Windows.edb file MASSIVE! How to fix???

[sethgi]

Hello all,

I have recently been noticing that the space remaining on my SSD which holds windows has been running out of space. I cleaned all the temp files, did all the normal stuff, deleted apps, etc. and I had cleared up 16gbs of space out of 256. By the end of the day, that was down to 8, so I installed WinDirStat which analyzes whats using space on hard drives.

I happened to notice that under /program data/microsoft/search/data there was a file (windows.edb) that is almost 80gb. I don't really understand what this file is, but how do I make it smaller... I feel like this can't possibly be right.

Thanks.

 

[USAFRet]

Search indexing. Rebuild the index.

See these:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2838018
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-files/how-to-clear-out-the-windowsedb-file-in-windows-8/ab8f67dd-8a30-4b1d-9bee-38ac345a621d?auth=1
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/767163-What-is-your-Windows-edb-file-size-in-Windows-10-Can-it-be-moved-b-w-systems