For most cases, Windows Search is the default and recommended search engine. It comes built into every modern Windows operating systems (see below for exceptions). Using Windows Search ensures that the index is automatically kept up to date by updating the index for every change. The main disadvantages of Windows Search are that it does not support resharing volumes on non-Windows machines and that it has issues when working with more than a couple of million indexed files.
Marking this checkbox will allow indexing using the built-in Windows Search. In addition to enabling this setting, Spotlight Search requires that the Microsoft Windows Search application is installed on the Access Connect server and is configured to index any volume where Spotlight Search is enabled.
Note: Windows Search is built into the Windows operating system starting from Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. With these or newer operating systems, no additional installation is required.
On Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP, you can install it by running Windows Update. It is listed as an optional install.
Once installed, Windows Search can be configured to index the necessary volumes by right clicking the Windows Search icon in the Start bar and selecting Windows Search Options.
Note: You can enable or disable Spotlight searching on a per volume basis in the individual volume’s Volume Properties dialog. See the Volume Properties article. You can set this property at the time of initial volume creation or after the volume has been created. Enabling this setting takes effect for all new sessions using the volume.
Acronis Content Indexing provides Network Spotlight support for reshare volumes on non-Windows machines (e.g. Network-attached storages (NAS')) and for StorNext volumes. It also indexes more files than Windows Search and indexes more of the file, making it easier to search.
Marking this checkbox, will allow indexing using Acronis Content Indexing.
Note: You can enable or disable Spotlight searching on a per volume basis in the individual volume’s Volume Properties dialog. See the Volume Properties article. You can set this property at the time of initial volume creation or after the volume has been created. Enabling this setting takes effect for all new sessions using the volume.
To support Spotlight Search on all volumes, select this box. After it has been enabled, the Acronis Content Indexing process will begin immediately for all volumes except volumes already configured to use Windows Search.