Tips for adding new files or locations to Vista indexes

It is well known that in order to ensure the efficiency of search, Windows Vista only scans the index in the default search instead of searching for file names or file attributes on the entire hard disk, in the index, storage Information about the file, including the file name, date modified, and attributes such as author, tag, and rating. In the default settings of Windows Vista, the indexed location includes personal folders, E-mails, and offline files, while other files such as program files, system files, etc. are not indexed because it is rarely required to search for these files, so the index These locations are not included to increase search speed. However, in some cases, we may need a more detailed search at a non-indexed location. For this reason, although we can enable content search in a non-indexed location, the search speed at this time is relatively unsatisfactory. The simple solution is that if you need to search for files in a certain location, it is better to add them to the index. In theory, most files in Windows Vista can be indexed. Add a new file or location to the Windows Vista index. Note: Adding too many locations to the index will increase the burden on the system, and it will also affect the search efficiency. Therefore, you should carefully select the directory or file to be indexed. Big. Click “Index Options" in the "Control Panel" => “System & Maintenance" or enter “Indexing Options" directly in the search box on the Start menu; press Enter; in the Index Options panel Click the “Modify” button; click “Show All Locations in the pop-up "Index Location" panel. This is a UAC-triggered operation. If Windows Vista does not disable UAC, a prompt window will pop up. Enter the administrator password or provide confirmation; find the appropriate directory in the “Change selected location” list, select the check box before it, if you want to include a folder but not all its subfolders, you can expand Folder, and then clear the check box next to the folder that you do not want to index. The cleared folder will appear in the "Exclusions" column in the "Exclude" column, and then click "OK”. If you need more detailed index settings, such as indexing only certain types of files, you can set them in the "Advanced" option; click “Close" This way, the new location has been indexed, after the index is completed, Search again and you'll find that the search is much faster.