Configuring the Index
Administrative tasks for configuring the index include:
- Moving the index to a new location.
- Changing the locations indexed (modifying indexing scopes and exclusion rules for indexing).
- Rebuilding the index.
- Changing how file types are indexed.
Note For information on how to rebuild the index, see the section titled "How Indexing Works" earlier in this tutorial. For information on changing the way that file types are indexed, see the section titled "Types of Files Indexed" earlier in this tutorial.
Configuring the Index Location Using Control Panel
You may need to change the location of the index if the system drive is running low on free space. To change the location of the index using the Indexing Options item in Control Panel, follow these steps:
- Click Advanced to open the Advanced Options properties dialog box.
- Click Select New and choose a new volume or folder for storing the index on the system.
- Restart the Windows Search service on the computer.
Note The index can be located only on a fixed disk. You cannot move the index to a removable or network-attached disk. In addition, any volume or folder to which the index is moved should be set to read-only for non-administrators. Specifically, be sure to verify that \Search\Data\Applications\Windows only provides access to BUILTIN\Administrators and NT Authority\System. Access for any other users, such as Users or Authenticated Users, should be removed.
In this tutorial:
- Managing Search
- Search and Indexing Enhancements
- Search in Windows XP
- Search in Windows Vista
- Search in Windows 7
- Understanding the Windows Search Versions
- Search Versions Included in Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- Search Versions Included in Windows Server 2008
- Search Versions Available for Earlier Versions of Windows
- How Windows Search Works
- Understanding Search Engine Terminology
- Windows Search Engine Processes
- Enabling the Indexing Service
- Windows Search Engine Architecture
- Understanding the Catalog
- Default System Exclusion Rules
- Understanding the FANCI Attribute
- Default Indexing Scopes
- Initial Configuration
- Understanding the Indexing Process
- Modifying IFilter Behavior
- How Indexing Works
- Rebuilding the index
- Viewing Indexing Progress
- Understanding Remote Search
- Managing Indexin
- Configuring the Index
- Configuring the Index Location Using Group Policy
- Configuring Indexing Scopes and Exclusions Using Group Policy
- Configuring Offline Files Indexing
- Configuring Indexing of Encrypted Files
- Configuring Indexing of Encrypted Files Using Control Panel
- Configuring Indexing of Similar Words
- Configuring Indexing of Text in TIFF Image Documents
- Other Index Policy Settings
- Using Search
- Configuring Search Using Folder Options
- Configuring What to Search
- Configuring How To Search
- Using Start Menu Search
- Searching Libraries
- Advanced Query Syntax
- Using Federated Search
- Deploying Search Connectors
- Troubleshooting Search and Indexing Using the Built-in Troubleshooter