10.6 Preventing Files and Directories from Being Indexed

Use the Search Preferences dialog box to specify resources that you don’t want indexed. These resources can include directories, patterns, mail folders, or types of objects.

  1. Click Computer > More Applications > System > Search & Indexing.

  2. Click the Indexing tab.

  3. Click Add in the Privacy section.

  4. Select a resource to exclude from indexing, then specify the path to the resource.

  5. Click OK twice.