When you say there is nothing in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\FTDATA, there should be a folder within this directory called
SQLServer.
It sounds like there is something badly wrong here. Check again to verify
that there is nothing in the application log from MSSCI or MSSearch. If not
I suggest you re-install.
Follow the below for more info on how to do this.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827449/en-us --
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>I create a catalog. The exact same database tables work in another
> environment for the full population.
>
> But this server when I do a full population...it just hangs and says
> population in progress.
> However the item count, unique key count and catalog size does not
> grow.
> There's nothing in the application logs.
>
> Where else can I look?
>
> I'll also notice on the server where the population works...under the
> properties for the catalog...it says the location of the catalog is on
> the C:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql\ftdata.
> But there's nothing in the folder. The catalog files are actually on
> D:\mssql\FtDATA.
>
> Is that normal?
>