Leave the computer turned on and connected to power (if applicable) for a few hours to let indexing finish. Depending on the number of files that have recently changed, it could take a few hours The Indexer has found new files on the system and is adding them to the index. Search results might not be complete during this time. To see a detailed list of the locations that are indexed, open Searching Windows, and select Advanced Search Indexer Settings. If you're still missing files, make sure that the correct folders are selected to search. Indexing should be complete, and all results available. The Indexer is running as usual, and has finished indexing.
If a different message appears, see the following table for more information about the message and how to respond. If the Indexer successfully builds the index database, you see the message Indexing complete on the Windows Search settings page and in Indexing Options.
For more information, see the following article:ģ115009 Update allows administrators to set additional default mail and calendar synchronization windows for new Exchange accounts in Outlook 2016 Troubleshoot Search errors To help reduce the content of an Outlook mailbox, you can change the synchronization window to a shorter time interval than the default interval of one year. Open an administrative Command Prompt window, and then run the following commands in the given order: Sc config wsearch start=disable Net stop wsearch EsentUtl.exe /d %AllUsersProfile%\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb Sc config wsearch start=delayed-auto Net start wsearchįor more information about how to defragment the index database, see the following Knowledge Base article:Ģ952967 Windows.edb larger than expected when a PST file is indexed in Windows Change Outlook settings You can use this approach to reclaim empty space within the index database. You can change how the Indexer treats specific file types (identified by file extension) or add and configure new file types. To control how the indexer treats specific file types, open Indexing Options, and select Advanced > File Types. Change how the Indexer treats specific file types In Indexing Options, select Modify, and then select or deselect locations to index. And then select a folder to exclude.įor a more granular method to include or exclude items, open Searching Windows, and select Advanced Search Indexer Settings. To exclude whole folders from the index, select Settings > Search > Searching Windows > Add an excluded folder. You can use this approach to reduce the number of items that are indexed and to reduce the size of the index database. Let the Indexer run for up to 24 hours to rebuild the index database. To make sure that the index reflects your changes, select Settings > Search > Searching Windows > Advanced Search Indexer Settings > Advanced > Rebuild. If the Indexer tries to index beyond that limit, it may fail or cause resource problems on the computer (such as high usage of CPU, memory, or disk space). The Indexer can index up to 1 million items.
For more information, go to Size of the index database. If the Indexer indexes more than 400,000 items, you may begin to see performance issues. On a power user's computer, the Indexer might index up to 300,000 items. On a typical user's computer, the Indexer indexes fewer than 30,000 items.
The primary factors that affect indexing performance are the number of items indexed and the overall size of the index. More information Tune the Indexer performance If you observe specific error messages, go to Troubleshoot Search errors. If you observe general poor performance when you search or when Windows builds a search index, go to Tune the Indexer performance. This article discusses common performance issues that affect Windows Search and Search indexing.
This article provides guidelines for troubleshooting poor Windows Search performance.Īpplies to: Windows 10 – all editions Original KB number: 4558579 Summary