Windows.edb是Windows Search服务的一个数据库文件，它为文件、电子邮件和其他内容提供内容索引、属性缓存和搜索结果。

Windows.edb 文件

默认情况下，Windows 11/10/8将为您的文档编制索引以加快搜索速度。因此，与索引相关的所有数据都存储在此Windows.edb文件中。在Windows Vista和Windows 7/8和Windows 11/10中，在某些情况下，此Windows.edb文件往往会变得很大或很大。虽然几 GB 的大小可以被认为是正常的，但有报道称大小甚至增长到了 100 GB^(GBs)！

Windows.edb 文件位置

Windows.edb文件是一个隐藏文件，位于以下文件夹中：

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb

要查看它，您必须通过文件夹选项取消隐藏隐藏文件。

您可以使用免费的磁盘空间分析器软件^{(free Disk Space Analyzer software)}来查看其大小、内容等。

删除 Windows.edb 文件

如果您的Windows.edb文件变得很大，并且您正在寻找删除Windows.edb的方法，您可以按照以下方式进行操作。看看您是否可以通过任务管理器终止^{(Task Manager)}SearchIndexer.exe进程。如果可以并且它保持终止状态，那很好，但我发现由于Windows^(Windows)默认设置，它会在几分钟后再次重新启动。在这种情况下执行以下操作：

打开Services.msc并导航到Windows Search服务。

双击它以打开其对话框。停止服务^(Service)。

现在访问Windows.edb文件夹并将其删除。

要删除和重建索引^(Index)，请打开控制面板^{(Control Panel)}并打开索引^(Indexing) 选项^(Options)。单击^(Click)高级^(Advanced)并选择重建索引^{(Rebuild Index)}选项。

删除Windows.edb是安全的。但是在你删除它之后，Windows将需要一段时间来重新索引文件并重建索引，所以在完成这项工作之前你的搜索可能会有点慢。

如果您不使用Windows Search，您可以通过控制面板^{(Control Panel)}禁用它。为此，请打开Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Programs和Features > Turn Windows或关闭 Windows 功能，然后取消选中Windows 搜索^{(Windows Search)}选项。

阅读^(Read)：什么是搜索索引^{(Search Indexing)}以及它如何影响Windows 11/10中的搜索？

更改 Windows.edb 文件位置

删除Windows.edb文件可能是一种临时措施，因为文件总是有可能再次变大。如果您的系统驱动器上的磁盘空间不足，但又不想禁用Windows Search –并且不希望大型Windows.edb文件占用您的硬盘空间，您可以考虑将文件移动到另一个位置.

要更改Windows.edb 索引^{(Windows.edb Index)}文件的位置，请打开Control Panel > Indexing Options > Advanced > Index位置> Select新的。

浏览^(Browse)到所需文件夹并将其设置为文件文件夹的新位置。

修复 Windows Indexing Service^{(Fix Windows Indexing Service)}膨胀Windows.edb文件问题

Microsoft已发布更新^(Update)，修复了Windows 10/8或Windows 索引服务的^{(Windows Indexing Service)}Windows Server中导致Windows.edb文件膨胀的问题。如果您的计算机上出现此问题并且Windows.edb文件增长到非常大并占用大量磁盘空间，您可以安装更新^{(the Update)}，以防计算机上尚未安装它。

I hope that helps!

想要了解有关 Windows 中其他文件或文件类型或文件格式的更多信息？检查这些链接：^{(Looking to learn more about other files or file types or file formats in Windows? Check these links:)}

NFO 和 DIZ 文件 | Thumbs.db 文件 | DLL 和 OCX 文件| 索引.dat 文件 | Swapfile.sys、Hiberfil.sys 和 Pagefile.sys^{(Swapfile.sys, Hiberfil.sys & Pagefile.sys)} | GLB 文件^{(GLB files)}| 桌面.ini 文件。

What is the Windows.edb file in Windows 11/10

The Windows.edb is a database file of the Windows Search service, which provides content indexing, property caching, and search results for files, e-mail, and other content.

Windows.edb file

By default, Windows 11/10/8 will index your documents for faster searches. As a result, all the data relating to the indexes are stored in this Windows.edb file. In Windows Vista and Windows 7/8 and Windows 11/10, in some cases, this Windows.edb file tends to become huge or large in size. While a size of a couple of GB’s can be considered normal, there have been reports of the size growing to even 100’s of GBs!

Windows.edb file location

The Windows.edb file is a hidden file, located in the following folder:

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb

To see it, you will have to un-hide hidden files via the Folder Options.

You may use a free Disk Space Analyzer software to take a look at its size, contents, etc.

Delete Windows.edb file

If your Windows.edb file has turned huge, and you are looking for a way to delete Windows.edb, you can do so as follows. See if you can terminate the SearchIndexer.exe process via the Task Manager. If you can and it stays terminated, fine, but I have found that it restarts again after a few minutes, due to Windows defaults. Do the following in that case:

Open Services.msc and navigate to Windows Search service.

Double-click on it to open its dialog box. Stop the Service.

Now visit the Windows.edb file folder and delete it.

To delete and rebuild the Index, open Control Panel and open Indexing Options. Click on Advanced and select the Rebuild Index option.

It is safe to delete the Windows.edb. But after you delete it, Windows will take a while to re-index the files and rebuild the index, so your searches may be a bit slow till this job is completed.

If you do not use Windows Search, you may via the Control Panel disable it. To do this, open Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off and uncheck the Windows Search option.

Read: What is Search Indexing and how does it affect searching in Windows 11/10?

Change Windows.edb file location

Deleting the Windows.edb file could be a temporary measure, as there is always a possibility that the file could grow large again. If you are running out of disk space on your system drive but don’t want to disable Windows Search – and don’t want a large Windows.edb file eating up your hard disk space, you can think of moving the file to another location.

To change the location of the Windows.edb Index file, open Control Panel > Indexing Options > Advanced > Index location > Select new.

Browse to the desired folder and set it as the new location for the file’s folder.

Fix Windows Indexing Service bloating the Windows.edb file issue

Microsoft has released an Update that fixes this issue in Windows 10/8 or Windows Server of the Windows Indexing Service bloating the Windows.edb file. If this issue occurs on your computer and the Windows.edb file grows to a very large size and consumes lots of disk space, you may install the Update, in case it has not been already installed on your computer.

I hope that helps!

Looking to learn more about other files or file types or file formats in Windows? Check these links:

NFO and DIZ files | Thumbs.db files | DLL and OCX files | Index.dat file | Swapfile.sys, Hiberfil.sys & Pagefile.sys |GLB files | Desktop.ini file.

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