Windows Indexing Service not indexing all files

Dell Inspiron 14R, Core i5, 2.53 GHz Processor
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
4GB RAM, 500 GB HDD

I have added all the required folders to the indexing service in windows. Have rebuilt the index several times, and each time approx only 500-600 files are indexed, when i know i definitely have more than 60000 files in the folders that i have indexed!

Any search in the windows search box returns very few, or mostly no results.


Thanks in advance,
Prahar

Answer
Answer

Add the folders to the index:

How do I add or remove index locations?

The easiest way to add something to the index is to include a folder in a library. When you do that, the content in that folder is automatically indexed. For more information, seeInclude folders in a library .

You can also add something to the index without using libraries. To add or remove an index location:

  1. Open Indexing Options by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel . In the search box, type indexing options , and then clickIndexing Options .

  2. Click Modify .

  3. To add or remove a location, select or clear its check box in the Change selected locations list, and then clickOK .

    If you don't see all locations on your computer in the list, click Show all locations . (If all locations are listed,Show all locations won't be available.)  If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

    If you want to include a folder but not all of its subfolders, click the folder, and then clear the check box next to any subfolder that you don't want to index. These folders will appear in the Exclude column of theSummary of selected locations list.

Searching in Windows: frequently asked questions

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Last updated May 25, 2020 Views 1,198 Applies to: