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.ht...
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was wonderin whats eatin up my gb
thnx for sharing
dude….neat tip :)….thx
Thanks very much for this info. I was about to get really crazy with the disk space in my poor C:\ partition.
Thanks!
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…:(
Thanks for the tip my friend. Helped me a lot