Cannot delete Full Text Index

  • I created a full text index about two hours ago, now I cannot stop populating it, cannot stop logging changes, and I cannot delete the full text index. sp_Who2 shows the process blocking these attempts as 'FT GATHERER' running in the backgroud and I cannot kill this process. How do I get rid of this full text index? I am using SQL Server 2005.

  • Did you try stopping full text service and then performing delete index thru SSMS?

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  • I guess it was doing a rollback of the populate, but it finally cleared itself up. But the answer to your question is yes, that was one of the first things I tried. I got an error saying that the service could not be stopped.

  • Good to learn its resolved. 🙂

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