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August 29, 2008  
Subject: Searching by date
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
Date: 6/19/2008 12:57:03 PM
From: =?Utf-8?B?QmVuem11bQ==?= [Email Address Protection]

I do a manual backup each week of all my data files (Roxio and Vista
automated backups haven't worked for me). I use the Advanced Search function
to select indexed files that have been created or modified within the past
week. Unfortunately, Vista selectively overlooks some of my document files
that I've changed within that time frame. I've read the KB article on
problems with searching, and none of it applies to me: I've carefully checked
the offending files and they are indeed indexed and I have permission to
access them, and their properties are the same as those of other files that
do come up in the search results. Also, each week different files get
overlooked and ones that were missed the week before are now being picked up
in the search. I'm totally mystified and very frustrated. I'm having to go
through folder by folder looking for files that have been changed if I want
all to be backed up. Having found that both Vista and Roxio's automated
backup systems don't work consistently, I'm reluctant to buy some other
software that purports to do backups. Does anyone know whats going on?

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