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Step 19Indexing Options
Similar to the way the index in a book helps you to keep track of its contents; the index in Windows keeps track of the files on your computer. The index stores information about files, including the file name, date modified, and properties like author, tags, and rating. You will never see the index, but it is used by Windows to perform very fast searches of the most common files on your computer.
The index is used to make searching for files much faster. Instead of looking through your entire hard disk for a file name or file property, Windows scans the index, which allows most results to appear in a small fraction of the time that a search without the index would take.
How to remove:
Click to open Indexing Options.
Click Modify.
To remove a location, clear its check box in the Change selected locations list, and then click OK.
ONLY REMOVE THE INDEX IF YOU DO NOT USE THE PROGRAM VERY OFTEN.
Again, use at your own risk.
This can be found at:
Start
Control Panel
Performance Information and Tools
On the right hand side there is a link labeled:
Adjust Visual Effects
A note: If you don't want it on at all, in order to turn it off: run services.msc (from the Run dialog), find the Indexing Service, and disable it.
The index is used to make searching for files much faster. Instead of looking through your entire hard disk for a file name or file property, Windows scans the index, which allows most results to appear in a small fraction of the time that a search without the index would take.
How to remove:
Click to open Indexing Options.
Click Modify.
To remove a location, clear its check box in the Change selected locations list, and then click OK.
ONLY REMOVE THE INDEX IF YOU DO NOT USE THE PROGRAM VERY OFTEN.
Again, use at your own risk.
This can be found at:
Start
Control Panel
Performance Information and Tools
On the right hand side there is a link labeled:
Adjust Visual Effects
A note: If you don't want it on at all, in order to turn it off: run services.msc (from the Run dialog), find the Indexing Service, and disable it.
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