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    Reset-SearchCatalog

    Resets a search catalog by completely rebuilding its index database.

    Syntax

    Reset-SearchCatalog
         [[-Catalog] <String>]
         [-WhatIf]
         [-Confirm]
         [<CommonParameters>]
    

    Description

    The Reset-SearchCatalog cmdlet resets a search catalog by completely rebuilding its index database.

    Note

    You must run this cmdlet from an elevated PowerShell session. Start PowerShell by using the Run as administrator option.

    Examples

    Example 1: Reset the default catalog.

    Reset-SearchCatalog
    

    This command resets the default Windows Search catalog, which is named SystemIndex.

    Example 2: Reset a custom catalog.

    Reset-SearchCatalog -Catalog Sample01
    

    This command resets the search catalog named Sample01.

    Parameters

    -Catalog

    Specifies the name of the catalog this cmdlet operates on. If omitted, this is the default Windows Search catalog, named SystemIndex.

    Type

    string

    Position

    0

    Default value

    SystemIndex

    Accept pipeline input

    False

    Accept wildcard characters

    False

    Inputs

    None

    You can't pipe objects to this cmdlet.

    Outputs

    None

    This cmdlet returns no output.

    Notes

    The difference between Reset-SearchCatalog and Update-SearchCatalog -All is that the former removes any old information from the index before reindexing while the latter doesn't.

    Related Links

    • Get-SearchCatalog

    • New-SearchCatalog

    • Remove-SearchCatalog

    • Set-SearchCatalog

    • Update-SearchCatalog

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