Set search locations

Microsoft Windows Desktop Search

Set search locations

By default, Windows Desktop Search indexes your e-mail files and files saved in the My Documents folder. However, you can have Microsoft Windows Desktop Search index other locations, including mapped network drives.

To change which files are indexed:
  1. In the notification area of the Windows taskbar, right-click the indexing icon Indexing icon.
  2. Click Windows Desktop Search Options, and then click Modify.
  3. In the Change selected locations section, select the locations that you want, and then click OK.