Help??!! How to make my search function on win7 search more drives


  1. InferneX
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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    Help??!! How to make my search function on win7 search more drives


    Hello I need help with my search function?
    Here I Try to do a search
    and I can find all the files that are on my C:/
    but I have another HDD external for backup that I would also like to access he files through the search bar in the win7 start menu, how can I add the the search options so that I an look up files in that HDD as well?? thank you for any help?
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  3. cyanna
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    windows 7 ultimate x64
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    1 - Click Start Menu and Type Index. Click Indexing Options when it appears in the list
    2 - Click Modify Button (On the Indexing Options Menu/Tool)
    Windows 7 will scan your system for all the drives connected.
    3 - Click the box for your external drive drive
    4 - Click OK
    Leave it be to index the files on the external drive. Try searching after a couple of hours or so....
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  4. InferneX
    Posts : 21
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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    Awesome, thank you very much, just had i setup here right now
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