Clear thumbnails to free disk space. Both regenerate automatically on next access, so clearing them never loses data — only temporary files.

Glyfen Storage settings showing Thumbnails and Image cache sizes with Clear image cache and Clear thumbnails buttons
Storage: clear caches anytime; they regenerate on demand.

Diagnostics & Support

Below Storage are Diagnostics (diagnostic logging, telemetry, and exports) and Support (report a bug). These are entirely opt-in and privacy-preserving — they get their own page: Diagnostics & bug reports.