Modifying the Index to Improve Searches
Windows keeps track of files in indexed locations (New!) and stores information about them in the background using an index, like the one found in the back of this book, to make locating files faster and easier. You can use Indexing Options in the Control Panel to view, add, remove, and modify indexed locations, indexed file types, and other advanced index settings. For example, if a file type is not recognized by the index, you can add it, or if you’re having problems with the search index, you can rebuild or restore it.
View, Add, or Remove Indexed Locations
Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click the Indexing Options icon.
Timesaver:
After a search, click Search Tools on the toolbar, and then click Modify Index Locations.
Click Modify.
If you don’t see all the locations, click Show all locations.
If a folder location contains subfolders, you can double-click the folder to expand it.
Select or clear the check box next to the folder locations you want to add or remove from the index.
Click OK.
Click Close.
Set Advanced Indexing Options
Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click the Indexing Options icon.
Click Advanced.
Click the Index Settings tab.
Select or clear the following check boxes:
Index encrypted files.
Treat similar words with diacritics as different words.
For index troubleshooting, use either of these buttons:
To re-index selected locations, click Rebuild.
To restore your index to its original settings, click Restore Defaults.
If you need to change the Index Location, specify a new location or click Select new.
Click the File Types tab.
Select or clear the check boxes with the file types you want to include or exclude in the index.
For each selected file type, click the option to specify how the file should be indexed.
Click OK.
Click Close.