Timeline for Incorrect permissions on Windows Search directories
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| Apr 17, 2020 at 6:36 | comment | added | Timo Riikonen | You can change the directory location of the index file from Control Panel -- > Search . I have C:\ProgramData\Microsoft but not C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search even as hidden either. One alternate location is defined to a more secure place by your company, such as C:\Users\<your login id>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Search\Data . However fixes permissions for me failed in there and files are getting updated, so even though the Windows Repair Tool claims when run with Admin rights that problem is with directory permissions, that is not correct root cause. I don't know where the alternate | |
| Jan 21, 2020 at 9:17 | comment | added | Koraktor |
@And C:\ProgramData is hidden, you have to enable Show hidden files: support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14201/…
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| Sep 20, 2019 at 9:01 | comment | added | And | @Jefferson Lima I am having the same problem. Unfortunately there is no C:\ProgramData on my drive and under Program Files I cannot find anything like "Microsoft\Search\Data" Do you have any idea where I have to look? My search function is of course down... | |
| Oct 13, 2018 at 15:08 | comment | added | Felix Dombek | ...but it actually didn't work for me. Also the system resets the owner to SYSTEM. | |
| Oct 13, 2018 at 15:01 | comment | added | Felix Dombek | Note: the indexing location might not be on C:, for me it was D:. It is displayed in Indexing Options – Extended. | |
| S Oct 2, 2018 at 21:15 | history | suggested | CommunityBot | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
original path incorrect
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| Sep 27, 2018 at 17:21 | comment | added | matt wilkie | This worked for me. Make sure SYSTEM has full control also. | |
| Aug 28, 2018 at 18:15 | review | Late answers | |||
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| Aug 28, 2018 at 17:57 | history | answered | Jefferson Lima | CC BY-SA 4.0 |