Folders/Files Deleted Show up in Search

[denmarfl]

Vista Home Prem 32bit..... I used the "search" feature to look for something
and the results displayed several Folders & Files I had deleted some time
back. When I right clicked on these items that had been deleled...I got the
message, The item cannot be found.....make sure the Folder exists....check
that the path is correct.....Or similar words.

I would expect to see the message appear appear because the items don't
exist.....but why did the search display them? Is there a way to
clean\remove them so they don't show up on future Searches?

 

[Jon]

Vista Home Prem 32bit..... I used the "search" feature to look for
something
and the results displayed several Folders & Files I had deleted some time
back. When I right clicked on these items that had been deleled...I got
the
message, The item cannot be found.....make sure the Folder exists....check
that the path is correct.....Or similar words.

I would expect to see the message appear appear because the items don't
exist.....but why did the search display them? Is there a way to
clean\remove them so they don't show up on future Searches?

This is probably part of a more general problem that indexing isn't
complete, or working correctly.

For its current status check

Control Panel > Indexing Options

It should say 'Indexing complete' at the top.

 

[denmarfl]

When I opened Index Options it displayed..."Indexing Complete". Reviewing
this Window and tabs...there are many items....I of course have not changed
anything. But what look interesting is it shows 4,346 Indexed which seems to
me a low number. This window shows 3 items in Included Locations.... The
1st Folder is Microsoft Office Outlook...and its folder has what looks like a
red check in it. The other 2 folders have no marks on them...Start Menu &
Users...but only USERS has Default in the Exclude Column? When you click on
ADVANCED you are presented with a whole new number of settings and Tabs.

Although I don't know if this applies to all Folders or files I found on
prior searchs that I knew I had deleted some time ago, today I ran a search
and found several Folders & Files I worked with Yesterday and deleted
yesterday....... These Folders\Files were on my K:\ drive (2nd Internal Hard
drive). Do I need to change...setup...configure, etc Indexing to perform
indexing on other drives other than the C:\ Drive?

 

[Jon]

If, as it sounds, you've not modified the default search settings there then
they're probably ok. The 'Default' in the Exclude column for Users means
that subfolders of C:\Users are indexed with the exception of the 'Default'
subfolder.

You would need to configure it to index drives other than your C: drive,
yes. This isn't usually that difficult though. If you open up a folder on
the other drive that you want indexed and start typing in the top right box,
then after a few seconds a yelllow bar should appear near the top to prompt
you to add it to indexing - which you can then click to add the folder. If
you do that for a top level folder then its subfolders will be indexed too.
You can later refine the settings via 'Indexing Options' > Modify ... , if
you so choose.

This (non-obvious) setting can sometimes cause what you're observing, so it
may be worth checking

Control Panel > Power Options > Change plan settings (for your current
plan)

Change Advanced Power Settings > Search and Indexing > Power Savings
Mode

Ensure that the setting there is for 'High Performance'

If you've got 'Balanced' or 'Power Saver' there, then it can sometimes lead
to the symptoms you describe.