Where is my data gone?

[josephk73]

Okay, I've just set up a Windows Sharepoint Services Express 2008 server.

I managed to upload some files and that was kewl.

I thought I would explore Crawling and so I configured a crawl, using an admin account needed to access the file share.

I have a couple of questions:

(i) Where have all my documents in my libary gone to? Since the crawl, the Document Libary is empty.

(ii) Why do I have to logon into the Search Center site with admin privelages? This is the main feature and I would like it available to everybody without having to use admin privelages.

(iii) How can I easily create shortcuts on the menu bar on the main homepage.

Anybody can answer? Thanks in advance

 

[josephk73]

Oh and another thing...

I just noticed that all the users and groups I created before the Crawl have been wiped out. I guess that answers my own question (no 2 from my previous post)

 

[josephk73]

okay guys I dont know what is going on!!

I just performed a second crawl and the documents and everything else has returned. I'm happy but confused.

Has anybody experienced similar before?

 

[dinger2121]

I'm not sure about the search - did you check to ensure that your initial crawl completed successfully?

As far as the links, you can go to site action > site settings > modify navigation. There you can modify global and current navigation.

 

[josephk73]

Dinger2121 - thanks for the reply. Much appreciated although belated. Yep, the crawl hadn't finished, but things are now working. Cheers.