Windows 10: Indexing options unable to add drives mounted on other drives

I mount a read-only nas inside of E:\ to keep media separated from my software.

After I decided to make my searchui.exe feel more comfortable with my installation I noticed I couldn't add these devices to the indexed locations, but if I indexed a subfolder I could search it indicating the files are accessible to the indexer. It is possible that showing these drives presents a security vulnerability, but I don't notice any registry options to disable this.

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Search Not Indexing Optical Drive

Thanks,

• When you mentioned D Drive, are you pertaining to a partition or a separate external drive? - D Drive = Solid State Drive; 1 of 2 internal drives (the other being an optical drive);
• Were you able to check if indexing was already completed? - Indexing completed on each attempt of rectification;
  
• In the meantime, we suggest that you run the Search and Indexing troubleshooter - Done prior to posting; useless! It does not find any problems.

 

Unable to display drive data

Hi Sachin,

I suggest that you rebuild the File indexing. Follow the below steps:

• Open Indexing Options by clicking the Start button
• Clicking Control Panel.
• Type indexing options, and then click Indexing Options.
• 
  Click Advanced.
  
• 
  In the Advanced Options dialog box, click the Index Settings tab
  
• 
  Click Rebuild.
  

Check and let us if the steps helped to fix the issue.

 

Search Not Indexing Optical Drive

Currently Windows 10 Pro is not indexing some files in my D Drive.

I have checked that the D Drive is being indexed. I have already:

• Rebuilt the index under the Advanced Options;
• Restarted the computer after adding the D Drive and Rebuilding the Index;
• Checked that File Types of Folders are not being excluded in Advanced Settings;
• Changed Index Properties to Index Properties & File Contents in Advanced Options and reindexed again;

Still many files are not showing from the D Drive.

Can anyone help me with this?