How to enable / disable network location indexing in Photos app on Windows 10

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Photos app in Windows 10

The Photos app included in Windows 10 is a universal app that lets you view, edit photos and videos, create movies and albums. You can use the video remix feature to create videos instantly from photos and videos you choose. Use the video editor to fine-tune - change filters, text, camera movements, music, etc. You can even add 3D effects like butterflies, lasers or explosion effects, to They magically appear in your videos.

Starting with the Photos application version 2020.20070.3003.0, a new indexing setting has been added, allowing you to enable or disable the indexing parts of libraries stored on network locations.

How to enable / disable network location indexing in Photos app on Windows 10

Here's how:

1. Open the Photos application.

2. Click the See more button (the 3 dot icon) in the top right corner and click on Settings.

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Click the See more button (the 3 dot icon) in the top right corner and click on Settings

3. In the Indexing section , enable (default) or disable Disable indexing parts of your library stored on Network locations , depending on what you want to do.

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Enable or disable Disable indexing parts of your library stored on Network locations

Hope you are succesful.

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Lesley Montoya

Update 07 July 2020

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