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Sadly "Everything" does not search file contents and that is the most important feature for me. Not that windows search does that great a job at it either, but to not do it at all is a non starter [edit]IMHO[/edit].
It is a VERY bad idea to index the entire C drive. It's no wonder search isn't working.
I got it working OK now. It's just that I search the program files folder, and system files etc, reasonably regularly. I'm not bothered about performance (I have a nice new i5). Why is indexing C bad? Does it slow down searches. Thanks.It is a VERY bad idea to index the entire C drive. It's no wonder search isn't working.
Try removing the desired folder from its "library."
I was having the same problem trying to find documents. It would only show up if I clicked on "see more results".
Then I came across this thread Start menu search and I got it working again.
Hi to everyone!!
Well, I find the windows search very faulty, vague and buggy...
- It usually skips some folder (specially those folders created on my previous windows xp) which are the main target of my search, because the new ones I already know where they are.
- It persist to search by file-name and contents (sometimes is good) but the most of time it brings a junk of search results that has nothing to do whit my search criteria. Why they didn't give the OPTION to search by contents OR not?
- The so mentioned indexing is to me, one of the biggest bug of windows 7.. I found that for some reason My 100 gb (c: ) Partition was suddenly crying for LOW DISK SPACE, well I know I do many things on my computer and I download many things but I usually save it on my (F: ) partition. Deleted some files (400 mb) until I have the time to check what is so big in (c: ). But less than 1 hr latter LOW DISK SPACE again.
Doing some research with the task manager, I found a file that is constantly written (second by second - unstoppable) When I go to the path of the file, it has almost 17 GB (and growing)
Take a guess..... yes!!!! you are right!!!! That is the FAMOUS windows search index file...
So, now and then, there is just a question that comes to my head:
WHAT WHERE THEY REALLY THINKING????????
Very old thread but problem persists.
I've only been using win7 for the best part of the last year and though I knew I was crippled by it's search function I didn't realise just how much I was crippled until I installed 'Everything' and ran it.
Christ! For the first time a quick, accurate look at what I've got in an easily viewable format.
A fervent 'thankyou' to that guy 'ignatz..' or whatever for the clue about 'Everything'.
:)
+1 on "search everything"
Sadly, Windows 10 search functionality still sucks