Check your C: drive for all the *.dmp files

No .dmp files on my PCs!

I had two dump files... I deleted them.
I know CCleaner, clears Memory dumps.

camelia said:

What SearchApp.exe is and what it does?

Is possible to block via firewall without do a mess?

Thanks
Camelia

Code:

Windows Explorer - Thumbnail Cache	1,032 KB	15 files	
System - Temporary Files	282 KB	12 files	
System - Memory Dumps	57,006 KB	6 files	
System - Windows Log Files	3,066 KB	11 files	
System - Windows Event Trace Logs	68 KB	1 files	
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C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_1280.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_16.db	1,024 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_1920.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_256.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_2560.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_32.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_48.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_768.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_96.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_custom_stream.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_exif.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_idx.db	8 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_sr.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_wide.db	1 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_wide_alternate.db	1 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\C4M3LIAUD7HD2-20221026-0623.log	62 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\C4M3LIAUD7HD2-20221026-0624.log	56 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\C4M3LIAUD7HD2-20221026-0624a.log	60 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\C4M3LIAUD7HD2-20221026-0628.log	59 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\mat-debug-1688.log	0 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\mat-debug-2536.log	0 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\mat-debug-3508.log	0 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\mat-debug-7720.log	0 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\NVIDIA Corporation\NV_Cache\b9928bf7aa10148369087e55f224ad6b_fce8395f8fd8a8ff_4db433aaade57a07_0_0.bin	16 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\NVIDIA Corporation\NV_Cache\b9928bf7aa10148369087e55f224ad6b_fce8395f8fd8a8ff_4db433aaade57a07_0_0.toc	4 KB
C:\Windows\TEMP\versions.csv	9 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Temp\C4M3LIAUD7HD2-20221026-0623.log	20 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SearchApp.exe.6420.dmp	9,919 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SearchApp.exe.6596.dmp	9,358 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SearchApp.exe.6612.dmp	9,630 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SearchApp.exe.7672.dmp	9,362 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SearchApp.exe.7800.dmp	9,404 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\SearchApp.exe.964.dmp	9,336 KB
C:\WINDOWS\WindowsUpdate.log	1 KB
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\ReportingEvents.log	2 KB
C:\WINDOWS\Logs\StorGroupPolicy.log	2 KB
C:\WINDOWS\Logs\CBS\CBS.log	427 KB
C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log	63 KB
C:\WINDOWS\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Temp\MpCmdRun.log	6 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log	3 KB
C:\Users\c4m3lia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log	3 KB
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log	3 KB
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log	1,280 KB
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edbtmp.log	1,280 KB
C:\WINDOWS\Logs\WindowsUpdate\WindowsUpdate.20221026.062405.535.1.etl	68 KB

I block it in Bitdefender's firewall. Blocking it doesn't cause any problems.
News and Interest uses searchapp.exe... if you need it for that you can allow it only when you want News and Interests to function... or just disable News and Interests entirely.

I don't ever use News and Interests.

If you google searchapp.exe, most of the results "claim" the Windows search needs it. That's not true.
My Taskbar and File Explorer searches work just fine without it.

News and Interests in Win 10 and Widgets in Win 11, is pretty much just ad space for Microsoft, or propaganda, depending on your definition of each.

Probably only the first highlighted one at:
C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy

pepanee said:

Probably only the first highlighted one at:
C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe is blocking in my firewall several months ago

Which program are you using to search for files?

Thanks
Camelia

I use an alternate Start Button. It does not use SearchApp.exe at all...

[and in the picture above, I am using "Everything": voidtools ]






(...wait how did we go from dmp files to SearchApp? lol, joking, they're kinda related... Search for dmp files with SearchApp!)