Troubleshooting

SharePoint 2013 – Changing the Search Host Controller Service Breaks Search

I have started running into a problem when I am trying to change the service account that is running the Search Host Controller Service in SharePoint 2013.  When I go into Central Admin and change the account that is running the controller service, the controller service will end up stopped and it will not start.  While …

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SharePoint 2013 Search – Fixing the Search Service After the Index Drive Fills

In SharePoint 2013 farms when the index drive gets full the search app gets into an unhealthy state and can be difficult to get it to recover. The following steps can be used in order to recover the search application. The most common indicators that the search application has gotten into this unhealthy state (Besides …

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