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Remove Windows.edb search index
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| Run "services.msc" and find "Windows Search" then stop the service. | |
| Delete the Windows.edb file. (C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb) | |
| Click "Modify" in the Indexing Options panel and click "Delete and Rebuild" for the index. |
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Windows Search DB is now indexing the content of the Outlook OST file. So, Outlook, technically, consumes 2X disk space