| Subject: Search finds files after they've been moved?? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 6/19/2008 10:18:01 AM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?a2FjYmFtYmluYQ==?= [Email Address Protection] |
I'm running Vista Home Premium 64 bit and recently transferred files to my computer. After I loaded a lot of my documents, I renamed some folders and moved folders and files around in the Documents folder. I'm the administrator and only user of this computer, but now when I search for documents it consistently "finds" the old locations of the files, sometimes the search function will also find the new correct location, so it will look like I have two copies of a paper, but if I tried to click on the old link, it tells me that file cannot be found. So even though I moved these files and can open and manually find all my documents, it is extremely annoying that the search feature often "finds" the old documents in their old locations and then tells me they aren't there and it cannot open them. Can anyone help? It seems like I need to somehow tell the computer to stop pulling up all those old broken links to places where the files no longer live... |
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| Subject: Re: Search finds files after they've been moved?? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 6/20/2008 8:06:33 AM |
| From: "R. C. White" [Email Address Protection] |
Hi, kacbambina. Give it time! As I told another user here just yesterday: That is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Question). The answer is really very simple - but not very intuitive, because we are used to computers doing things instantly. :^{ The problem is that Vista's Search works only in the background so that it doesn't constantly intrude on work that we are trying to get done in the foreground. So if we keep Vista busy and then turn off the computer as soon as we're done, it may be a long time before Search gets enough free time to rebuild its index. In the meantime, files we've deleted are still shown as being there, even though they are not. It may take a few days for the index to be updated. To speed it up, you can leave your computer running while you go to lunch - or even overnight. In your case, you've done a massive amount of file shuffling, so it will take Search a while to rebuild its Index. Click Control Panel | Indexing Options to check on its progress. It will say "xxx items indexed" and then probably report that indexing is slowed down "due to user activity". After an overnight uninterrupted run, it should say "Indexing complete." Note that you can also click the Modify and Advanced buttons on the Indexing Options screen. If you do, though, be prepared for another long wait because the Index probably will need to be rebuilt. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1) "kacbambina" <kacbambina@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BE3A03DE-4BC1-45E3-BF67-964FD224607D@microsoft.com... > I'm running Vista Home Premium 64 bit and recently transferred files to my > computer. After I loaded a lot of my documents, I renamed some folders and > moved folders and files around in the Documents folder. I'm the > administrator > and only user of this computer, but now when I search for documents it > consistently "finds" the old locations of the files, sometimes the search > function will also find the new correct location, so it will look like I > have > two copies of a paper, but if I tried to click on the old link, it tells > me > that file cannot be found. So even though I moved these files and can open > and manually find all my documents, it is extremely annoying that the > search > feature often "finds" the old documents in their old locations and then > tells > me they aren't there and it cannot open them. > > Can anyone help? It seems like I need to somehow tell the computer to stop > pulling up all those old broken links to places where the files no longer > live... |
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| Subject: Re: Search finds files after they've been moved?? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 6/20/2008 11:05:44 AM |
| From: "Toyman" [Email Address Protection] |
RC, Nice response. Good detailed job of explaining what's going on, instead of simply referring to a link that as often as not, is a bit confusing. I know a link(s) can save you time, but many users lack the knowledge to follow them. I'm impressed. Toyman _________________________________________________ "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message news:18DA977C-85AE-4423-B019-D71610260129@microsoft.com... Hi, kacbambina. Give it time! As I told another user here just yesterday: That is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Question). The answer is really very simple - but not very intuitive, because we are used to computers doing things instantly. :^{ The problem is that Vista's Search works only in the background so that it doesn't constantly intrude on work that we are trying to get done in the foreground. So if we keep Vista busy and then turn off the computer as soon as we're done, it may be a long time before Search gets enough free time to rebuild its index. In the meantime, files we've deleted are still shown as being there, even though they are not. It may take a few days for the index to be updated. To speed it up, you can leave your computer running while you go to lunch - or even overnight. In your case, you've done a massive amount of file shuffling, so it will take Search a while to rebuild its Index. Click Control Panel | Indexing Options to check on its progress. It will say "xxx items indexed" and then probably report that indexing is slowed down "due to user activity". After an overnight uninterrupted run, it should say "Indexing complete." Note that you can also click the Modify and Advanced buttons on the Indexing Options screen. If you do, though, be prepared for another long wait because the Index probably will need to be rebuilt. