sometimes windows doesn't re-index modified files.

[hadiceberg]

I couldn't find a pattern, but sometimes windows does not include MS Office Word file modifications in its index database, thus fails to accurately search.

I have to remove the location of my documents from "included locations" and add it again to solve the problem.

indexer is in "Index Now" mode.

 

[logicearth]

Well that is easy to answer....the index has not been given enough time to re-index modified files. It will wait until the file is not in use and when no other I/O operations are in effect. It just needs idle time.

 

[hadiceberg]

But why the indexing status is "indexing complete" ?

 

[IggyAZ]

But why the indexing status is "indexing complete" ?

Only Microsoft knows for sure.

I have noticed that indexing is a bit slow when I copy a large directory to my backup drive. All I do is leave the drive and return a moment later and all is indexed. Why it does it, is anyone guess.

Have a great hoilday.

Iggy in the cool part of Arizona