Windows 10: Windows search excludes directories (especially those that contain a .git folder) by itself.

Discus and support Windows search excludes directories (especially those that contain a .git folder) by itself. in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Problem described above. However, I couldnt find a solution to this anywhere. so anyone here maybe got a solution to this? submitted by /u/Xeadriel... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/Xeadriel, Dec 31, 2020.

  1. /U/XEADRIEL
    /u/Xeadriel Win User

    Windows search excludes directories (especially those that contain a .git folder) by itself.


    Problem described above. However, I couldnt find a solution to this anywhere. so anyone here maybe got a solution to this?

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    /u/Xeadriel, Dec 31, 2020
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  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, Dec 31, 2020
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  3. BARRY G.VARGUS SR.
    BARRY G.VARGUS Sr. Win User
    Searching Windows - Find my Files - Excluded Folders - Please HELP someone

    Hi Greg and thanks a bunch for answering me. In the Search then Search Windows of settings like I said there was a list of "Excluded Folders" I'm guessing a Windows Search would not search/look in those folders when searching for something in Windows. I
    can only guess they were set up as Excluded Folders by HP or the HP Laptop seller to me. I'm sure there must have been a good reason for those Excluded Folders and I should have never removed or deleted those folders. I noticed when I removed all of the excluded
    folders from Windows Search in Settings that a box popped up and the index numbers started to rise in count really really quick. So I paused indexing. I was afraid the index number would go from about (I can't remember) 20,000 to hundreds of thousands of an
    index number. which I think would really slow a Windows Search down even though I don't know what those index numbers stand for exactly. I'm guessing the index numbers stand for files, folders or both. As the article, your URL took me to on how to rebuild
    your index shows I'm not sure that would help me. When done rebuilding the index, would there be a new list of Excluded Folders in Windows Search? Because that's what I want. I'm sure HP knew exactly what folders to exclude and why. Is there a way to just
    undo my mistake of removing the original list of excluded folders? Like roll back to early yesterday morning and have the exact same list of excluded folders there were then? Or would following the steps of the article and rebuilding my Windows Search Index
    give me a new list of Excluded Folders in the Windows Search?

    Respectfully,

    Barry
     
    BARRY G.VARGUS Sr., Dec 31, 2020
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  4. CLOCK404
    Clock404 Win User

    Windows search excludes directories (especially those that contain a .git folder) by itself.

    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, Dec 31, 2020
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