Hi, this can happen if the system is having difficulty accessing something, or if the index is corrupt.
Go to Control Panel, Indexing Options, and make a note of what you have currently set to be indexed.
You can get the detail from that top Window using the arrows.
Now to hopefully get control, disable indexing of anything that is
not on C: - if there is.
You should see the number of indexed items reduce if you untick anything.
- Have you ever changed these from the default settings to index other data?
Now run the troubleshooter (bottom left of that picture) and post the result.
Now delete and rebuild the index
Don't wait for that to complete.
Meanwhile, check your disk: download and run Hard Disk Sentinel (trial) and post a screenshot of its GUI for each disk.
to post a screenshot use the Insert Image icon above your post (left of the video icon)
If that's ok, run chkdsk to check your file system.
From an admin command prompt
[Windows key + X, click command prompt (admin)]
chkdsk C: /F
Your PC will need to restart.
Post back the result, which you can get after a restart as follows:
How do I see the results of a CHKDSK that ran on boot? - Ask Leo!
Make sure the result is clear or fixed- else do not proceed.
Now have a look at how indexing is proceeding and advise.