Crawl & other event errors regarding the search index

I keep receiving event error:
Date: 1/1/2020 11:40:20 AM
Type: Warning
Event: 3036
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Search


Crawl could not be completed on content source <oneindex16://{S-1-5-21-2648996053-1485601777-558205211-1001}/>.


Context: Windows Application, SystemIndex Catalog


Details:
(HRESULT : 0x80004005) (0x80004005)




So I excluded OneNote from being indexed & rebuilt the index. I got several similar error messages:
Date: 1/1/2020 11:21:43 AM
Type: Error
Event: 1019
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Search


Windows Search Service failed to process the list of included and excluded locations with the error <30, 0x80004005, "file:///C:\[0937fb60-5914-46fc-900d-e1525df9afd1]\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu">.


I finally rebuilt the index, so I decided to try to include OneNote again. I then got the identical error message as the first one.


The error message started over a week ago. In checking error logs, I found this:
Date: 12/21/2019 12:18:58 PM
Type: Error
Event: 7042
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Search


The Windows Search Service is being stopped because there is a problem with the indexer: The catalog is corrupt.


Details:
The content index catalog is corrupt. 0xc0041801 (0xc0041801)




Date: 12/21/2019 12:19:00 PM
Type: Error
Event: 3029
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Search


The plug-in in <Search.TripoliIndexer> cannot be initialized.


Context: Windows Application, SystemIndex Catalog


Details:
The specified object cannot be found. Specify the name of an existing object. (HRESULT : 0x80040d06) (0x80040d06)


I checked the component store & it was fine. I ran sfc /scannow, which said there were no errors.
Don't know if this is relevant, but this happened right after installing KB4530684.


Any advice on how to fix this?


Thank you in advance!

Hi, unfortunately your post is very difficult to read, lacking spaces after . in a number of places and no paragraphs to divide sections. This will deter readers and mean you get fewer responses. And a lot of .

Please run this from an admin command or Powershell prompt
chkdsk X: /scan

where X: is each drive or partition you normally index.
Note any failures.
This scans only- no repairs.

If that passes, then from an admin command prompt run
sfc /scannow
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

These have helped some who have experienced

there is a problem with the indexer: The catalog is corrupt.Details: The content index catalog is corrupt. 0xc0041801

If you still have problems, you can try Option 3 here
Rebuild Search Index in Windows 10
- note carefully the effect it has. I suggest you document what you currently have indexed.

When the index has been rebuilt, then check for any errors.

As there are so many errors, it will be wise to move from a point where there are no errors, and then expand indexing gradually to identify the cause.

dalchina said:

Hi, unfortunately your post is very difficult to read, lacking spaces after . in a number of places and no paragraphs to divide sections. This will deter readers and mean you get fewer responses. And a lot of .

Please run this from an admin command or Powershell prompt
chkdsk X: /scan

where X: is each drive or partition you normally index.
Note any failures.
This scans only- no repairs.

If that passes, then from an admin command prompt run
sfc /scannow
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

These have helped some who have experienced

If you still have problems, you can try Option 3 here
Rebuild Search Index in Windows 10
- note carefully the effect it has. I suggest you document what you currently have indexed.

When the index has been rebuilt, then check for any errors.

As there are so many errors, it will be wise to move from a point where there are no errors, and then expand indexing gradually to identify the cause.

I apologize for the messy post & thank you for pointing it out. Before posting, I copied everything into a text editor & checked it before pasting. Obviously, I did something, like unwraping everything, & it became a mess. I've straightened it out. I will try your solutions, although I did run the following from an Administrative Powershell before posting:

Repair-WindowsImage -Online -CheckHealth
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -ScanHealth
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth

None of them showed a problem.

I ran sfc /scannow & it showed no problem.

I also stopped & went to services.msc & stopped & restarted Windows Search.

Because I saw the OneNote error above (now readable), I excluded OneNote & rebuilt the index. But then I added OneNote back got the error.

I thought there was an option to restore defaults at
Start/Control Panel/ Indexing Options/ Advanced/Restore Defaults
but there's just an option to rebuild the index.

But I will try Option 3 on the link you gave me!

Thank you again!

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dalchina said:

Please run this from an admin command or Powershell prompt
chkdsk X: /scan

where X: is each drive or partition you normally index.
Note any failures.
This scans only- no repairs.

If that passes, then from an admin command prompt run
sfc /scannow
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

These have helped some who have experienced

If you still have problems, you can try Option 3 here
Rebuild Search Index in Windows 10
- note carefully the effect it has. I suggest you document what you currently have indexed.

When the index has been rebuilt, then check for any errors.

As there are so many errors, it will be wise to move from a point where there are no errors, and then expand indexing gradually to identify the cause.

Hi dalchina:
I went right to Option 3 to reset & rebuilt the index because I had already tried the other solutions. At first, I couldn't run any searches in Outlook 2016. However, once I tried a few, the index added Outlook to the included list. This morning, there were no errors!

Thank you so much. One question. I had previously run (at an administrative Powershell), the command:

Repair-WindowsImage -Online -CheckHealth
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -ScanHealth
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth

but I noticed that you posted:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

I couldn't find that that option in help. Is that different from what I used above?

As for DISM:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...ne-options-s14
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...d-line-options
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...nd-line-syntax

the last of which gives

The base syntax for DISM servicing commands is:

DISM.exe {/Image:<path_to_image> | /Online} [dism_global_options] {servicing_option} [<servicing_argument>]

I'm not familiar with the PS options for comparison, sorry.

For interest, see the tool in post #2
Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk

dalchina said:

For interest, see the tool in post #2
Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk

Great tool. Thanks again!