{"id":153588,"date":"2024-06-26T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=153588"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:34:15","slug":"fix-large-windowsdb-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/fix-large-windowsdb-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix large Windows.db on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To reset the &#8220;windows.db&#8221; indexing database, open <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Privacy &amp; security<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Searching Windows<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Advanced indexing options<\/strong>, click on <strong>&#8220;Advanced,&#8221;<\/strong> click <strong>&#8220;Rebuild,&#8221;<\/strong> click <strong>&#8220;OK,&#8221;<\/strong> click <strong>&#8220;Modify,&#8221;<\/strong> clear <strong>&#8220;Microsoft Outlook,&#8221;<\/strong> click <strong>&#8220;OK,&#8221;<\/strong> and click <strong>&#8220;Close.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-11\">Windows 11<\/a>, the <strong>&#8220;Windows.db&#8221;<\/strong> is the database containing the indexing information for Windows Search to provide faster results for files, emails, and other contents.\u00a0The database is essential to the operating system, but sometimes, due to the number of files on the computer, it can unexpectedly start taking up a lot of space. In addition, if you use email clients (such as Outlook) and Windows Search is configured to index a PST file, the size of the &#8220;Windows.db&#8221; database can also cause the system to run out of storage.<\/p>\n<p>If you notice that your computer is running low on space when you don&#8217;t have many files or that the <strong>&#8220;ProgramData&#8221;<\/strong> folder is oddly large in size, Windows 11 offers a way to reduce the size of the database.<\/p>\n<section class=\"custom-related-posts-wrapper\"><span class=\"custom-related-posts-heading\">Related<\/span><div class=\"custom-related-posts-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/whats-taking-up-space-drive-windows-11\/\" class=\"custom-related-post-item\" data-umami-event=\"related_inpost_clicked\" data-umami-event-name=\"How to see what&#8217;s taking up space on drive on Windows 11\"><div class=\"custom-related-post-thumbnail\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/windows-11-see-storage-usage-hero.webp?fit=300%2C188&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to see what&#8217;s taking up space on drive on Windows 11\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><span class=\"custom-related-post-title\">How to see what&#8217;s taking up space on drive on Windows 11<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a> will teach you the steps to delete (and reduce the size of) the &#8220;Windows.db&#8221; database, causing storage issues on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"delete_windowsedb_windows10\">Rebuild Windows.db file to free up space on Windows 11<\/h2>\n<p>To delete and recreate the Windows.db file on Windows 11, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>Settings <\/strong>on Windows 11.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Privacy &amp; security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Searching Windows <\/strong>tab.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click on <strong>Advanced indexing options u<\/strong>nder the &#8220;Related settings&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169910\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/advanced-indexing-options-windows-11.webp?resize=827%2C339&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Advanced indexing options\" width=\"827\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/advanced-indexing-options-windows-11.webp?w=980&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/advanced-indexing-options-windows-11.webp?resize=300%2C123&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/advanced-indexing-options-windows-11.webp?resize=150%2C62&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153595\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/indexing-options-advacned.webp?resize=491%2C541&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Indexing Options advanced button\" width=\"491\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/indexing-options-advacned.webp?w=491&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 491w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/indexing-options-advacned.webp?resize=272%2C300&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/indexing-options-advacned.webp?resize=136%2C150&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Rebuild<\/strong> button to delete the &#8220;Windows.db&#8221; file under the &#8220;Troubleshooting&#8221; section.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153596\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/delete-windowsedb-windows-11.webp?resize=382%2C491&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Delete and rebuild Windows.edb file\" width=\"382\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/delete-windowsedb-windows-11.webp?w=382&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 382w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/delete-windowsedb-windows-11.webp?resize=233%2C300&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/delete-windowsedb-windows-11.webp?resize=117%2C150&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Modify<\/strong> button from the &#8220;Indexing Options.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Clear the <strong>Microsoft Outlook<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153597\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/disable-pst-index-windows-11.webp?resize=400%2C575&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows Search stop indexing emails (PST)\" width=\"400\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/disable-pst-index-windows-11.webp?w=400&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/disable-pst-index-windows-11.webp?resize=209%2C300&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/disable-pst-index-windows-11.webp?resize=104%2C150&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Close<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, the system will delete and recreate the &#8220;Windows.db&#8221; 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