Ever wanted to move the Big big Index file generated by Google desktop search in your profile folder to some other drive and path, here is what I did:
- By default the index is stored in:
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Google Desktop Search
where USERNAME is your username on the computer. Local Settings is a hidden folder, you’ll have
unhide it. If you are unsure how to unhide a file or directory read this.
- Make sure you exit the Google Desktop Search application before proceeding.
- Now, drag the WHOLE folder titled "Google Desktop Search" to a new drive or partition with lots of space. Lets say "D" so now your search files will be in the folder "D:\Google Desktop Search"
- Next, click Start – Run – type regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Desktop
- change the value of data_dir to D:\Google Desktop Search.
- Exit out of regedit and restart the Google Desktop search.
- You’re done and your search index in now moved.
Go this info from the below link… Go there for more tips like this…
http://users.tns.net/~skingery/firefox/GDS_Tips.html
7 Comments
anusharaji
was wonderin whats eatin up my gb
thnx for sharing
19 Oct
vik
dude….neat tip
….thx
28 Dec
Emilio
Thanks very much for this info. I was about to get really crazy with the disk space in my poor C:\ partition.
Thanks!
11 Oct
Pratap
Hey…
It’s not working for me….
I don’t have a variable data_dir in my registry…Even I add one it doesn’t work…:(
10 Dec
Sat
Thanks for the tip my friend. Helped me a lot
4 Feb
ars
Thanks for your posting. I did follow your instructions. But Instead of “data-dir”, I get the following
1. default
2. fuse-data
3. instanceid
4. Previously installed.
Also, additonal details are shown below:
Please advice.
Thanks a lot.
Arun
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d4, b1, 11, 24, ae
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[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Google\Google Desktop\EventSub]
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Favorites=Favorites
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PrintHood=PrintHood
Recycle Bin=Recycle Bin
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[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Google\Google Desktop\Status]
extra=&outlook11=1
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font_height=0b, 00, 00, 00
24 Feb
Ogórki kiszone
Oh… Thank you for this article. I never seen better blog.
18 Dec
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