Crimdio — FAQ

I deleted the app, but “Search with Crimdio” is still in the right-click menu

If you delete the ZIP edition’s folder while “File Explorer integration” is still turned on in Options, only the “Search with Crimdio” entry is left in the right-click menu. The ZIP edition has no uninstaller, so nothing removes the menu registration when you delete the folder. Choosing the leftover entry does nothing.

To remove it:

  1. Extract the ZIP edition again and start Crimdio (it does not have to be in the same place as before).
  2. In Options, under “File Explorer integration”, turn off “Show ‘Search with Crimdio’ in the File Explorer right-click menu” and save.
  3. Close Crimdio and delete the extracted folder.

Turn this setting off before deleting the ZIP edition in the future. The installer edition and the Microsoft Store edition remove the entry automatically when uninstalled.

Why does “Search with Crimdio” appear differently in the Store edition and the other editions?

The right-click menu in Windows 11 has two levels. Only apps installed in the Microsoft Store format (an MSIX package) can add entries to the new menu that appears first. Entries registered in any other way are collected in the classic menu that appears after you choose “Show more options”. Holding Shift while right-clicking opens the classic menu directly.

The Microsoft Store edition is distributed in that format, so “Search with Crimdio” appears as soon as you right-click. The installer and ZIP editions cannot use the same mechanism, so their entry appears under “Show more options” or with Shift + right-click. Windows 10 has only the classic menu, so the installer and ZIP editions show the entry right away there.

The installer and ZIP editions also have an option, “Show only while holding Shift”. When it is on, the entry appears only with Shift, including on Windows 10.

Why does Google’s screen say “See, edit, create, and delete”?

When you search Google files, Google’s permission screen shows “See, edit, create, and delete only the specific Google Drive files you use with this app”. This is the fixed description Google gives to the permission that allows access only to the files you select, and the app cannot change it.

Crimdio only reads the contents of the files you select. It does not write, edit, create or delete anything. It can read only the files you select on the permission screen. You can disconnect at any time from “Google integration” in the Options.