Indexing/search issue, Windows 10

I have laptop which has a SSD C drive and a 1gb D drive for data. I normally plug in a F drive for backup. The F drive has a duplication of my D drive.

In my Windows indexing option, I included both the F and D drive. But the search of my pictures always show what's in F (the back up), but not in D. Actually, none of the pictures (around 30,000 pictures in 50 folders) in D show up. It seems that the indexing excluded D. I have double check the option and all the pictures folders in D are checked.

But if I search the some worksheet or doc files, they would show both in F and D. So D was indexed, just not D:\myName\Pictures.

I have reindexed it multiple times to no avail.

Any suggestion?

Windows 10 search just kinda sucks. Not sure if there's anything you can do to fix that really.

Darren said:

Windows 10 search just kinda sucks. Not sure if there's anything you can do to fix that really.

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Is there any alternative? Or workaround?

So you have went into the properties of Drive D and made sure that the box for indexing was checked?

johnb35 said:

So you have went into the properties of Drive D and made sure that the box for indexing was checked?

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I believe so.

What I would do is actually go to the drive properties and allow the indexing there. Right click on d drive and click on properties and then check indexing.

This is what I got right clicked on drive D: Plus, I have no problem with other folders in drive D, only the Pictures folder.

Not sure then.

Has anyone tried the free app Everything?

ssal said:

Has anyone tried the free app Everything?

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I haven't personally but heard good things about it. Give it a shot.

I installed "Everything" and it is exactly what I want. It is a very small app and its lightning fast.
I think it is mainly for search filename only. The content is not part of the search. But for finding what folders a photo is in just by filename, it is great.