Indexing..Can I delete its contents file

Not a big deal, but since I don't have any real need for Indexing, I
turned it off. However, since it was on during the first few days I
had Vista, I presume there is some dat file containing its search
data. Is there a way to delete this file(s)? How big do these Index
files get?

Thanks,
Sterno

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> Not a big deal, but since I don't have any real need for Indexing, I
> turned it off. However, since it was on during the first few days I
> had Vista, I presume there is some dat file containing its search
> data. Is there a way to delete this file(s)? How big do these Index
> files get?
>
> Thanks,
> Sterno

Yep, you can delete it. You might retrieve approx. 100-200 mb of space if
that is your objective.

You can safely delete all the files under

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search

*except* for the .txt files, which you'll need should you ever change your
mind and want to re-enable search.

--
Jon

On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:12:09 +0100, "Jon"
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>
><> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Not a big deal, but since I don't have any real need for Indexing, I
>> turned it off. However, since it was on during the first few days I
>> had Vista, I presume there is some dat file containing its search
>> data. Is there a way to delete this file(s)? How big do these Index
>> files get?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sterno
>
>Yep, you can delete it. You might retrieve approx. 100-200 mb of space if
>that is your objective.
>
>You can safely delete all the files under
>
>C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search
>
>*except* for the .txt files, which you'll need should you ever change your
>mind and want to re-enable search.



Thanks a lot for the help Jon.