Vista Search "Everywhere"... bloated, please advise :)

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K0T4K

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Hi all :)

Im new to vista and have looked over this forum but cant seem to find an answer to my issue...which is:

I open "Computer" then press on "Searches" (on the left) and then open "Everywhere" which returns 5,000 results...PLEASE how do i clear this list.

I have rebuilt the index after removing ALL folders etc to index...now displays ZERO indexed items.

I have then turned indexing off completely on all drives (right click/properties/untick indexing option and select ALL files and subfolders)...and via admin tools/services/windows search (disabled after stopping service)

I have rebooted and still thousands of results come up under: Searches/Everywhere

Its driving me nuts :(

thanx in advance for any advice given :)
 

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Alas those are all options i have disabled etc and still the everywhere option in searches displays a lot of results... with NO indexing turned on :(

Alas all im wanting to do is remove ALL search results (so other users of the PC cannot see anything when lodaing "searches/everywhere"

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Please note ALL other search's listed there (email, pics, recently changed, shared by me etc etc) are empty... only "Everywhere" is listing results!!!
 

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K0T4K said:
Alas those are all options i have disabled etc and still the everywhere option in searches displays a lot of results... with NO indexing turned on :(

Alas all im wanting to do is remove ALL search results (so other users of the PC cannot see anything when lodaing "searches/everywhere"

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Please note ALL other search's listed there (email, pics, recently changed, shared by me etc etc) are empty... only "Everywhere" is listing results!!!
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Hi K0T4K,

Only Administrators can search the entire system unless you changed the configuration, standard users can only search their account but administrators can search multiple accounts and locations... The "searches\everywhere" folder is hidden by default unless you ticked "show all hidden and system files" under Organize> Folder and Search options, You can also delete the Everywhere from the search folder as its only a search container not a real directory or file ;)

Steven
 

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Its my laptop and Im admin but i let other people use it but dont really wanna create new accounts etc so....

"Everywhere from the search folder as its only a search container not a real directory or file"

This is what I was hopeing to hear but was reluctant to do incase it deleted files ;)

cheers will give it a go but before I do... is there a way to restore the search container if i delete the search container?
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
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    16 GB DDR4-2133
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    Conexant ISST Audio
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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    3480 x 2160
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    512 GB M.2 SSD
"then you can just open the Everywhere folder and delete the contents."... i tested this on a few files. I deleted them from the "Everywhere" search folder (C:\Users\User\Searches\Everywhere.search-ms) and it deletes the ACTUAL file... not a reference!!!

I tested the deleting the "everywhere" container from C:\Users\USER\Searches\ and that will do the job quite nicely :)

Im still curious as to if you can recreate that container later though somehow (once deleted)???

Danke for the assistence!!!

P.S Im installing a game at the moment but what i did was actually copy the container to another drive, deleted the original from C:\Users\USER\Searches\ and then copied it back.... I think it has cleared the search results as so far its only bringing up files created during the game install but its lagging because the install is yet to complete.

Will let the board know how it goes once the game install is finished :)
 

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Ok as Steve said deleteing the container is all good :)

As i said i moved it to another drive and deleted the original and then tested it by moving it back but alas it still displays thousands of results (so nope doesnt clear it out). Thats ok cause i can just delete it!!!! :D

Shawn: "If this is at the C:\Users\(user name)\Searches area, then you can just open the Everywhere folder and delete the contents." Able to test this at your end because when i delete a file from in the "Everywhere" container it actually deletes the phsyical file from its original location!!!!

None the less i have an answer and very promptely and friendly... thankyou both! :D
 

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I cannot. I do not have a Everywhere folder at C:\Users\(user name)\Searches.
 

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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
KOT4K
Did you manage to restore the files you test deleted?
Only I managed to delete not only the files on my lap top but because my external hard drive was plugged in ALL of those files too....
I looked in trash on my laptop and it lets me restore some of them
Then when I want my itunes back it says MERGE or SKIP?
Do I merge or will I loose files again?
 

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