Windows 10: Windows 10 Search Keeps adding C Drive to Excluded Folders

Discus and support Windows 10 Search Keeps adding C Drive to Excluded Folders in Cortana to solve the problem; Every few days, Windows 10 Search stops working. When I go into Settings... Search... Searching Windows, I'll notice that "C:\" keeps being added to... Discussion in 'Cortana' started by TylerBarker1, Jan 20, 2021.

  1. TYLERBARKER1
    TylerBarker1 Win User

    Windows 10 Search Keeps adding C Drive to Excluded Folders


    Every few days, Windows 10 Search stops working. When I go into Settings... Search... Searching Windows, I'll notice that "C:\" keeps being added to the Excluded Folders, after I keep removing it.

    :)
     
    TylerBarker1, Jan 20, 2021
    #1
  2. ZAARIN2003
    zaarin2003 Win User

    Excluding folders in Windows Search

    Hi,

    I'd like to set Windows Search so that the search only searches within the user's C:\Users folder. Alternatively, I'd be happy if the Search searched the whole PC, but excluded the ability to search within other users' folders.

    I tried setting the Find My Files setting to Enhanced and added everyone else's User folder to the excluded list. However, exactly the same excluded folder list appears within each user's own Windows, which is clearly not what I need. Each user needs a different set of folders excluded from Search. I just can't figure out how to do this.

    Is anyone able to help please?

    Thanks

    M

    Windows 10 version 1909
     
    zaarin2003, Jan 20, 2021
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  3. CHRISTERFOSSEUS
    ChristerFosseus Win User
    My new Windows 10 " Search" excludes the C: drive.

    My new Windows 10 " Search" excludes the C: drive. How to search C:?
     
    ChristerFosseus, Jan 20, 2021
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  4. CLOCK404
    Clock404 Win User

    Windows 10 Search Keeps adding C Drive to Excluded Folders

    Windows indexing is not excluding folders that are excluded

    Hello,

    My Windows start menu Windows search is showing results from the AppData folder despite the AppData folder being set as an excluded folder. My Windows 10 "Searching Windows" setting is set to classic and the excluded folder is clearly shown on the list.
    The issue persists ever after rebuilding the index. How can I fix this?
     
    Clock404, Jan 20, 2021
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