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updatedb doesn't include all attached drives

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Manpage states the by default updatedb includes the entire file system. I have two usb attached drives that don't get included updatedb. I can create my own db file for each drive but wondering if I can force updatedb to include them?

I realized this was so when locate didn't find files I new existed on one of the attached drives. Executing sudo updatedb had no effect.

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answered 3 Years ago rowbris · Accepted Answer

Take a look in /etc/updatedb.conf, particularly the PRUNEPATHS parameter which lists paths to be excluded from the database.