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Is there a way to reset the search index?
The above batch file rebuilds the search index from scratch. It doesn’t reset the search index locations list, though. If you index too many files & folders and the Outlook PST files, the Windows search index database file Windows.edb would grow huge in size. In some instances, the file size can be larger than 50 GB.
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NOTE: If you have more than one Content Source, let the Full Crawl on the previous Content Source finish before starting to Full Crawl the next Content Source. After the Full Crawl on all Content Sources finished, I returned to Central Administration and the Search Service Application page to check the Search Service Application status.
Why is my Windows Search index not indexed?
Windows Search service fails, with error 0x80040d06 ( -2147749126) indicating that the catalog is corrupt. In this case, a complete reset ought to fix the problem. The file is not in an indexed location, so searches may run slow. The file type of the file you’re trying to find is not indexed.
How to restore the search index in farm?
To confirm the Index Reset, I clicked “OK” in the popup message. After resetting the index, the search index data was deleted and to allow search results to be shown again, we need to perform a Full Crawl on all Content Sources in the farm.
On the Search Service Application: Index Reset page, verify that the Deactivate search alerts during reset check box is checked, and then click Reset Now. In the confirmation dialog box that appears, click OK to confirm the content index reset.
Why are all my crawls being deleted at the same time?
Please let me know what could be the reason as this suddenly happened. This error can occur if you’re having multiple crawls that occur at the same time. It may lead to a collision with the results getting put into the search index. If this happens too often the content will be removed as being unseen.
Is there a limit to how often crawling can be deleted?
If this happens too often the content will be removed as being unseen. There is a three day limit on keeping results and if the content is not found again within that time then it will be removed.
On the SharePoint Central Administration home page, in the Application Management section, click Manage service applications. On the Manage Search Applications page, click the Search service application for which you want to reset the content index.