Windows 10: Is there any reason to disable content indexing if you have an SSD?

I have a fairly good CPU - i7 6700k @ 4GHz - a 4 core CPU

I also have a fairly decent SSD Drive - Samsung 850 EVO 250GB

Will turning off content indexing and disabling the Windows Search service result in slower search results than if I left it on? I want to know if the SSD I have is good enough to where having content indexing on is superflous.

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Should I disable Windows Search Indexer for an SSD?

Hello Mike,

Some suggest to disable search indexing -- a feature that makes search work faster, as with an SSD, search is already fast enough. Though with indexing disabled, Windows will have to crawl your entire drive and look inside files -- that still takes some time
and CPU resources. Wherein if indexing is enabled, you can search and almost instantly find any file on your PC. Indexing builds a list of the files on your drive and looks inside your documents so you can perform instant full-text search. SSDs created and
released nowadays isn’t as diminutive or delicate as they used to be.

It would still be best to contact the hardware manufacturer, and ask for their recommendation regarding this.

Hope this somehow answers your query.

All the best.

 

Nonfunctioning Explorer Search, broken permissions, indexing chaos..

If you followed the linked indexing rebuild tip (step 5) in a previous post, note that for some reason they suggest indexing file contents as well as properties - that is bound to be slower than just indexing properties. Also, I note you are indexing at least 3 partitions. I would stick to just one 'main' one first, properties only, to see if the indexing can complete.

 

Search Content of MHT files

Hi David,

Most probably, this is a problem with the search and indexing of your Windows 10 computer. For us to provide the best resolution possible, we would like to clarify the following:

• Are you trying to search the content of MHT files using Cortana?
• Have you tried searching it using the File Explorer?
• Are you using a third-party app to search for the content of MHT files?

As an initial troubleshooting step, we suggest that you run the troubleshooter for search and indexing. To run the Search and Indexing troubleshooter, follow these steps:

• Click the Start button and select the Settings
  icon.
• Choose Update & Security from the list.
• Click Troubleshoot in the left pane of the window.
• Under Find and fix other problems.
• Select Search and Indexing and click Run the troubleshooter.

We'll keep an eye out for your response.