Is indexing running at the moment?

[Qu0ll]

How can I tell if indexing is currently running? I would like to know if
that is causing some perceived performance issues.

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[Justin]

How can I tell if indexing is currently running? I would like to know if
that is causing some perceived performance issues.

If your drive is constantly active without doing anything then it's mostly
likely building an index.

If you want to test it then you can turn the indexing service off.

 

[DevilsPGD]

In message <[email protected]> "Justin"

If your drive is constantly active without doing anything then it's mostly
likely building an index.

If you want to test it then you can turn the indexing service off.

Or better yet, go to the Indexing control panel and look at the status.
If it says "Indexing complete" then it's probably complete, if not, then
it's probably not.

 

[Justin]

I stand corrected. That's a better idea. I didn't even know there was a
status. Thanks DevilsPGD

 

[Qu0ll]

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Or better yet, go to the Indexing control panel and look at the status.
If it says "Indexing complete" then it's probably complete, if not, then
it's probably not.

Where is this indexing status located? I found an Indexing Options in the
Control Panel but it doesn't seem to display a status, only the number of
files indexed and that indexing is slowed due to user activity.

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[Dave Wood [MS]]

That is the status. This means it is indexing but slowly because it has
detected user activity. Leave if for a minute without moving the mouse and
it will switch to "Indexing in progress", and then eventually to something
like "Index is up to date".

However, it might be easier to use TaskManager {elevated} and look at the
CPU of all SearchIndexer / SearchProtocolHost / SearchFilterHost processes
to see if they are loading your system.

However however, as soon as you start using the mouse of keboard the indexer
reduces its activity so I would doubt that it would be causing a performance
problem.

Dave Wood

 

[DevilsPGD]

In message <[email protected]> "Qu0ll"

Where is this indexing status located? I found an Indexing Options in the
Control Panel but it doesn't seem to display a status, only the number of
files indexed and that indexing is slowed due to user activity.

You found it (Or Start --> Search --> "index" will usually find it)

When it says "Indexing is slowed due to user activity" that means it's
actively indexing your system, so the index is not yet complete. That
text will change to "Indexing complete" once the indexing is complete.

 

[Mickey Segal]

Microsoft's Process Explorer:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.mspx
will tell you what is going on.
View | Select Columns | Process Performance | CPU history
will set up a display that reports on the past minute or so.