Offline volumes not in included in database still in "Local NTFS Volumes" list
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:37 pm
Somehow I accumulated a long list of drives in my "Local NTFS Volumes" list (Tools > Options > Indexes > NTFS), most shown as Offline.
I went through most of the offline volumes and unchecked the "Include in database" box, and clicked the Apply button.
Presumably that means these volumes are no longer indexed, resulting in a decrease in the number of the files indexed and a decrease in the size of the database file.
But these Offline volumes remain in my "Local NTFS Volumes" list.
To remove them from this list, I have to select the volume and click the Remove button.
Why, I wonder, does an offline volume continue to appear in the Local NTFS Volumes list after the "include in database" is unchecked?
If I brought the volume online again, I guess it would pop up in the Local NTFS Volumes list and I could check Include in Database button to include it in the database.
I guess it serves as a reminder that this is a volume that was once online, and perhaps once included in the database, and one I could bring online/include again?
Is there any other "remainder" of the volume in Everything, or performance burden, once I've unchecked "include in database"?
I went through most of the offline volumes and unchecked the "Include in database" box, and clicked the Apply button.
Presumably that means these volumes are no longer indexed, resulting in a decrease in the number of the files indexed and a decrease in the size of the database file.
But these Offline volumes remain in my "Local NTFS Volumes" list.
To remove them from this list, I have to select the volume and click the Remove button.
Why, I wonder, does an offline volume continue to appear in the Local NTFS Volumes list after the "include in database" is unchecked?
If I brought the volume online again, I guess it would pop up in the Local NTFS Volumes list and I could check Include in Database button to include it in the database.
I guess it serves as a reminder that this is a volume that was once online, and perhaps once included in the database, and one I could bring online/include again?
Is there any other "remainder" of the volume in Everything, or performance burden, once I've unchecked "include in database"?