There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down menu in
windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent emails to recent
pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this folder from showing all of my
activity on the computer? I have tried deleting the subjects in question but
it ends up permanently deleting them! I do not wish to delete them. Please
help!!! There must be a way to turn this spying feature off!

Why. It's a search, Don't want to see it don't use it.
"SNOWBOMB7" <SNOWBOMB7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:04F8E7BF-9A19-469A-9BCE-C39567034051@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down menu in
> windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent emails to recent
> pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this folder from showing all of
> my
> activity on the computer? I have tried deleting the subjects in question
> but
> it ends up permanently deleting them! I do not wish to delete them. Please
> help!!! There must be a way to turn this spying feature off![/color]

I have tried deleting the subjects in question but
it ends up permanently deleting them! I do not wish to delete them. Please
help!!! There must be a way to turn this spying feature off!

Just read what you wrote! EITHER YOU DELETE THEM OR YOU DON'T!

"SNOWBOMB7" wrote:
[color=blue]
> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down menu in
> windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent emails to recent
> pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this folder from showing all of my
> activity on the computer? I have tried deleting the subjects in question but
> it ends up permanently deleting them! I do not wish to delete them. Please
> help!!! There must be a way to turn this spying feature off![/color]

They aren't spyng on you,
"Mick" <Mick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0646DE3F-243D-48EE-89D7-6C8BE24CB947@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> I have tried deleting the subjects in question but
> it ends up permanently deleting them! I do not wish to delete them. Please
> help!!! There must be a way to turn this spying feature off!
>
> Just read what you wrote! EITHER YOU DELETE THEM OR YOU DON'T!
>
> "SNOWBOMB7" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down menu in
>> windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent emails to
>> recent
>> pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this folder from showing all of
>> my
>> activity on the computer? I have tried deleting the subjects in question
>> but
>> it ends up permanently deleting them! I do not wish to delete them.
>> Please
>> help!!! There must be a way to turn this spying feature off![/color][/color]

I wasnt aware of these but Im glad you pointed them out. We are getting
ready to roll out Vista to our law firm and they are very privacy concious.

The search is based off your index locations if you remove those folders you
want hidden from the index, then they shouldnt show up on the instant search
results.

Outside of that, Im sure there is a reg key you can edit some place.


"SNOWBOMB7" wrote:
[color=blue]
> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down menu in
> windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent emails to recent
> pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this folder from showing all of my
> activity on the computer? I have tried deleting the subjects in question but
> it ends up permanently deleting them! I do not wish to delete them. Please
> help!!! There must be a way to turn this spying feature off![/color]

I, for one, would definitely like a more comprehensive explanation from
someone as to the how & why of the contents of this "Searches" folder,
because it has me concerned, as well. As the OP said, if one deletes any
file found in this folder, the original file (located elsewhere) is
deleted. In fact, I have an "Everywhere" folder within my "Searches"
folder that appears to contain every file on all partitions of my hard
drive (sorted into alphabetized folders), and deleting this folder would
apparently be tantamount to deleting everything off my hard drive . . .

Daze

--------------------

Victor wrote:[color=blue]
> I wasnt aware of these but Im glad you pointed them out. We are getting
> ready to roll out Vista to our law firm and they are very privacy concious.
>
> The search is based off your index locations if you remove those folders you
> want hidden from the index, then they shouldnt show up on the instant search
> results.
>
> Outside of that, Im sure there is a reg key you can edit some place.
>
>
> "SNOWBOMB7" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down menu in
>> windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent emails to recent
>> pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this folder from showing all of my
>> activity on the computer? I have tried deleting the subjects in question but
>> it ends up permanently deleting them! I do not wish to delete them. Please
>> help!!! There must be a way to turn this spying feature off![/color][/color]

