How to Check the Current Location of the Index

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In some circumstances, Exchange System Manager may not correctly display the correct location of the full-text index. Although you cannot correct the display, you can check the current location of the index at any time by following this procedure.

Before You Begin

This topic contains information about editing the registry.

Incorrectly editing the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Problems resulting from editing the registry incorrectly may not be able to be resolved. Before editing the registry, back up any valuable data.

Procedure

To check the current location of the index

  • In Registry Editor, view the following registry key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Search\1.0\Indexer\<application name>\<index name>\ProjectPath