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Yes.
This one came up during research of something else I was working on.
(Just an example)

FWIW: Listary is limiting hooks in some places as it caused issues. Somnething to keep in mind.

Ran into this too.
get-property (formula as well as preprocessor function) works only on files, not folders.

I was trying to create an Everything version of TreeSize and the like, butr ran into a missing $parent-size: Now $parent-size: is technically speaking not a property of a file or folder (and probably be slightly expensive to keep up with), but would be cool if this was possible. Would look similar t...

No, there are no features that support this.

Type the following in the Everything search bar and press ENTER

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/rescan "x:\path to\your\folder"

Instead of /rescan, you can also use its alias /update

/rescan

Several.

What does your list look like? Just the names (file.txt) or including the path (c:\folder\file.txt)
Do you store the list on disk in a file?
How often does this list change? Every day? Every month?

I assume you are using Everything 1.5?

Another way might be using IndexThis . With that: right-click folder or drive in Explorer / other filemanager Select the IndexThis entry A temporary Everything instance will be started, indexing the selected drive/folder Wait untill Everything is done scanning (see statusbar) Menu => File => Export ...

these doesn't seem to work to me Please specify what this exactly means. Do you get an error maeesage? System beeps? Reply is "0"? ES.exe gets its results from the Everything database. Are the following paths indexed in Everything? I.e. Do you get results if you type them in the Everythin...

The function used here is fillistfilename:

The cat: dog: search will try to find filelists that are named cat.efu AND dog.efu at the same time.
There is no such filelist as the name of the filelist is either dog.efu or cat.efu.

OK, got it.

Thanks for the SHIFT-ESC tip; didn't knowthat

This is what it looks like here: 2024-04-08 22_36_41-Everything (1.5a) 1.5.0.1371a (x64).png The alternating row colors of the sorted column are configurable: - go to Menu => Tools => Options => General => Fonts and colors - Theme = Dark - Item = Result list - Select Current Sort Alternate Row from ...

Note numerous millisecond related changes that will happen. A theory: I'm guessing your touch comes from gnuwin or cygwin? That will likely use the POSIX subsystem for files and I suspect will that will use a different time resolutioncompared to the Windows FILETIME granularity. (lots of guessing ....

Options => Keyboard contains: View | Folders View | Show Folders View | Folders toggles the Folders sidebar View | Show Folders activates the Folders Sidebar, but doesn't "de-activate" it. There is no separate command to deactivate it (that I could find). What is the added value of View | ...

Are you indexing many properties? Indexed properties are also shown in the context menu. Currently 7 (see below), but non-indexed properties that are shown in the result list are also added to this context menu. (when working with audio files for example). And "formula-columns" like Colum...

Thanks for saving the planet!

@klarah:

It is possible in Everything itself too (tested), but that requires a fix in Everything and that fix likely comes with the next update.
Will post the all the details when that fix is ready.

There are multiple ways to add columns to the result list. One of them is through the Add Columns entry of the column context menu (accessible through right-clicking the result list header or by using the NumPlus keyboard shortcut for example) Another one is by accessing the most common properties i...

I think the idea is to compare files, just based on the hash, so 'file1.txt' and 'copy of file1.txt' are considered the same, even when their names differ.
I vaguely remember that Beyond Compare will always include the name when comparing. Or is it possible to ignore the names?

The d search is cancelled due to the dm search and the dm search is canceled due to the dm: search and so on.. Only the dm:today search completes. -I'll make this easier to see from the logs in the next alpha update. Thanks for explaining. While you're at it .. saw a typo: prIOrity vs. prOIrity or ...

You're welcome! (wiil describe the flexibility later, but let's keep it as simple as possible at this stage) Coming back to this: Using the diff: macro instead of selecting the filter from a list gives extra options. For example: I have two folders containing music files, but also their related lyri...

tuska wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:59 pm 2NotNull
In the first post, the 64-bit version is still linked to version 0.5dw9 instead of 0.5dw9a.
Can you please make an update there? Thank you!

The first post does not contain links to the dw variations.
It is linked in that same thread however: link

Took a quick look at you debug log. What stood out to me that while you were typing ' dm:today ', when the 'd' was keyed in, not a single result was found. I would at least expect c:\win d ows or D :\ to show up. So it looks like there is more going on here... Do you get results if you (temporary) s...

This filter compares 2 folder structures. If one or more of the following is not exactly the same "on both sides", the file will reported in this list: - relative path of the file inside the folder (i.e I:\1\folder\file.txt has relative path \folder\file.txt) - filename (including extensio...

With the Everything filter enabled:

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audio: | video:  "My holiday memories"

There are 2 common ways to activate a Filter: - By selecting it from a list (Menu => Search or the Filter bar) - using the its macro (if available) Take for example the Picture filter: in the filter definition, in the MAcro field, it says: pic . That means that typing pic: in the search field will g...