That because it is a search. like Google.
"Daze N. Knights" <Daze@Microdot.dot> wrote in message
news:OPZmoKIeHHA.4964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> I, for one, would definitely like a more comprehensive explanation from
> someone as to the how & why of the contents of this "Searches" folder,
> because it has me concerned, as well. As the OP said, if one deletes any
> file found in this folder, the original file (located elsewhere) is
> deleted. In fact, I have an "Everywhere" folder within my "Searches"
> folder that appears to contain every file on all partitions of my hard
> drive (sorted into alphabetized folders), and deleting this folder would
> apparently be tantamount to deleting everything off my hard drive . . .
>
> Daze
>
> --------------------
>
> Victor wrote:[color=green]
>> I wasnt aware of these but Im glad you pointed them out. We are getting
>> ready to roll out Vista to our law firm and they are very privacy
>> concious. The search is based off your index locations if you remove
>> those folders you want hidden from the index, then they shouldnt show up
>> on the instant search results.
>>
>> Outside of that, Im sure there is a reg key you can edit some place.
>>
>>
>> "SNOWBOMB7" wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down menu in
>>> windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent emails to
>>> recent pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this folder from
>>> showing all of my activity on the computer? I have tried deleting the
>>> subjects in question but it ends up permanently deleting them! I do not
>>> wish to delete them. Please help!!! There must be a way to turn this
>>> spying feature off![/color][/color][/color]

..

Well, thanks a *lot* for providing the requested "comprehensive
explanation" of the Searches folder. Now, I understand *perfectly* why
deleting the contents of C:\Users\System User\Searches\Everywhere will
apparently delete every file on my C, D, E, and F drives without even
throwing up a single UAC message requiring me to at least click
"Continue." What kind of security is this?

Daze
-----------------------

.. wrote:[color=blue]
> That because it is a search. like Google.
> "Daze N. Knights" <Daze@Microdot.dot> wrote in message
> news:OPZmoKIeHHA.4964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> I, for one, would definitely like a more comprehensive explanation
>> from someone as to the how & why of the contents of this "Searches"
>> folder, because it has me concerned, as well. As the OP said, if one
>> deletes any file found in this folder, the original file (located
>> elsewhere) is deleted. In fact, I have an "Everywhere" folder within
>> my "Searches" folder that appears to contain every file on all
>> partitions of my hard drive (sorted into alphabetized folders), and
>> deleting this folder would apparently be tantamount to deleting
>> everything off my hard drive . . .
>>
>> Daze
>>
>> --------------------
>>
>> Victor wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> I wasnt aware of these but Im glad you pointed them out. We are
>>> getting ready to roll out Vista to our law firm and they are very
>>> privacy concious. The search is based off your index locations if
>>> you remove those folders you want hidden from the index, then they
>>> shouldnt show up on the instant search results.
>>>
>>> Outside of that, Im sure there is a reg key you can edit some place.
>>>
>>>
>>> "SNOWBOMB7" wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down menu
>>>> in windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent emails
>>>> to recent pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this folder from
>>>> showing all of my activity on the computer? I have tried deleting
>>>> the subjects in question but it ends up permanently deleting them! I
>>>> do not wish to delete them. Please help!!! There must be a way to
>>>> turn this spying feature off![/color][/color]
>[/color]

With further poking around in the "Everywhere" folder, it appears
(AFAICT) that it does not, in fact, contain anything from the "Program
Files" folder and (probably) no system files, either. So deleting the
contents of the "Everywhere" folder *might* not result in trashing my
OS, but it certainly *does* appear that it would result in sending all
of my personal documents and files (from all drive partitions) to the
recycle bin.

What bothers me here is the fact that (at least, apparently) one cannot
delete search *results* (for the sake of privacy) without also deleting
the actual files themselves. Or am I missing something here?

Daze
----------



Daze N. Knights wrote:[color=blue]
> .
>
> Well, thanks a *lot* for providing the requested "comprehensive
> explanation" of the Searches folder. Now, I understand *perfectly* why
> deleting the contents of C:\Users\System User\Searches\Everywhere will
> apparently delete every file on my C, D, E, and F drives without even
> throwing up a single UAC message requiring me to at least click
> "Continue." What kind of security is this?
>
> Daze
> -----------------------
>
> . wrote:[color=green]
>> That because it is a search. like Google.
>> "Daze N. Knights" <Daze@Microdot.dot> wrote in message
>> news:OPZmoKIeHHA.4964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> I, for one, would definitely like a more comprehensive explanation
>>> from someone as to the how & why of the contents of this "Searches"
>>> folder, because it has me concerned, as well. As the OP said, if one
>>> deletes any file found in this folder, the original file (located
>>> elsewhere) is deleted. In fact, I have an "Everywhere" folder within
>>> my "Searches" folder that appears to contain every file on all
>>> partitions of my hard drive (sorted into alphabetized folders), and
>>> deleting this folder would apparently be tantamount to deleting
>>> everything off my hard drive . . .
>>>
>>> Daze
>>>
>>> --------------------
>>>
>>> Victor wrote:
>>>> I wasnt aware of these but Im glad you pointed them out. We are
>>>> getting ready to roll out Vista to our law firm and they are very
>>>> privacy concious. The search is based off your index locations if
>>>> you remove those folders you want hidden from the index, then they
>>>> shouldnt show up on the instant search results.
>>>>
>>>> Outside of that, Im sure there is a reg key you can edit some place.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "SNOWBOMB7" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down
>>>>> menu in windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent
>>>>> emails to recent pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this
>>>>> folder from showing all of my activity on the computer? I have
>>>>> tried deleting the subjects in question but it ends up permanently
>>>>> deleting them! I do not wish to delete them. Please help!!! There
>>>>> must be a way to turn this spying feature off![/color]
>>[/color][/color]

