If A File Cannot Be Found Using Google Desktop - Symantec GHOST 14 Manual

178 Using a search engine to search recovery points
Recovering files using Google Desktop's Search Desktop feature

If a file cannot be found using Google Desktop

If you are certain that your file is included in a recovery point that has search
engine support enabled, but the file is not found, do the following:
Right-click the Google Desktop icon in the system tray and click Indexing >
Re-Index.
Re-indexing can take a significant amount of time. Be sure to wait until it
completes before attempting to search again.
Right-click the Google Desktop icon in the system tray and click Preferences.
Under Search Types, verify that Web history is checked. This option must be
checked or Google Desktop cannot index the content of your recovery points.
Verify that the drive containing your recovery points (backup destination) is
available.
For example, if your backup destination is on a USB drive, be sure that the
drive is plugged in and that the power is turned on. Or, if your backup
destination is on a network, be sure you are connected and logged in with the
correct credentials.
Adding v2i to the search string to narrow down the number of search results.
For example, if you are searching for My Tune mp3, add v2i so that the search
string is My Tune mp3 v2i.
Recovery point files use .v2i as their file extension name. Adding it to the
search string eliminates search results that are not found in a recovery point.
If your backup destination is on a network drive, be sure to add the location
to the Search These Locations setting in Google Desktop Preferences.