How to Enable or Disable Advanced Options in Indexing Options in Windows 11
Advanced Options in Windows 11's Indexing Options controls how your computer searches for files. Indexing Options creates a list, or index, of your computer's…
Step-by-step guides for Windows, Linux, networking and everything tech — written by experts, verified for accuracy.
Most recently published
Advanced Options in Windows 11's Indexing Options controls how your computer searches for files. Indexing Options creates a list, or index, of your computer's…
Modifying indexed locations in Windows 11 controls which folders and files the search function can scan. This feature lets you decide what parts of…
Pausing Dropbox syncing stops the program from uploading or downloading files temporarily on your Windows 11 PC. This handy feature prevents Dropbox from using…
The diacritics in Windows 11 search index setting lets you decide if Windows treats words with accent marks, like in “résumé,” as different from…
Including encrypted files in Windows Search lets you find content inside protected documents directly from the search bar. Windows Search uses an index, which…
Search indexer backoff in Windows 11 controls how aggressively Windows searches your files when your PC is busy. Windows uses search indexing to quickly…
Making Dropbox files online-only by default in Windows 11 saves local disk space by keeping most files in the cloud. Online-only files act as…
Dropbox Selective Sync lets you choose which folders save to your Windows 11 computer, freeing up disk space. It works like picking what papers…