If you guys are working on a system having a huge number of files and you need to search in between the contents of those files. Then this article may interest you as well. In this article, we are going to talk about Windows: Allow Files on this Drive to have Contents Indexed. Let’s begin!
In Windows, the files on a drive can actually be indexed for search in two ways actually. The first way is to index only file properties such as its name, date created, modified, etc. In this way, the search can’t really look for what is inside the file. The second way is actually to index file contents, in addition, to file properties as well. In this way, you guys can use search in order to look for contents inside your files. So whenever the file contents are indexed, it is then quite easier for you in order to look out for something in between your files.
Now the question is how you can configure this setting. Well, there is a simple dedicated UI option that you guys configure independently for almost each of your drives. Here is how you guys can manage the setting as well.
Windows: Allow Files on this Drive to have Contents Indexed
- First, you have to open File Explorer by pressing Windows + E keys.
- Now just tap on This PC in the left navigation pane. Then in the right pane, right-click on the drive for which you guys want file contents to be indexed, and then choose Properties.
- Well, in the property sheet, on the General tab, just locate the Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to the file properties option. You guys can check or also uncheck this option in order to enable or disable file contents indexing, respectively. By default, the option is checked as well.
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