"searchprotocolhost.exe" is locking files

[antares]

Hi, recently I've been having an issue with cut/paste taking forever for files in my 2nd internal drive. When I select those files and I first run Unlocker it lists the process "searchprotocolhost.exe" as the culprit, I click "Unlock All" and after that I can Cut/Paste. What can I do to fix this issue and avoid having to use Unlocker every time I want to cut/paste a file ? I think that this process is related to Windows Search, but it shouldn't cause this issue. Thanks

 

[UsernameIssues]

What happens if you do not use unlocker?
Does the cut/paste operation eventually work?

 

[antares]

No, it loops forever like if it were waiting for something forcing me to cancel it and use Unlocker to unlock the files from searchprotocolhost.exe.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Hmmm, that's not right. Try rebuilding the index:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/17880-index-rebuild.html

 

[antares]

Thanks, I'm currently rebuilding the index, will update if the issue is fixed.
UPDATE: Reindexing has been running for 14 hours already and still showing:"49,658 items indexed
Indexing speed is reduced due to user activity." That number seems to stay constant (does not increase). Is this normal?