no search results with Indexing turned off

[csenger41]

Hy!

I recently turned off Indexing on my computer because I wanted to save diskspace and keep my laptop turned on all the time, and it is really disturbing at night hearing the ventillator spinning on maximum.
But now if I try to search for anything pressing F3 or clicking into the box at the top right corner, it gives no results. Neither directories nor files.
Do I MUST have Indexing turned on?

 

[logicearth]

Well of course you need Windows Search turned on when you attempt to search. As it is doing the search.
In Power Management set Minimum Processor State to 1%, also set System cooling policy to passive.
That should keep the computer running cooler.

 

[csenger41]

Well of course you need Windows Search turned on when you attempt to search. As it is doing the search.
In Power Management set Minimum Processor State to 1%, also set System cooling policy to passive.
That should keep the computer running cooler.

But I didn't turn off Windows Search as far as I know, only Indexing under Control panel -> Indexing Options by deselecting every directory.

 

[logicearth]

If you are not searching from within a directory, ie My Computer or F3 (or WIN+F) from the desktop. Those searches use the Index, without an index there is nothing to search.

 

[csenger41]

If you are not searching from within a directory, ie My Computer or F3 (or WIN+F) from the desktop. Those searches use the Index, without an index there is nothing to search.

I only want to search within a directory by clicking and typing into the search field.
Windows Search is not turned off, if it would be, I hadn't seen the search box at the upper right corner of the windows.
And all you say makes no sense, because indexing says it just speeds up searching, but I have time, I can wait.