# Discussion of Windows Indexing / Windows Search 4

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discussion-of-windows-indexing-windows-search-4/19266
**Category:** Off-Topic
**Created:** [August 24, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discussion-of-windows-indexing-windows-search-4/19266 "2017-08-24T13:28:52Z")
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### Author: ![Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/zerow/32/11379_2.png) [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discussion-of-windows-indexing-windows-search-4/19266/3 "2017-08-24T18:51:02Z")

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> [@Zerow](#):
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> I always viewed indexing of files as a slow down of the operating system  
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> [@poster](#):
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> It seems to me that your view is from the last century.  
> As indexing itself happens only on computers if they are idle, therefore there is no slow down but an increase in speed for daily use.  
> Without a database or an index there is no fast search.

I am pretty sure that after migrating to Windows 7 from XP I have made some tests that resulted with such conclusion

And there are plenty of similar experiences as mine on the Internet [https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&amp...0k1.8lg-HTQGgPw](https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&q=indexing+slows+down&oq=indexing+slows+down&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0j0i30k1l3.71.6035.0.6191.21.21.0.0.0.0.143.2096.1j17.18.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..3.18.2089...0i131k1j0i10k1j0i13k1j0i13i30k1j0i22i30k1.8lg-HTQGgPw)

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