Manually update the database?

[vsub]

I have a separate instance of everything that contains my external hdd which I don't often connect
The drive is added as just "Include in the daatabase" and all of the other options are disabled
When I make some change to the drive,can I run some kind of command that will make everything check for updates and update the database instead of using the option to rebuild the whole database

[horst.epp]

You can be disabling the drive on the NTFS list
and add it as Folder index with manual updates.

[vsub]

the drive is 5tb(almost full),it will take ages to index it "fodler indexing" style

[void]

Please make sure you are monitoring changes to this volume.
From the Index menu, check Stop updating.

To make sure this settings persists between restarts:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Advanced tab on the left.
• To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
  home
• Select: home_update_indexes
• Set the value to: (Use last value)
• Click OK.

To manually update the database:
From the Index menu, check Update indexes.

Once updated, stop monitoring changes:
From the Index menu, check Stop updating.

[therube]

If the drive is treated as on "offline drive", set it to NOT Automatically remove offline volumes.

And in any case, if you Enable, Include in database, & Monitor changes, & I'd think you should be good.