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1) "kacbambina" <kacbambina@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BE3A03DE-4BC1-45E3-BF67-964FD224607D@microsoft.com... > I'm running Vista Home Premium 64 bit and recently transferred files to my > computer. After I loaded a lot of my documents, I renamed some folders and > moved folders and files around in the Documents folder. I'm the > administrator > and only user of this computer, but now when I search for documents it > consistently "finds" the old locations of the files, sometimes the search > function will also find the new correct location, so it will look like I > have > two copies of a paper, but if I tried to click on the old link, it tells > me > that file cannot be found. So even though I moved these files and can open > and manually find all my documents, it is extremely annoying that the > search > feature often "finds" the old documents in their old locations and then > tells > me they aren't there and it cannot open them. > > Can anyone help? It seems like I need to somehow tell the computer to stop > pulling up all those old broken links to places where the files no longer > live... |
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| Subject: Re: Search finds files after they've been moved?? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management |
| Date: 6/20/2008 9:17:37 PM |
| From: "R. C. White" [Email Address Protection] |
Hi, Toyman. Thanks for the kind words. ;<) RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX rc@grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1) "Toyman" <o1nyx@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message news:uR#J8Aw0IHA.2084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > RC, > Nice response. Good detailed job of explaining what's going on, > instead > of simply referring to a link that as often as not, is a bit confusing. I > know a link(s) can save you time, but many users lack the knowledge to > follow them. > I'm impressed. > > Toyman > _________________________________________________ > > > "R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message > news:18DA977C-85AE-4423-B019-D71610260129@microsoft.com... > Hi, kacbambina. > > Give it time! > > As I told another user here just yesterday: > > That is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Question). The answer is really very > simple - but not very intuitive, because we are used to computers doing > things instantly. :^{ > > The problem is that Vista's Search works only in the background so that it > doesn't constantly intrude on work that we are trying to get done in the > foreground. So if we keep Vista busy and then turn off the computer as > soon > as we're done, it may be a long time before Search gets enough free time > to > rebuild its index. In the meantime, files we've deleted are still shown > as > being there, even though they are not. > > It may take a few days for the index to be updated. To speed it up, you > can > leave your computer running while you go to lunch - or even overnight. > > > In your case, you've done a massive amount of file shuffling, so it will > take Search a while to rebuild its Index. > > Click Control Panel | Indexing Options to check on its progress. It will > say "xxx items indexed" and then probably report that indexing is slowed > down "due to user activity". After an overnight uninterrupted run, it > should say "Indexing complete." > > Note that you can also click the Modify and Advanced buttons on the > Indexing > Options screen. If you do, though, be prepared for another long wait > because the Index probably will need to be rebuilt. > > RC > > "kacbambina" <kacbambina@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:BE3A03DE-4BC1-45E3-BF67-964FD224607D@microsoft.com... >> I'm running Vista Home Premium 64 bit and recently transferred files to >> my >> computer. After I loaded a lot of my documents, I renamed some folders >> and >> moved folders and files around in the Documents folder. I'm the >> administrator >> and only user of this computer, but now when I search for documents it >> consistently "finds" the old locations of the files, sometimes the search >> function will also find the new correct location, so it will look like I >> have >> two copies of a paper, but if I tried to click on the old link, it tells >> me >> that file cannot be found. So even though I moved these files and can >> open >> and manually find all my documents, it is extremely annoying that the >> search >> feature often "finds" the old documents in their old locations and then >> tells >> me they aren't there and it cannot open them. >> >> Can anyone help? It seems like I need to somehow tell the computer to >> stop >> pulling up all those old broken links to places where the files no longer >> live... |
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