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You are correct. The Windows.db file is used for Search Indexing. 116 GB is quite large and rebuilding it will likely result in a much smaller size. For example, mine is only ~800MB.

Delete and Rebuild

You can have Windows delete and rebuild the search index via "Indexing Options" in the Windows "Control Panel":

  1. Open Control Panel and click on the Indexing Options icon
    or: WIN+R then type control.exe srchadmin.dll and click OK
  2. Click on the Advanced button
  3. Click the Rebuild buton

Note: while the Indexing database is being rebuilt, using searches may be very slow or incomplete.

Troubleshoot Windows Search: Performance Tuning

You are correct. The Windows.db file is used for Search Indexing. 116 GB is quite large and rebuilding it will likely result in a much smaller size. For example, mine is only ~800MB.

Delete and Rebuild

You can have Windows delete and rebuild the search index via "Indexing Options" in the Windows "Control Panel":

  1. Open Control Panel and click on the Indexing Options icon
    or: WIN+R then type control.exe srchadmin.dll and click OK
  2. Click on the Advanced button
  3. Click the Rebuild buton

Note: while the Indexing database is being rebuilt, using searches may be very slow or incomplete.

You are correct. The Windows.db file is used for Search Indexing. 116 GB is quite large and rebuilding it will likely result in a much smaller size. For example, mine is only ~800MB.

Delete and Rebuild

You can have Windows delete and rebuild the search index via "Indexing Options" in the Windows "Control Panel":

  1. Open Control Panel and click on the Indexing Options icon
    or: WIN+R then type control.exe srchadmin.dll and click OK
  2. Click on the Advanced button
  3. Click the Rebuild buton

Note: while the Indexing database is being rebuilt, using searches may be very slow or incomplete.

Troubleshoot Windows Search: Performance Tuning

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You are corectcorrect. The Windows.db file is used for Search Indexing. 116 GB is quite large and rebuilding it will likely result in a much smaller size. For example, mine is only ~800MB.

Delete and Rebuild

You can have Windows delete and rebuild the search index via "Indexing Options" in the Windows "Control Panel":

  1. Open Control Panel and click on the Indexing Options icon
    or: WIN+R then type control.exe srchadmin.dll and click OK
  2. Click on the Advanced button
  3. Click the Rebuild buton

Note: while the Indexing database is being rebuilt, using searches may be very slow or incomplete.

You are corect. The Windows.db file is used for Search Indexing

Delete and Rebuild

You can have Windows delete and rebuild the search index via "Indexing Options" in the Windows "Control Panel":

  1. Open Control Panel and click on the Indexing Options icon
    or: WIN+R then type control.exe srchadmin.dll and click OK
  2. Click on the Advanced button
  3. Click the Rebuild buton

Note: while the Indexing database is being rebuilt, using searches may be very slow or incomplete.

You are correct. The Windows.db file is used for Search Indexing. 116 GB is quite large and rebuilding it will likely result in a much smaller size. For example, mine is only ~800MB.

Delete and Rebuild

You can have Windows delete and rebuild the search index via "Indexing Options" in the Windows "Control Panel":

  1. Open Control Panel and click on the Indexing Options icon
    or: WIN+R then type control.exe srchadmin.dll and click OK
  2. Click on the Advanced button
  3. Click the Rebuild buton

Note: while the Indexing database is being rebuilt, using searches may be very slow or incomplete.

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You are corect. The Windows.db file is used for Search Indexing

Delete and Rebuild

You can have Windows delete and rebuild the search index via "Indexing Options" in the Windows "Control Panel":

  1. Open Control Panel and click on the Indexing Options icon
    or: WIN+R then type control.exe srchadmin.dll and click OK
  2. Click on the Advanced button
  3. Click the Rebuild buton

Note: while the Indexing database is being rebuilt, using searches may be very slow or incomplete.