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How to hide folders from search results in Windows 10
1. Introduction
2. How to hide folders / files from search results in Windows 10
3. Read also
Introduction
One tip for protecting private data and for hiding search results files in Windows 10 is to exclude files or folders from indexing options. The Windows 10 search system is sufficiently improved to search and find everything inside your system. It is even able to search and find the contents of encrypted folders from your system drives. The other side Cortana also tries to learn your behavior to help you quickly find files, folders and access applications.
But sometimes you do not want the search to display your private folders and files. You may have to exclude files and folders from the search result. Windows 10 has a wonderful feature called Indexing Options. This will help you hide search result files or exclude your private folders from search results.
How to prevent some files from appearing in Windows Search? By default, Windows automatically indexes everything that is stored in the most common locations (Downloads, Documents, and Desktop), allowing you to quickly find your files or applications using the Windows Search box or the box Cortana.
If you want to hide certain folders / files to display in the search result, you must change the indexing options in Windows 10.
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How to hide folders / files from search results in Windows 10
1. Open Control Panel under Windows System
2. Next, put the view in the Large Icons view, and then click Indexing Options.
3. The Indexing Options window lists all the folders included or excluded from indexing. To hide certain files and folders from Windows Search, click the Edit button at the bottom.
4. In the folder tree, navigate to the folder you want to hide, and uncheck the box for that folder. Click OK.
5. When you return to the Indexing Options window, you can click the Advanced button if you want to hide certain types of files to index.
6. Click the File Types tab. Scroll through the list of all file types and uncheck the type of file you want to hide from search results, and then click OK.
7. Go to the Index Settings tab and click Rebuild.
Now you can see that the folders and files you chose to hide will never appear in the search results in the File Explorer or in the Cortana box in the taskbar.
However, if you completely disable indexing the search, your folders / files will become available again, but the search may take longer
