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Add note to indexing

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Description

Add following somewhere (FAQ?)

⚠️ JabRef will recreate the index in a new folder for new files and this will take a long time for a huge library.
Moreover, switching back and forth JabRef versions and meanwhile adding PDFs also requires rebuilding the index now and then.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the indexing documentation or FAQ in the JabRef user documentation repository and review nearby guidance. Add the supplied warning in the most relevant location, then verify the rendered page contains the note.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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