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03-03-2008

PVC

Also, something else to consider when working with the Search virtual
folders. You can delete the search folder OK, without any issues, but If you
delete a file or multiple files from that folder, the actual original file
will also be deleted.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

"pvc" <pvc.35pu44@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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vc.35pu44@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...

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>
> Keith Miller \(MVP\);633510 Wrote:

Quote:

>> You do realize they're just 1K files, right? So if you goal is to
>> reclaim
>> drive space this ain't gonna do it

>>
>> Also, though I can't swear to it, I think I read that all searches are
>> based
>> on the 'Everywhere' or 'Indexed Locations' searches. I'm not sure if
>> Search
>> will still work if you delete these.
>>
>> That being said, searches are files with a .search-ms extension. The
>> only
>> catch is that 'Everywhere' and 'Indexed Locations' have their hidden &
>> read-only attributes set. So the following two commands will do the
>> trick:
>>
>> del *.search-ms (most of the searches)
>> del /ahr *.search-ms ('Everywhere' and 'Indexed Locations')
>>
>> Extra Credit: Using a shortcut to Notepad in your Send To folder, open
>> a
>> saved search in Notepad to view the underlying XML

>>
>>
>> --
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Keith
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>>
>>

>
> That works great! Thanks Keith.
>
> I am deleting these for privacy purposes and not to reclaim disk space.
>
> My (Everywhere) search still works with these folders deleted. I use
> the slow search (which is fine for my purposes) because I also changed
> my indexing properties (for privacy purposes) to index nothing (no disk,
> no folders). Thanks again for your help.

>
>
> --
> pvc

03-03-2008	#7 (permalink)
Ronnie Vernon MVP n/a posts	Re: Deleting Vista Search Folders PVC Also, something else to consider when working with the Search virtual folders. You can delete the search folder OK, without any issues, but If you delete a file or multiple files from that folder, the actual original file will also be deleted. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "pvc" <pvc.35pu44@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message newsvc.35pu44@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > Keith Miller \(MVP\);633510 Wrote: Quote: >> You do realize they're just 1K files, right? So if you goal is to >> reclaim >> drive space this ain't gonna do it >> >> Also, though I can't swear to it, I think I read that all searches are >> based >> on the 'Everywhere' or 'Indexed Locations' searches. I'm not sure if >> Search >> will still work if you delete these. >> >> That being said, searches are files with a .search-ms extension. The >> only >> catch is that 'Everywhere' and 'Indexed Locations' have their hidden & >> read-only attributes set. So the following two commands will do the >> trick: >> >> del .search-ms (most of the searches) >> del /ahr .search-ms ('Everywhere' and 'Indexed Locations') >> >> Extra Credit: Using a shortcut to Notepad in your Send To folder, open >> a >> saved search in Notepad to view the underlying XML >> >> >> -- >> Good Luck, >> >> Keith >> Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] >> >> > > That works great! Thanks Keith. > > I am deleting these for privacy purposes and not to reclaim disk space. > > My (Everywhere) search still works with these folders deleted. I use > the slow search (which is fine for my purposes) because I also changed > my indexing properties (for privacy purposes) to index nothing (no disk, > no folders). Thanks again for your help. > > > -- > pvc
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