Why is Rebuild Search Indexing so Slow?

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Why is Rebuild Search Indexing so Slow?(I apologize if this doesn't belong here.)

My boss has a new quad core with a fresh version of windows 7 including his imported outlook files...its extremely fast... but its indexing is so slow. I need to speed up indexing. I've tried limiting the indexing to just outlook files. We do not have time to let the laptop merely idle for search indexing to go at full capacity.

I want to know:
Why is search indexing so slow to rebuild compared to other computer functions.

How can I make it index faster?

Thx,

JP Baraniecki
 

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You can find the process for it in task manager and change the priority to Above Normal or High. Don't use Real Time, unless you think the BSOD is pretty to look at. Or you can just turn it off in services. If you don't use the search function more than once a week or so to locate personal files, its not necessary to have running. I just noticed you have XP. All its used for in XP is the search tool. 98% of people never use it, and indexing literally just applies to the search tool.
 

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So outlook doesnt use windows indexing at all? I thought outlook on some level relies on windows indexing.

(also this isnt for my computer, its for my boss's computer)

Ill try upping its priority.
 

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The search function is all that uses indexing service as far as I know. I've read a few articles about it and no one has ever mentioned it being used for anything else. I always disable it.
 

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Personally?
I dont use indexing at all...
It keeps the OS from thrashing the drive....
 

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dood said:
Personally?
I dont use indexing at all...
It keeps the OS from thrashing the drive....
Click to expand...

It doesn't do any physical damage (okay drives do only handle so much). The main problem is that it makes the whole computer slow. Either way, I think we agree for once. It needs to be disabled when possible.
 

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Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
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Intel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz
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The indexing process is done in a low priority thread and is slow so you can continue to work without working about negative performance impact by the indexer. The indexer only works when the computer is idle and the resources it requires are free.
 

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Does that apply to all Windows Oses that have it? The OP has XP, so I wasn't sure if it was a little different.
 

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Toshiba P775-S7100
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Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
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Intel Core i5-2450M @2.5 GHz
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6 GB DDR3 1333MHz
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Intel HD 3000
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Built-in 17.3" LED; 22" Insignia NS-L22Q-10A
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1600x900; 1360x768
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750 GB Hitachi
1TB Seagate FreeAgent External
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Verizon DSL Speed(Down/Up): 3360 Kbps / 800 Kbps
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MSE and MBAM Pro
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IE10
Petey7 said:
Does that apply to all Windows Oses that have it? The OP has XP, so I wasn't sure if it was a little different.
Click to expand...

The OP is talking about his boss's computer which is Windows 7.
 

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Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
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Intel HD 3000
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Built-in 17.3" LED; 22" Insignia NS-L22Q-10A
Screen Resolution
1600x900; 1360x768
Hard Drives
750 GB Hitachi
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Verizon DSL Speed(Down/Up): 3360 Kbps / 800 Kbps
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MSE and MBAM Pro
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Responding to this old thread because it comes up in searches and I just found a solution to my same problem! For me, the culprit was NuanceWDS.exe, a process that is installed along with some Nuance products (like PaperPort in my case). PaperPort is often bundled with scanners and printers, so this file may be pretty common.

The solution was to de-select "pdf" as a filetype in the Indexing Options (Control Panel), under the "Advanced" button, "File Types" tab. Then stop the NuanceWDS.exe process and delete or rename the file. Reboot to be safe, and re-enable pdf as a file type for indexing options.

BTW, I really like Everything as a fast desktop search tool, but it only searches filenames, not file content or emails.
 

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logicearth said:
The indexing process is done in a low priority thread and is slow so you can continue to work without working about negative performance impact by the indexer. The indexer only works when the computer is idle and the resources it requires are free.
Click to expand...

My index rebuld took 7 hours for 44K items even though nothing else was running. Task Manager showed IDLE % hovering around 90% _ or - 3% so indexing was using hardly any CPU. Why??
 

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It is now 1 day later and after booting up Windows, my index, recreated after a 7 hour run, had disappeared again!
 

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