Index refusing to start after rebuilding index unless USB inserted

SomaTGW · 21 Jan 2023

I noticed a bunch of errors looking at the event viewer which seemed to be related. The cycle seemed to be as follows:
The Windows Search Service is starting up and attempting to remove the old search index {Reason: Full Index Reset}. (Seems to be when I rebuilt index)

The gatherer service cannot be initialised.

Details:
The Temp folder is on a drive that is full or is inaccessible. Free up space on the drive or verify that you have write permission on the Temp folder. (HRESULT : 0x80070660) (0x80070660) (This was exactly after and is by the category Gatherer, the drive is not full)

The Windows Search Service has failed to create the new search index. Internal error <1, 0x80070003, Failed to create application directory: Z:\Index\Search\Data\Applications\>.

The Windows Search service terminated with the following error:
The device is not ready.

The Windows Search service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this ## time(s). (## is number of times, last one was 67 times)

Reloop to Gatherer problem or rebuild index problem.

The DataDirectory and DefaultDataDirectory is both set for C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data. Could maybe set the first one to Z: then change it in the app to defaulf again see if that fixes it?

dalchina · 21 Jan 2023

Somewhere Windows 'knows' about
Z:\Index\Search\Data\Applications\

- can you try searching the registry for that? Just use Z:\Index as the search string.

If that doesn't help, then it must be elsewhere..

The DataDirectory and DefaultDataDirectory is both set for C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data. Could maybe set the first one to Z: then change it in the app to default again see if that fixes it?

Can't do any harm to try..

Try3 · 21 Jan 2023

Where are your Temp folders?
Have you altered them from their defaults?

You can use these these in a command prompt to find out where they are
echo %Temp%
echo %Tmp%

Denis

dalchina · 21 Jan 2023

I'd guess the temp folder referred to here is (normally)
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp

- except here it's the one expected on Z:\

SomaTGW · 21 Jan 2023

One of my pokings were to look in registry for Z:\Index, and I did find some results but I couldn't touch them or edit them or remove them at all. I'll attach said findings in images.

I haven't moved the temp folders in any ways, and I did the commands to check. Both came out with "C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Temp" (Not actual [USERNAME] but just to hide the real name)

dalchina · 21 Jan 2023

I have

Index refusing to start after rebuilding index unless USB inserted-1.jpg

Index refusing to start after rebuilding index unless USB inserted-2.jpg

- which supports my comment on the temp folder issue.

SomaTGW · 21 Jan 2023

I think that's what it should be set as, but mine is forced set on Z: and I can't edit it.

dalchina · 21 Jan 2023

You should be able to using this if I recall..

PowerRun v1.6 (Run with highest privileges)

Take due precautions- back up beforehand. Danger lurks in becoming all-powerful.

SomaTGW · 21 Jan 2023

I want to thank you all so much with your help. Running Regedit with PowerRun means I could edit those 2 values, following the default values (after backing up the whole Gathering Manager registry just to be safe and will keep that safe for a while).
I then rebuilt index and I didn't get any issues anymore, it deleted index and started rebuilding instantly.
Again thank you so much, both of you.

dalchina · 21 Jan 2023