General • Re: A beginner's dilemma...
Searching for java will match a lot of files ending with .javaPlease try limiting your results with an certain extension.For example, if the files you are searching are images, search for:*.jpg...
View ArticleGeneral • How to list file which same folder than matched files ?
Hello everyone I have a folder with several subfolders. Each subfolder have several image files (image1.jpg, image2.jpg ... imagex.jpg) and a info.txt file.How to list all "image1.jpg" which same...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: How to list file which same folder than matched files ?
Please try the sibling: search function in Everything 1.5.sibling: will return files that are a sibling (share the same parent) of the specified filename.For example:*.jpg sibling:info.txtStatistics:...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Sorting content search by frequency of search hits
Just paste it in the search bar.I recommend combining it with other filters:"E:\Drive" doc: addcolumn:a a:=STRINGCOUNT($content:,"Apple") sort:a-descendingE:\Drive = Change this to a path on your E:...
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General • How to use EV while its indexing/sorting/updating?
Hello,not sure, if this goes into support or general, but to me, its a "general" problem ;-D I have big filelists (3GB) and also index remote server. It goes quite well using EV, but it really is a...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: How to use EV while its indexing/sorting/updating?
Everything is only really designed to index once.Changing a file list will cause Everything to reindex.Consider disabling monitoring of your filelists (Tools -> Options -> File Lists ->...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Do an Everything search on remote FTP?
I would like to do the same thing for my Website files, but after reading the dialog, I think I will stick to my old procedure of periodically backing up all my Website files to my Windows computer...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: What is the difference between a filter and a bookmark and when...
@ChrisGreaves Zeroth, given how often the phrase "have you tried the search" comes up on forum, I find this very funny how broken search is on most forumsFirstDo you know of a way to using external...
View ArticleGeneral • Search for content that includes quotes
I have a folder full of legacy source code files. I want to search the files to find places where I have used the expression .CreateProperty("Description". How can I use the content: command and...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Search for content that includes quotes
content*:.CreateProperty("Description"The * means match the rest of the search, literally, with content:Alternatively:content:.CreateProperty(":Description":": = match a...
View ArticleGeneral • way to export a certain index?
Everything indexed one of my drives, which has failed. Is there a way to get a text file of the details of a particular indexed drive?Statistics: Posted by Prisoner416 — Wed Jul 31, 2024 6:01 am
View ArticleGeneral • Re: way to export a certain index?
I am sorry to hear about the hard drive failure.Please make a backup of your Everything.db ASAP.Database recovery toolStatistics: Posted by void — Wed Jul 31, 2024 6:07 am
View ArticleGeneral • Changing Filters from an external app
It's a strange request. Yes, I know. But I prefer to ask it anyway. But maybe there's a way.I'm funning the following code in an external app to do a search with everything.Code: Shell EverythinPath...
View ArticleGeneral • Searching for attribute "Details: File version"
In Windows Explorer I can select "File version" as one of the details columns. Is there a way to add this to Everything?If not, is there a way to search by "File version"?Currently using 1.4.1.1024...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Searching for attribute "Details: File version"
Everything 1.5 will have support for a file version column.If you would like to try this now, please check out the Everything 1.5 alpha.File version columnStatistics: Posted by void — Fri Aug 02, 2024...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Changing Filters from an external app
Please try the -filter <filter-name> command line option.For example:Shell EverythinPath & "Everything.exe -filter ""audio"" -s" & " " & """" & SearchThis & """", 1Shell...
View ArticleGeneral • Bookmarks v Filters / Merging
A general question - is there any vision or concept entertained (even if distant) of merging Bookmarks and Filters together into a single thing?I'll explain the logic. Filters create an invisible...
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General • Re: How to use EV while its indexing/sorting/updating?
Just wanted to add an image to show that EV is indexing a remote server and its not possible to use the search meanwhile.Statistics: Posted by luckulucki — Sun Aug 04, 2024 2:35 pm
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Bookmarks v Filters / Merging
I will consider a UI feature to active bookmarks and open filters.Thank you for the suggestion.For now, macros can be used to reference multiple filters and bookmarks in your search.Statistics: Posted...
View ArticleGeneral • Everything Path in Registory
I'm trying to find the install path of Everything and run a search from a third party application.Normally, when you install an application, the path to the exe file is registered in...
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