OK. I think I'm getting a handle on the "Searches" folder now. I haven't
used Desktop Search apps in the past, so aspects of it are new to me. If
I'm not mistaken, the simple (and only) answer to the "privacy"
question, in this regard, is to either turn off Search (in "Customize
Start Menu")completely, or to at least turn off the areas that one
doesn't want searched (and thus indexed). Doing so, will correspondingly
reduce the contents of the "Searches" folder. Correct? But anything
(virtual) deleted from the "Searches" folder will still cause the
(actual) file(s) to be deleted from wherever they reside . . .

Sorry for thinking out loud here, but it's the result of asking
questions and getting no better answers than "That because it is a
search. like Google," which didn't help my understanding much at all.

Daze
--------

Daze N. Knights wrote:[color=blue]
> With further poking around in the "Everywhere" folder, it appears
> (AFAICT) that it does not, in fact, contain anything from the "Program
> Files" folder and (probably) no system files, either. So deleting the
> contents of the "Everywhere" folder *might* not result in trashing my
> OS, but it certainly *does* appear that it would result in sending all
> of my personal documents and files (from all drive partitions) to the
> recycle bin.
>
> What bothers me here is the fact that (at least, apparently) one cannot
> delete search *results* (for the sake of privacy) without also deleting
> the actual files themselves. Or am I missing something here?
>
> Daze
> ----------
>
>
>
> Daze N. Knights wrote:[color=green]
>> .
>>
>> Well, thanks a *lot* for providing the requested "comprehensive
>> explanation" of the Searches folder. Now, I understand *perfectly* why
>> deleting the contents of C:\Users\System User\Searches\Everywhere will
>> apparently delete every file on my C, D, E, and F drives without even
>> throwing up a single UAC message requiring me to at least click
>> "Continue." What kind of security is this?
>>
>> Daze
>> -----------------------
>>
>> . wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> That because it is a search. like Google.
>>> "Daze N. Knights" <Daze@Microdot.dot> wrote in message
>>> news:OPZmoKIeHHA.4964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> I, for one, would definitely like a more comprehensive explanation
>>>> from someone as to the how & why of the contents of this "Searches"
>>>> folder, because it has me concerned, as well. As the OP said, if one
>>>> deletes any file found in this folder, the original file (located
>>>> elsewhere) is deleted. In fact, I have an "Everywhere" folder within
>>>> my "Searches" folder that appears to contain every file on all
>>>> partitions of my hard drive (sorted into alphabetized folders), and
>>>> deleting this folder would apparently be tantamount to deleting
>>>> everything off my hard drive . . .
>>>>
>>>> Daze
>>>>
>>>> --------------------
>>>>
>>>> Victor wrote:
>>>>> I wasnt aware of these but Im glad you pointed them out. We are
>>>>> getting ready to roll out Vista to our law firm and they are very
>>>>> privacy concious. The search is based off your index locations if
>>>>> you remove those folders you want hidden from the index, then they
>>>>> shouldnt show up on the instant search results.
>>>>>
>>>>> Outside of that, Im sure there is a reg key you can edit some place.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "SNOWBOMB7" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down
>>>>>> menu in windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent
>>>>>> emails to recent pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this
>>>>>> folder from showing all of my activity on the computer? I have
>>>>>> tried deleting the subjects in question but it ends up permanently
>>>>>> deleting them! I do not wish to delete them. Please help!!! There
>>>>>> must be a way to turn this spying feature off!
>>>[/color][/color][/color]

Opening the Everywhere file simply returns the results of a search for
'everything' that has been indexed on your computer. If you took the
time to explore the explorer bar (pun intended) you would see that there
are the options 'save search', and 'search tools'.

