How Zoxide Thinks
Zoxide isn't magic; it's math. It ranks directories based on an algorithm called Frecency.
Frecency = Frequency + Recency
- Frequency: How often you visit a folder.
- Recency: How recently you visited it.
The Scoring System
Every time you visit a directory, Zoxide increases its score. If you don't visit it for a while, the score decays. This means a folder you used 100 times last year won't beat a folder you used 10 times today.
Viewing Scores
You can actually see the raw scores in your database.
Command Prompt
C:\Users\User>zoxide query --list --score
Cleaning the Database
If you delete a folder, Zoxide might still remember it. You can clean up these "ghost" entries.
Command Prompt
C:\Users\User>zoxide remove C:\DeletedFolder
Knowledge Check
1 / 2What combination makes up 'Frecency'?
References
These Microsoft Learn and Windows documentation links provide authoritative details for the commands used in this article.