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The forum thread discusses slow search performance on a Windows 10 system, with the original poster experiencing slow searches when accessing files on a server NAS and locally. Suggestions include rebuilding the Windows search index and modifying search options to exclude unnecessary folders. Overall, the advice aims to improve search speed without reformatting, with solutions focusing on indexing and search settings adjustments.
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xchiazyx

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Hi All Expert,

Good Day.

I have a user which when she search for file/doc in server network NAS is very slow, but other users pc was fast. But when she search for file/doc on her whole C drive was slow but still fine, I would like to check if indexing help to solve the slowness in searching for a file on server drive, but the indexing only apply on local hard disk, as this process is very long and I also didn't want to reformat. Appreciate if any expert can advise me on.

*Windows 10 64 Bits

Thanks!
 

Solution
Neemobeer
Have you tried rebuilding your search index?

  • Open 'Control Panel'
  • Select 'Indexing Options'
  • Click on the Advanced button
  • Click the Rebuild button
  • Click Ok to confirm
Also if you want to include the entire C drive in the index, at the first screen on 'Indexing Options', click Modify and add the C:\ then do the rebuild.
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Neemobeer

Neemobeer

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Have you tried rebuilding your search index?

  • Open 'Control Panel'
  • Select 'Indexing Options'
  • Click on the Advanced button
  • Click the Rebuild button
  • Click Ok to confirm
Also if you want to include the entire C drive in the index, at the first screen on 'Indexing Options', click Modify and add the C:\ then do the rebuild.
 

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PaPo

PaPo

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What worked for me was this, go to
FILE > CHANGE FOLDER AND SEARCH OPTIONS>SEARCH TAB - uncheck everything except the Include system directories
 

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