Windows 10: Search Index problems after splitting mirrored disks

A few months ago I split the mirrored disks on my PC, creating disks D and P. I then deleted stuff from one drive, and the other set of stuff from the other drive. The Pictures library was then set to P:\images instead of the previous d:\images. Ever since then I regularly maybe once a week or more find the search results in File Explorer are giving me old, stale, results - d:\images\.... If I then double click on the thumbnail to open the image it cannot find it.


Today I shutdown the indexing, deleted the Windows.edb file, and then restarted indexing, which resulted in only the Start Menu and Users folders being indexed.




I was under the impression that the Libraries were always indexed. Clearly not the case. I then clicked on Data D: to index my document folders, and found that the selected locations now included P: !! Bizarre indeed:




Given that I currently need to search for images much more often than documents, I unclicked on D:, and clicked on P: which correctly puts P: into the list of locations


Does anybody know why this behaviour is occurring? How can I get both D: and P: indexed?


At the moment my PC has just finished indexing 159,550 items, so hopefully my searches for images will now return the correct results, but it would be nice to have both docs and images indexed.

:)

 

Windows 10 indexing / search

Hi Erik,

System conflict is one of the possible reasons why the index built will not function properly. We suggest running the Search and Indexing troubleshooter by following these steps to resolve your issue:

• Open Control Panel.
• In the search box, type troubleshooting.
• Click on Troubleshooting.
• Click on View all.
• Select Search and Indexing and select the proper scenario that you are experiencing on indexing and click
  Next for the troubleshooting to begin.

Update us with the outcome so we can provide you further assistance.

 

Help fixing windows search: Windows search service and indexing do not work. Maybe Registry problem.

Hi Alan,

Thanks for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

We understand the inconvenience caused and we will try our best to resolve the issue.

We appreciate you fro trying the troubleshooting steps.

As the issue still persists, I suggest you to run Search and Indexing troubleshooter and check if it helps.

Follow the below steps:

• 
  a. Type Troubleshooting in the Search box from the desktop.
  
  b. Select the Troubleshooting option.
  
  c. Select View All option and select the Search and Indexing.
  
  d. Click on Next to perform the Search and Indexing troubleshooter and follow the steps.
  

Hope it helps, reply to us with the status of your issue. We will be happy to assist you.

 

Windows 10 not displaying search results for indexed shortcuts in a folder.

Thanks Deepika,

I had tried running this troubleshooter before, but I've just run it again with "Files don't appear in search results" and "My problem isn't listed above" ticked, and it comes up with "Issue not present" against all potential issues, and "Troubleshooting
couldn't identify the problem", even after troubleshooting as an administrator.

I'd be glad of any other suggestions please!