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What is /:f:/r in shared URLs?
- DeletedAug 20, 2018It's just part of how they are treating links to documents in SharePoint nowadays through their new link system. If you share it with others using invite or anyone link it'll change to :x:/s: instead of r to signify it's a sharing link. But it's something with the link system when access files putting it there.
Just a reply on what the letter stands for:
/:f - designates a folder
:/r - indicates a read-only link
:/e - edit link
- MikePenceApr 22, 2025Iron Contributor
Method 1: Restart Windows Search Service
powershell
# Run with administrator privileges:
Stop-Service -Name “Windows Search” -Force
Start-Service -Name “Windows Search” -Force
Method 2: Rebuild the search index1. Open Settings > Search > Search Windows
2. Click Advanced Indexing Options
3. Select Rebuild Index
Method 3: Disable Web Search
powershell
reg add “HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search” /v “BingSearchEnabled” /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /fMethod 4: Reset Cortana Component
powershell
Get-AppxPackage -allusers Microsoft.549981C3F5F10 | Remove-AppxPackage
winget install Microsoft.549981C3F5F10
Method 5: Repair system filescmd
sfc /scannow
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealthMethod 6: Rollback the search component version
powershell
# View the current version
Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.Windows.Search | Select Version# Rollback to stable version
Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\AppXManifest.xml”Method 7: Create a new user profile
1. Create a new local administrator account
2. Test the search function of the new account
3. Delete the old account after migrating data