Hello again David,
This is very interesting. I had no idea that you had to specify a folder
or do this indexing to get your whole hard disk searched. The OS I used
before Win 8.1 was XP and this was significantly superior in this
searching respect (or,at least, more automatic) than this Win 8 business.
I often have to search for files which have saved somewhere else than
where I thought they were going to save to or those which I have
forgotten where I meant to put them. Therefore, I have no idea where
they are and need a full HD search. How would I set things up to do this
automatically?
By the way, I've looked for the Indexing options dialog, in the Control
panel
, as you suggest but there is no such thing in my Control Pannel and not
in the menus of the CP either!
I did a Windows Key search and found several references to Indexing
Options but none of these seem to allow me to make the additions to
where my searches are done. The only three places I am told that are
currently indexed are: Internet Explorer History, Start Menu and Users....
What do you suggest now?
Thanks.
John.
On 04/08/2016 08:31, David Bailes wrote:
Hi John,
when you search for these files that you can't find, do you know which folder they are in?
When you search from the start screen ,the only folders which are searched are those that are indexed. By default these are your personal folder, and all the folders included in your libraries, and your SkyDrive folder (if present). Your personal folder includes folders like documents and music.
If you want some other folder to be searched for files, you can either include it in an existing or a new library, or manually add it to the folders to be indexed. You can do this in the Indexing options dialog, in the Control panel.
If the folder isn't indexed and you want further instructions to change that, then just ask,
David.
original message:
Hello David,
Thanks for this. I knew about WINDOWS KEY F but most of the time nothing happens when I do this. When it does work, it never finds any file on my hard disk with a name (or part of a name) which I type in.
I've done the unchecking of Bing now, as you suggest, but, again, nothing is found on my hard disk after I type in a given file name. Or, at least, nothing can be read using NVDA.
It's all pretty useless on my PC, even if it does work for others. It must have some fundamental operational issues.
I'll be upgrading to Win 10 as soon as Edge and other features become more accessible, so hopefully, things will start to work better then.
John.
On 02/08/2016 17:04, David Bailes wrote:
Hi John,
I'm assuming that you're using 8.1 rather than the original Windows 8.
If you just want to search for files, press Windows key + F,
rather than just windows key.
If you don't want to see any web results when you search everywhere:
1. Open PC Settings. For example, press Windows Key to move to the
Start screen, type PC Settings, and press Enter.
2. In the list of the main categories in PC settings, press Down
Arrow until you get to Search and Apps, and then press Enter.
You're taken to a list of the sub-categories of Search and Apps,
and the first sub-category Search is selected.
3. Tab to the Get Search suggestions and web results from Bing
button. By default this is checked, and you can uncheck it by
pressing Spacebar.
4. Press Alt + F4 to close PC Settings.
If you need more info, see:
http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Search-Pane-8p1-Guide.html
best wishes,
David.
original message:
Hello All,
After pressing the Windows Logo key and typing in part of a
filename, , does anyone know if you can stop Windows 8 from
constantly searching the internet for something you wish to find
on your hard disk only?
Thanks.
John.
