How to disable that new "FileContentIndex" folder (and .vsidx files) in VS 2022 17.2.0?

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Since update to VS 2022 17.2.0, a new folder called "FileContentIndex" is created in "...\.vs\[soln name]".

This seems to be related to ServiceHub.IndexingService.exe. There's also a new file type of ".vsidx" and a "merges" folder.

There's not much info around at the moment. At the time of posting, StackOverflow returns no search results on the above.

I want to disable this feature. I've gone through all the Tools > Options settings but can't seem to find anything relevant. Any ideas?

Thanks

Added screenshot: VS 2022 17.2.0 Tools > Options VS 2022 17.2.0 Tools > Options

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I can confirm that the option does not appear in the Preview Build of VS 2022 17.3.

My problem is that this folder is taking up a whopping 197GBs. Ridonculous!

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