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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

How the Location of Search Index can be Changed in Windows 7?

I want to change the default location of Search index but not aware of whether it can be stored somewhere else. If yes, please assist.
Ans:By default, Search Index is stored at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data folder but the default location can be changed.
Try the following steps to change the location:

Step1
Open Control Panel, select ‘all items view’ and click on Indexing option.

Step2
Click on Advanced

Step3
Select new in the Index location box.

Step4
Choose the folder where you want to keep the search index file.

Step5
Click OK. The search index file will be saved in new location.

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