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Tested: Microsoft just debloated Windows 11 Search without Bing, and it's crazy fast
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NTFS drives have an index built-in. It's not fit for search, but it comes with a journal and you can update a search index incrementally. That's what Voidtools Everything does. It's very fast and doesn't need a background index. (I assume modern Linux drive formats can do the same)