Query Windows Search Indexing database

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Query Windows Search Indexing database

Anonymous

Hey guys,

I broke one of my external HDDs yesterday, it fell to the floor and now its not being detected at all..

Is there a way to query the Windows Search Indexing database to get a list of *G:/paths/file names* that were previously residing in drive letter "G" ?

That way at least I'd be able to get a list of things I've lost, so I can try to at least partially recreate on a new disk.

I've tried "Get-IndexedItem" however: resolve-path : Cannot find drive. A drive with the name 'G' does not exist. So.. I don't think it would do the job.

Hopefully someone would be able to help...

Regards,

D

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Anonymous

Apologies I’m not a moderator, I’m not sure if it is possible either. I believe the solution to your issue will require some software development and this forum is mainly for consumer issues.

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Anonymous

Can you move my post to the Q&A section?

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Answer 3

Hi, I'm Elise, and I'd be happy to help with your issue.

I believe this may be possible but you would require some database knowledge.

This article give some insight into the process:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32...

For this type of issue however I would recommended posting in the Q&A forum, as this is the intended audience for these type of queries:

https://learn.microsoft.com/answers/

You should be able to get further assistance there if you need it.

Kind Regards,

Elise

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