The same idea holds true for each 'folder' in the Searches folder.
Each one simply starts a search and displays the results as the contents
of itself.



Stevo

[url]http://www.howtofixcomputers.com[/url]

Look at the contents of your 'Searches' folder via a 'dir' command from a
Command Prompt window. You'll see that they are files, not folders.

They are merely saved search parameters, the search is executed when you
open one.

You can open one in notepad & see the XML that defines the search.

So you can delete the 'Recent e-mail' search, so it's not just a click away,
but it can be recreated via an advanced search with the proper parameters.

The way to privacy is via folder permissions, possibly encryption, but most
importantly, no letting anyone else access the computer via your username.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

"Daze N. Knights" <Daze@Microdot.dot> wrote in message
news:ePdTtzKeHHA.928@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> OK. I think I'm getting a handle on the "Searches" folder now. I haven't
> used Desktop Search apps in the past, so aspects of it are new to me. If
> I'm not mistaken, the simple (and only) answer to the "privacy" question,
> in this regard, is to either turn off Search (in "Customize Start
> Menu")completely, or to at least turn off the areas that one doesn't want
> searched (and thus indexed). Doing so, will correspondingly reduce the
> contents of the "Searches" folder. Correct? But anything (virtual) deleted
> from the "Searches" folder will still cause the (actual) file(s) to be
> deleted from wherever they reside . . .
>
> Sorry for thinking out loud here, but it's the result of asking questions
> and getting no better answers than "That because it is a search. like
> Google," which didn't help my understanding much at all.
>
> Daze
> --------
>
> Daze N. Knights wrote:[color=green]
>> With further poking around in the "Everywhere" folder, it appears
>> (AFAICT) that it does not, in fact, contain anything from the "Program
>> Files" folder and (probably) no system files, either. So deleting the
>> contents of the "Everywhere" folder *might* not result in trashing my OS,
>> but it certainly *does* appear that it would result in sending all of my
>> personal documents and files (from all drive partitions) to the recycle
>> bin.
>>
>> What bothers me here is the fact that (at least, apparently) one cannot
>> delete search *results* (for the sake of privacy) without also deleting
>> the actual files themselves. Or am I missing something here?
>>
>> Daze
>> ----------
>>
>>
>>
>> Daze N. Knights wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> .
>>>
>>> Well, thanks a *lot* for providing the requested "comprehensive
>>> explanation" of the Searches folder. Now, I understand *perfectly* why
>>> deleting the contents of C:\Users\System User\Searches\Everywhere will
>>> apparently delete every file on my C, D, E, and F drives without even
>>> throwing up a single UAC message requiring me to at least click
>>> "Continue." What kind of security is this?
>>>
>>> Daze
>>> -----------------------
>>>
>>> . wrote:
>>>> That because it is a search. like Google.
>>>> "Daze N. Knights" <Daze@Microdot.dot> wrote in message
>>>> news:OPZmoKIeHHA.4964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I, for one, would definitely like a more comprehensive explanation
>>>>> from someone as to the how & why of the contents of this "Searches"
>>>>> folder, because it has me concerned, as well. As the OP said, if one
>>>>> deletes any file found in this folder, the original file (located
>>>>> elsewhere) is deleted. In fact, I have an "Everywhere" folder within
>>>>> my "Searches" folder that appears to contain every file on all
>>>>> partitions of my hard drive (sorted into alphabetized folders), and
>>>>> deleting this folder would apparently be tantamount to deleting
>>>>> everything off my hard drive . . .
>>>>>
>>>>> Daze
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> Victor wrote:
>>>>>> I wasnt aware of these but Im glad you pointed them out. We are
>>>>>> getting ready to roll out Vista to our law firm and they are very
>>>>>> privacy concious. The search is based off your index locations if
>>>>>> you remove those folders you want hidden from the index, then they
>>>>>> shouldnt show up on the instant search results.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Outside of that, Im sure there is a reg key you can edit some place.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "SNOWBOMB7" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down menu
>>>>>>> in windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent emails
>>>>>>> to recent pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this folder from
>>>>>>> showing all of my activity on the computer? I have tried deleting
>>>>>>> the subjects in question but it ends up permanently deleting them! I
>>>>>>> do not wish to delete them. Please help!!! There must be a way to
>>>>>>> turn this spying feature off!
>>>>[/color][/color][/color]

Stevo:

Thank you for that information. I had missed noting the options on the
explorer bar due to the fact that I was exploring (my pun intended, too)
this matter in an alternative file manager (xplorer2), which seems to
have no such animal.

