How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?

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vx1254
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How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?

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When connecting flash drives, new disks appear, it is inconvenient to exclude them every time.
How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?
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Re: How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?

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To stop Everything from automatically indexing volumes:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the NTFS tab on the left.
  • Uncheck Automatically include fixed volumes.
  • Uncheck Automatically include removable volumes.
  • Uncheck Automatically remove offline volumes.
  • Click OK.
vx1254
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Re: How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?

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In the same place, in the Local NTFS Volumes window, you need to register the volumes in which indexing is needed?
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Re: How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?

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Yes.

For each volume:
  • Check or uncheck Include in database.
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Re: How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?

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In the "Enable only" window, can I register the folder address? Then there will be indexing on this disk only in this folder?
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Re: How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?

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Use the "Include Only" field under Tools -> Options -> NTFS -> Volume to specify which folders on this volume to index.
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Re: How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?

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Is it sort of located in Indexing > Exceptions?
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Re: How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?

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You can also exclude unwanted folders under Tools -> Options -> Exclude
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Re: How can I leave only the necessary disks for indexing?

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I see. Thanks!
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