Add a BOX datastore to allow native search on Windows
Box can only be searched with the box search window, ctrl+shift+alt+b which is a workflow downgrade because it is not possible to search in a file browser and also it is much slower.
The solution is to provide Windows with a BOX data store and send notification to the indexer when files are synced or changed, then search service will take care of everything for you and we win!
The benefit of this method is that you have full control over what you feed the indexer so there is no security risk. For example you can let only filenames for viewer permissions, filename + content for edit permissions.
reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/search/-search-indexing-process-overview
The extra benefit of such solution is that you can deprecate the search code, less code to maintain = happier coder = more time for things that make the customer happy.
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Windows search tools such as Cortana or File Explorer search do not return Box Drive results. This is a simple fix that other products in the same sphere such as Dropbox and OneDrive allow for. We should absolutely be able to do this.