Daze
--------

Stevo wrote:[color=blue]
> Opening the Everywhere file simply returns the results of a search for
> 'everything' that has been indexed on your computer. If you took the
> time to explore the explorer bar (pun intended) you would see that there
> are the options 'save search', and 'search tools'.
>
> The same idea holds true for each 'folder' in the Searches folder.
> Each one simply starts a search and displays the results as the contents
> of itself.
>
>
>
> Stevo
>
> [url]http://www.howtofixcomputers.com[/url][/color]

Inline:

Keith Miller MVP wrote:[color=blue]
> Look at the contents of your 'Searches' folder via a 'dir' command from
> a Command Prompt window. You'll see that they are files, not folders.
>
> They are merely saved search parameters, the search is executed when you
> open one.
>
> You can open one in notepad & see the XML that defines the search.[/color]

Files!? That's interesting. I had no idea. Thanks for pointing that out!
[color=blue]
>
> So you can delete the 'Recent e-mail' search, so it's not just a click
> away, but it can be recreated via an advanced search with the proper
> parameters.[/color]

But deleting an individual item in the "Recent e-mail" search will
delete the actual email, won't it? (My "Recent e-mail" is empty, so I
can't test. But I have tested deleting individual items from the
"Everything" and the "Recently Changed" searches, and I know that doing
so does, indeed, delete the actual file located elsewhere.) So, wouldn't
deleting one of these "searches" result in a loss of all the actual
files listed in the given search?
[color=blue]
>
> The way to privacy is via folder permissions, possibly encryption, but
> most importantly, no letting anyone else access the computer via your
> username.
>[/color]

Yes, of course. You are right.
What is this "Shared By Me" search, BTW? (Again, mine is empty.)

Daze
---------------

Are you a complete moron. Saved Search Queries been a feature of Windows
since 1995.
"Daze N. Knights" <Daze@Microdot.dot> wrote in message
news:urMvtwJeHHA.4696@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> .
>
> Well, thanks a *lot* for providing the requested "comprehensive
> explanation" of the Searches folder. Now, I understand *perfectly* why
> deleting the contents of C:\Users\System User\Searches\Everywhere will
> apparently delete every file on my C, D, E, and F drives without even
> throwing up a single UAC message requiring me to at least click
> "Continue." What kind of security is this?
>
> Daze
> -----------------------
>
> . wrote:[color=green]
>> That because it is a search. like Google.
>> "Daze N. Knights" <Daze@Microdot.dot> wrote in message
>> news:OPZmoKIeHHA.4964@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> I, for one, would definitely like a more comprehensive explanation from
>>> someone as to the how & why of the contents of this "Searches" folder,
>>> because it has me concerned, as well. As the OP said, if one deletes any
>>> file found in this folder, the original file (located elsewhere) is
>>> deleted. In fact, I have an "Everywhere" folder within my "Searches"
>>> folder that appears to contain every file on all partitions of my hard
>>> drive (sorted into alphabetized folders), and deleting this folder would
>>> apparently be tantamount to deleting everything off my hard drive . . .
>>>
>>> Daze
>>>
>>> --------------------
>>>
>>> Victor wrote:
>>>> I wasnt aware of these but Im glad you pointed them out. We are
>>>> getting ready to roll out Vista to our law firm and they are very
>>>> privacy concious. The search is based off your index locations if you
>>>> remove those folders you want hidden from the index, then they shouldnt
>>>> show up on the instant search results.
>>>>
>>>> Outside of that, Im sure there is a reg key you can edit some place.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "SNOWBOMB7" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is a fold named "searches" under the users (me) drop down menu
>>>>> in windows explorer that keeps log of everything from recent emails to
>>>>> recent pictures uploaded and more! How do i stop this folder from
>>>>> showing all of my activity on the computer? I have tried deleting the
>>>>> subjects in question but it ends up permanently deleting them! I do
>>>>> not wish to delete them. Please help!!! There must be a way to turn
>>>>> this spying feature off![/color]
>>[/color][/color]