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Everything does not store content in it's database and has to open each file and read it to find text. If you want to search for .txt files that contain "hello",you can search for: ext:txt content:hello But it is better to specify more filters - as mentioned before - so Everything has les...

I use Everything for normal searches by name and other criteria integrated in Total Commander. But if I search for content I prefer Windows indexing which provides instant results for most file types. From the Windows results list I can go directly into Total commander positioned to the found resul...

Windows Search indexes content and *should* give you fast results. Everything has to read the content of files "on-the-fly" from disk and is therefor slower. The best way to improve search speed is to limit the number of files which contents have to be read. This can be done by specifying...

I have not yet installed Everything but it sounds like an amazing tool. 1) Does Everything depend on Windows Indexing or can I turn off the Windows Indexing service? 2) In the Everything FAQ: "Does Everything search file contents? Yes, "Everything" can search file content with the con...