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Configuring Offline Files Indexing

Indexing of offline content in the CSC store is enabled by default, but you can disable it by using Indexing Options in Control Panel or by using Group Policy. Only the entire per-user offline cache can be indexed-individual files within the cache cannot be included or excluded from being indexed.

Configuring Offline Files Indexing Using Control Panel

To disable indexing of the Offline Files cache using Indexing Options in Control Panel, follow these steps:

  1. Click Modify to open the Indexed Locations dialog box.
  2. Clear the check box labeled Offline Files.

The preceding procedure disables indexing of offline files for the current user. To disable indexing of offline files for a different user of the computer using Indexing Options in Control Panel, follow these steps:

  1. Click Modify to open the Indexed Locations dialog box.
  2. Click Show All Locations and respond to the UAC prompt.
  3. Clear the check box for the particular user's Offline Files cache.

Note To disable offline files indexing for all users of a computer, you must disable it using Group Policy, as explained in the next section.

Configuring Offline Files Indexing Using Group Policy

Using Group Policy, you can disable indexing of offline files only for all users of the computer, not for a particular user. To disable indexing of offline files for all users, enable the following policy setting for targeted computers:

Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Search \Prevent Indexing Files In Offline Files Cache
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In this tutorial:

  1. Managing Search
  2. Search and Indexing Enhancements
  3. Search in Windows XP
  4. Search in Windows Vista
  5. Search in Windows 7
  6. Understanding the Windows Search Versions
  7. Search Versions Included in Windows 7 and Windows Vista
  8. Search Versions Included in Windows Server 2008
  9. Search Versions Available for Earlier Versions of Windows
  10. How Windows Search Works
  11. Understanding Search Engine Terminology
  12. Windows Search Engine Processes
  13. Enabling the Indexing Service
  14. Windows Search Engine Architecture
  15. Understanding the Catalog
  16. Default System Exclusion Rules
  17. Understanding the FANCI Attribute
  18. Default Indexing Scopes
  19. Initial Configuration
  20. Understanding the Indexing Process
  21. Modifying IFilter Behavior
  22. How Indexing Works
  23. Rebuilding the index
  24. Viewing Indexing Progress
  25. Understanding Remote Search
  26. Managing Indexin
  27. Configuring the Index
  28. Configuring the Index Location Using Group Policy
  29. Configuring Indexing Scopes and Exclusions Using Group Policy
  30. Configuring Offline Files Indexing
  31. Configuring Indexing of Encrypted Files
  32. Configuring Indexing of Encrypted Files Using Control Panel
  33. Configuring Indexing of Similar Words
  34. Configuring Indexing of Text in TIFF Image Documents
  35. Other Index Policy Settings
  36. Using Search
  37. Configuring Search Using Folder Options
  38. Configuring What to Search
  39. Configuring How To Search
  40. Using Start Menu Search
  41. Searching Libraries
  42. Advanced Query Syntax
  43. Using Federated Search
  44. Deploying Search Connectors
  45. Troubleshooting Search and Indexing Using the Built-in Troubleshooter