Sharepoint 2013 Troubleshooting: This item could not be crawled because the repository did not respond within the specified time out period
Issue
Screen
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Message
"This item could not be crawled because the repository did not respond within the specified timeout period. Try to crawl the repository at a later time, or increase the timeout value on the Proxy and Timeout page in search administration. You might also want to crawl this repository during off-peak usage times"
Solution
1. Time out
Increase the time out value on the Proxy and Timeout page in search administration. Follow the steps below:
- Go to Central Admin > Manage service Applications.
- Click on Search Service Application.
- Go to Farm Search Administration below Central Administration.
- Click on Time Out Seconds and change.
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NOTE: Increasing time out value causes a performance issue.
IE proxy settings
Solution 2: Similar cases caused by IE proxy settings also. You can try to edit the:
Internet Options > Connections > LAN settings. Uncheck ‘Automatically detect settings’. And check the crawl again.
See more
http://expertsharepoint.blogspot.de/2013/12/this-item-could-not-be-crawled-because.html
Note: If you find a different solution, please report it as a comment to this post. This will be useful to the SharePoint Community. Be sure to double-verify it: undo your solution and verify that the problem comes back, then redo it and verify that the problem goes away.