Windows 10 slow search, disable content indexing? Alternative app?

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postcd

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Hello,

my Windows 10 + 5400RPM HDDs built in search is too slow to be effectively used, even in "indexed" locations.

i was thinking about some replacement that can show results (file names search, not content search - that i do not need much) maybe instantly or about disabling indexing of files content (for important large media files i checked this is already disabled and all drives has it disabled for in their properties (do not know if i applied it to the subdirs. i hope so, i am unwilling to try as my HDD has more than million files i think) already but though if i can speedup search by disabling content indexing (only file names indexing enabled) for all file types, though have not found any hack to do it in bulk.

Update:
software called "Everything" allows instant search as i type and indexed the drive quite fast in a few minutes. It allows to bookmark favorite searches and create custom lists of files.
Second software is WinCatalog and i have not yet tried it
Third software, untested by me UltraSearch
Fourth SW (untested by me) MasterSeeker
 
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www.voidtools.com

Windows 10 search is not only slow as molasses, but transmits all your searches to Microsoft as part of its data collection.
 
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Just turn off all the apps in windows 10 or delete them
 
AORUS said:
Just turn off all the apps in windows 10 or delete them
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Heh we're not talking about 'apps' in Windows10. Third party applications that do search 1000x more efficiently than windows itself.
 
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