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    Update-SearchCatalog

    Reindexes a search catalog either completely or partially.

    Syntax

    Update-SearchCatalog
          [-All]
          [-Catalog <String>]
          [-WhatIf]
          [-Confirm]
          [<CommonParameters>]
    
    Update-SearchCatalog
          -RootPath <String[]>
          [-Catalog <String>]
          [-WhatIf]
          [-Confirm]
          [<CommonParameters>]
    
    Update-SearchCatalog
          [-Path] <String[]>
          [-Catalog <String>]
          [-WhatIf]
          [-Confirm]
          [<CommonParameters>]
    

    Description

    The Update-SearchCatalog reindexes a search catalog either completely or partially.

    Examples

    Example 1: Reindex an entire catalog

    Update-SearchCatalog -All
    

    This command reindexes the entire default Windows Search catalog.

    Example 2: Reindex a search root.

    Update-SearchCatalog -RootPath file:///C:\
    

    This command reindexes the search root drive C: in the default Windows Search catalog.

    For file system search roots, you can omit the file:/// protocol prefix.

    Example 3: Reindex matching paths.

    Update-SearchCatalog -Path file:///C:\Users\*\Documents\*.docx
    

    This command reindexes all Microsoft Word files in and below the Documents folder of all users in the default Windows Search catalog.

    If the specified path is recognizable as a file system path, you can omit the file:/// protocol prefix.

    Parameters

    -All

    Use this parameter to reindex an entire search catalog.

    Note

    To use the All parameter, you must run this cmdlet from an elevated PowerShell session. Start PowerShell by using the Run as administrator option.

    Type

    SwitchParameter

    Position

    Named

    Default value

    None

    Accept pipeline input

    False

    Accept wildcard characters

    False

    -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

    Named

    Default value

    SystemIndex

    Accept pipeline input

    False

    Accept wildcard characters

    False

    -Path

    Use this parameter to specify an URL or path pattern to reindex all matching items.

    Type

    string[]

    Position

    0

    Default value

    None

    Accept pipeline input

    True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)

    Accept wildcard characters

    True

    -RootPath

    Use this parameter to specify a search root to be reindexed.

    Type

    string[]

    Position

    Named

    Default value

    None

    Accept pipeline input

    True (ByPropertyName)

    Accept wildcard characters

    False

    Inputs

    string[]

    You can pipe paths 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

    • Reset-SearchCatalog

    • Set-SearchCatalog

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