Hi, I am using a file list to index the content of .zip, .rar, and .7z archive files on several computers. I have a python script which runs nightly on each machine to generate the .efu files. Currently, I have been using "Tools->Options->Indexes->Folders" to allow some computers to index files on other computers.
A side effect of this is that any archive file will show up twice when searching for it, because it is now treated as both a file and a folder since I have the filelist set up like this:
I was able to get around this by creating filters, including "Not In Archives" and "In Archives Only", utilizing the Search field values of and , respectively.
This setup is mostly working well for me, but I was curious to try Everything Server since it can help with some network folder refresh issues (when lots of files are created on a network share quickly, and I want to be able to search them from another computer, for example).
There are some issues that arise when I use Everything Server, and I'm not sure what the best solution is.
1. If I continue to have each computer generate an EFU file, then the archives on network share running the server will show up twice since Everything Server is now adding it to the network index. This isn't ideal.
2. However, if I remove the archives on the network share from the .efu files on the clients, then I can no longer use the filters I set up, since the clients have no knowledge of the filelist the server is using. So then I cannot easily search only the filesystem or only the archive contents.
3. Another possibility is removing the filelist from the server. However, I often use that computer to do similar searches that benefit from those filters.
So none of the three items listed above are viable for me.
If it is possible to prevent the filelist on the server from being shared with the clients, then I think this would solve my problem. However, there is only an "Include only" filter in the "Everything Server" configuration settings, so I'm not sure if this is possible.
Do you know if it is possible to prevent the filelist items from being shared with the clients? If not, do you have any other suggestions?
A side effect of this is that any archive file will show up twice when searching for it, because it is now treated as both a file and a folder since I have the filelist set up like this:
Code:
"\\netshare\f\Backups\ROM Tools\IPS to SMC Converter\floating131\src.zip\flips-w32.cpp",29617,2015-06-20T22:47:24,2015-06-20T22:47:24,"\\netshare\f\Backups\ROM Tools\IPS to SMC Converter\floating131\src.zip\flips.Manifest",367,2014-05-27T17:25:20,2014-05-27T17:25:20,Code:
!filelistfilename:my_archive_filelist.efuCode:
filelistfilename:my_archive_filelist.efuThis setup is mostly working well for me, but I was curious to try Everything Server since it can help with some network folder refresh issues (when lots of files are created on a network share quickly, and I want to be able to search them from another computer, for example).
There are some issues that arise when I use Everything Server, and I'm not sure what the best solution is.
1. If I continue to have each computer generate an EFU file, then the archives on network share running the server will show up twice since Everything Server is now adding it to the network index. This isn't ideal.
2. However, if I remove the archives on the network share from the .efu files on the clients, then I can no longer use the filters I set up, since the clients have no knowledge of the filelist the server is using. So then I cannot easily search only the filesystem or only the archive contents.
3. Another possibility is removing the filelist from the server. However, I often use that computer to do similar searches that benefit from those filters.
So none of the three items listed above are viable for me.
If it is possible to prevent the filelist on the server from being shared with the clients, then I think this would solve my problem. However, there is only an "Include only" filter in the "Everything Server" configuration settings, so I'm not sure if this is possible.
Do you know if it is possible to prevent the filelist items from being shared with the clients? If not, do you have any other suggestions?
Statistics: Posted by JohnTravolski — Sat Jan 03, 2026 3:23 am