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