Allow this file to have contents indexed in addition to file properties changing check status without my input

  • Thread starter Richard O'Hara (richard.ohara)
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Richard O'Hara (richard.ohara)

I have been having issues with search since last fall. I have worked with several IT folks affiliated with Microsoft, but no one has fixed it. They just chose to turn off indexing. So this is what I found....

Following some online recommendations, I opened up the data file and followed to the source I then opened the advanced attributes and found that the "Allow this file to have contents indexed in addition to file properties" box is not checked. I check the box and index the files. Later in the day, I can check again and find the box is no longer checked. Why? What would be removing this check?


As is, I am unable to search in Outlook without the index running - and even then it requires me to "search the server" to work.


I am using Outlook 2013 on a Windows 10 machine. I have exchange and IMAP email hitting the account, if that makes a difference.

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