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Full Text Indexing Requirements

•SQL Full-Text Indexing service named ‘SQL Full-text Filter Daemon Launcher’ should be installed and running on the server hosting the SQL database for Docsvault. By default, Docsvault installs the SQL server database on the same machine as the Docsvault server. So if you did not specify your own SQL server during installation, SQL server machine is the same as the Docsvault server machine.

•iFilter: To have full text searching capability for specific extension you need to have its corresponding iFilter installed on the machine where the SQL server database for Docsvault is running. The search service already includes iFilters for many file types listed in the ‘Full-Text Search’ node of the Docsvault Server Manager dialog, while others require additional installation.

•.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx - Supported when Microsoft Office is installed on the SQL Server machine. If Office is not installed, you can install the Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack.

•.pdf - Modern Windows operating systems include support for PDF indexing. If PDF files are not being indexed, install and register a supported PDF iFilter.

•.msg - The Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack support for Outlook (.msg) files. If .msg files are not indexed, install Microsoft Outlook 2010 or later, which registers the required MSG iFilter.

•.eml - Supported using the built-in Windows MIME iFilter; no additional installation is required.

•Additional File Types: Install the appropriate iFilter for the required file type. See IFilter.org or IFiltershop.com.

For SQL Server 2025, external iFilters are managed using the Version 2 Full-Text Search component system and version_overrides.json. Refer to the How to Enable External iFilters in SQL Server 2025 documentation for installation and configuration instructions.