Windows 10: Search not finding all files

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  1. HOSTELCAT
    hostelcat Win User

    Search not finding all files


    Hi everyone,

    We recently purchased two new Acer PC's running Windows 10 on a HDD. We also bought a SSD for each device which I then cloned the HDD to the SSD to decrease startup time. Please note that since cloning I have not formated or deleted any data on the HDD and the PC's have both the SSD and the HDD but the windows is loading from the SSD. Since then I have noticed that the search function does not find anything on the SSD (C: Drive), but if I move the file to the HDD (D: Drive) it finds it perfectly fine. I have done everything suggested by Windows 10 Search Not Working Fix including rebuilding the indexing but it is still not finding the files. I can even go into a folder on the SSD and search for a file in that folder using the local search and it still comes up empty. One thing I noticed is that when choosing the indexing files, even when I select the C: Drive, it does not show up on this list of included locations. Does anyone have any idea on how to fix this problem?

    Thanks.

    Search not finding all files [​IMG]


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    hostelcat, Oct 26, 2016
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  2. ERNIE SAN
    Ernie San Win User

    Search not finding all files

    We suggest to run System File Checker tool and DISM to repair corrupted system files, we recommend to follow ZigZag post

    here    .

    Let us know what happened.
     
    Ernie San, Oct 26, 2016
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  3. TEHANZORZ
    Tehanzorz Win User
    Search not finding all files

    Hi everyone, We recently purchased two new Acer PC's running Windows 10 on a HDD. We also bought a SSD for each device which I then cloned the HDD to the SSD to decrease startup time. Please note that since cloning I have not formatted or deleted any data
    on the HDD and the PC's have both the SSD and the HDD but the windows is loading from the SSD. Since then I have noticed that the search function does not find anything on the SSD (C: Drive), but if I move the file to the HDD (D: Drive) it finds it perfectly
    fine. I have done everything suggested by Windows 10 Search Not Working Fix including rebuilding the indexing but it is still not finding the files. I can even go into a folder on the SSD and search for a file in that folder using the local search and it still
    comes up empty. One thing I noticed is that when choosing the indexing files, even when I select the C: Drive, it does not show up on this list of included locations. Also when I do a search on all of the C: Drive, it searches the D: Drive instead. Does anyone
    have any idea on how to fix this problem?


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    Search not finding all files [​IMG]
     
    Tehanzorz, Oct 26, 2016
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  4. HOSTELCAT
    hostelcat Win User

    Search not finding all files

    I just noticed when I do a search on all of the C: Drive, it searches the D: Drive instead.

    Search not finding all files [​IMG]
     
    hostelcat, Oct 26, 2016
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