Working with Libraries

Users can include additional folders or remove existing ones from each of the default libraries. These new library locations can either be local folders on the computer or shared folders on other computers on the network.

For a folder to be included in a library, it must already be indexed or be available for indexing by the Windows Search service. If a folder on the local system is not yet indexed, including the folder in the library automatically causes the folder to be indexed.

Locations can be indexed in two ways:

• By indexing the location using the Windows Search service on the local system Automatically including a local folder in a library causes the folder to be added to the local indexer scope. If a folder is stored remotely and is not indexed on the remote system, making the folder available for offline use adds the location to the local indexer scope. For more information, see the section titled "Adding Nonindexed Remote Locations to a Library" later in this tutorial.
• By federating from the local indexer to files indexed on a remote system The remote system must have the Windows Search service installed and running on it and must be one of the following platforms:
  • Windows 7, with additional features installed
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later, with no additional features installed
  • Windows Server 2008 R2, with the File Services role and the File Server and Windows Search Service role services added
  • Windows Server 2008, with the File Services role and the File Server and Windows Search Service role services added
  • Windows XP SP2 or later, with Windows Search 4.0 installed
  • Windows Server 2003 SP2 or later, with Windows Search 4.0 installed

Table below summarizes the types of locations that are supported and not supported for inclusion in libraries in which full library functionality is enabled.

Supported and Unsupported Library Locations