November 18th, 2009

How do I move the Windows.edb and other search index files?

Nothing profound today, just a little tip.

My customer is looking out for a way to change the location of the windows.edb file to another (larger) drive.

From the Indexing Options Control Panel, click Advanced, and then under Index location, click Select new.

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Raymond has been involved in the evolution of Windows for more than 30 years. In 2003, he began a Web site known as The Old New Thing which has grown in popularity far beyond his wildest imagination, a development which still gives him the heebie-jeebies. The Web site spawned a book, coincidentally also titled The Old New Thing (Addison Wesley 2007). He occasionally appears on the Windows Dev Docs Twitter account to tell stories which convey no useful information.

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