Date changes of folders are on a filesystem level (IIRC), so not much you can do about that, other than "backup" the current state, delete your files and "restore" afterwards. If I had to do this (I won't as folder dates are too volatile): - In Everything, select the foldernames ...

NotNull wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:41 pm - Set the filter to Everything

@hamid56,
The .docx files are there, just not in Everything:

capteelingurdian wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:46 am But, there are now a bunch - like five? - word files from yesterday that SHOW as .docx in Explorer, but only can be found in Everything as .asd.

sk2107 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 2:48 pm Can I add another column to have the length of the result (len of A column)

Nobody is stopping you

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regex:^(.+?)#   add-column:A;B   A-label:=Category   A:=regmatch1:   B-label:=Length   B:=len($regmatch1:)

If you want the Category to include the #:

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regex:^(.+?#)   add-column:A   A-label:=Category   A:=regmatch1:

Without the #:

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regex:^(.+?)#   add-column:A   A-label:=Category   A:=regmatch1:

1.5 is faster than 1.4.
1.5 is stable, but 1.4 is even more stable.

If you ever happen to run into an issue, it gets fixed in no time.

My advice: Go for 1.5. There are so many new features to discover that will make your life easier.

Very well feasible. Make use of the named instance feature of Everything. Installing the service is not needed for FAT32 drives. Assuming Everything 1.4: - Run the following command everything.exe -instance "L-Drive" -choose volumes - Run the following command everything.exe -instance &quo...

The following works here. Make sure there are no extra characters after   (like a <space>) as regex*: treats all text after that as literal. regex*:content:<p dir="RTL" align="justify" dir="rtl"><span lang="en-us"><font size="5">  I...

What happens if you try these context menu entries from within Everything?

\s(?=[^.]*\.[^.]*$) Loose the first [^.] as that will search for any file/foldername that contaains a space anywhere in the stem: regex:"\s(?=\.[^.]*$)" Somewhat simpler: Everything 1.4: file: regex:" \.[^.]+$" Everything 1.5: endwith:stem:" " (If you are running versi...

Crystal clear. Thanks!

Celestial92 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:40 am The main purpose is to make sure that all files which exist in one directory also exist in the other other directory, but some files have different filenames

And that is exactly what it should do.
Will require an Everything update though. When that comes out, I will post a solution here.

Just found a new (undocumented?) feature: the use of \\ in searches to activate wildcard-matching. For example searching for win\\ot will get expanded to **win**\**ot** . It will find C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe (among others). And it is intentional too. This is what the debug log has to say abo...

Thanks for restoring my sanity :) Some related questions: Does distinct: parse all properties at once or does it try to match properties in order of appearance and stops at the first "mismatch"? I realize that is a bit vague, so formulated differently: What is faster: distinct:name;md5 or ...

The related filename.lnk file in %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\ also temporary disappears.

(probably for the same reason, but mention it anyway)

Did you know that after pressing OK in the Rename dialog, pressing <F2> when back in the result list will open your renamed files in the dialog again, ready for a second pass.

I don't have an answer (can't find a way to make this work), but do have questions:

What makes it called "File 0"? the first file in the result list with that specific size?
Can there also be a "File 2" (/3/4/...) in this list?

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[if:#version:, Version #version:,]  [if:#productversion:, ProductVersion #productversion:,]

statusbar format syntax

I think I still don't understand distinct: Why is 1stdout.txt not shown in the third Everything window? Its regmatch1+md5 combination is even unique. 2024-03-30 20_59_13-file_ regex_(_T___hash__folder1__)(._$)_ _ regex_(_T___hash__folder2___)(._$) .png 2024-03-30 21_00_14-file_ regex_(_T___hash__fol...

I think there is a solution using just Everything. When tested, it is largely working but there is an issue with the current iomplementation of the distinct: function. Or much more likely: my understanding of it. When that is sorted out, will reply here (might take a couple of days). The (planned) m...

Everything Sessions are on the to-do list of Everything 1.5.
Once implemented, re-opening tabs/windows should be possible.

If you answer the questions I asked, I will likely have a solution for you: a script that will extract the zipfile(s) to the right folder without further interaction.
If the information is personal or otherwise not meant for the public, you can send me a PM too.

The one thing I don't love though, the one thing that isn't great... is its name. "Everything". It leaves something to be desired. It causes confusion in conversations. Not half as bad as calling a word processor ... Word ;) Although I had the same thoughts as you the first days of using ...

IIRC, this setting was left out as its use was ambiguous and could give incorrect results: round brackets can be part of filenames too. <> on the other hand can not be part of a filename. The setting is still available. Not in the Options GUI (including the Advanced settings), but by directly editin...

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