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by therube
Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: How to import a very large list of filenames from a text file for searching?
Replies: 6
Views: 442

Re: How to import a very large list of filenames from a text file for searching?

It may relate to your editor (& what it might do or not do with your particular file name [encoding]). Source, 12 items: 1-1-4501 aka the NON date - - BLOWS UP BRU.mp3 Anneke Van Giersbergen - Time After Time [norman lear version] [2012] [136kbits 48kHz] [conv-96kHz] [619 min] [868 kbps 96 kHz] ...
by therube
Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: [Suggestion] Clean up Column context menu
Replies: 5
Views: 463

Re: [Suggestion] Clean up Column context menu

I'm apt to use the Add Columns..., figuring it is quicker (for me) to go there, & filter, to find my wanted Property rather then picking a particular category & seeing if my wanted Property is included therein.

That said, don't really care the the categorized lists (also) exist.
by therube
Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic discussion
Topic: Deleting files without touching a directories date
Replies: 8
Views: 648

Re: Deleting files without touching a directories date

(backup copies i made before doing any of the above) note that robocopy retains both DM & DC (directory) dates - across volumes (might be different, elsewhere) (fcp did the same) ROBOCOPY . T:/NEW/LOCATE-robo /e (& / *are* allowed ;-)) Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras Dirs : 176 1...
by therube
Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: Off-topic discussion
Topic: Deleting files without touching a directories date
Replies: 8
Views: 648

Re: Deleting files without touching a directories date

RE-DATE.bat, copies, waits for you to make changes, then re-dates in one "go". :: RE-DATE.bat - copies a directory tree /structure/ (no files) :: allowing one to make changes to the source directories :: then "re-dates" the source directory date/time back to what they were before...
by therube
Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: Off-topic discussion
Topic: Deleting files without touching a directories date
Replies: 8
Views: 648

Re: Deleting files without touching a directories date

Not particularly concerned about Created.
Though appears robocopy does retain that too.
by therube
Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:53 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Cannot locate 'Size on disk'
Replies: 3
Views: 297

Re: Cannot locate 'Size on disk'

Everything Version 1.4
You'll need 1.5 alpha to be able to add something like the, Size on disk Property.
by therube
Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Cannot locate 'Size on disk'
Replies: 3
Views: 297

Re: Cannot locate 'Size on disk'

Your hotlink isn't flying, so, https://i.imgur.com/oGbr4EK.png.
by therube
Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic discussion
Topic: Deleting files without touching a directories date
Replies: 8
Views: 648

Deleting files without touching a directories date

Deleting files without touching a directories date? When Voidhash runs, it does not touch directory time/date Conceptually, how do you go about this? I've got some files that I want to delete from various top-level directories - without changing the directory time stamp. So: X/file1 X/file2 X/file3 ...
by therube
Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:29 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: distinct: has become more distinct:
Replies: 5
Views: 695

Re: distinct: has become more distinct:

a file deleted from outside of Everything is not removed from a DISTINCT: listing - is that expected? ... & then a bit of time after writing the above, i happened to see this "file" - in Everything & i thought, i ought to move that file to my "DELME" directory so i CUT th...
by therube
Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:27 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: distinct: has become more distinct:
Replies: 5
Views: 695

Re: distinct: has become more distinct:

i had "T:/1.mp3" "T:/2.mp3" "C:/1 + 2.mp3" i CUT C:/1 + 2.mp3 & PASTED into T:/ at that point, "1 + 2.mp3" was gone - unexpectedly even though DISTINCT: was in force, as all 3 files were visible, initially, i (still) expected the MOVE (cut+paste) to still ...
by therube
Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:23 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: 1367: Size & Date Missing (Part II)
Replies: 17
Views: 1373

Re: 1367: Size & Date Missing (Part II)

There should be some when you plugin or unplug your H: drive, or when it wakes from sleep. Oops, sorry about that. H: is not a removable device, so there is no plug in nor unplug. It is a fixed disk (spinner), that (I suppose, & in particular when the [house] temperature is colder) is too slow ...
by therube
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: 1367: Size & Date Missing (Part II)
Replies: 17
Views: 1373

Re: 1367: Size & Date Missing (Part II)

oh, oh, the rename is working to pick up the missing size. it has been ever since (back when [March])... what i was posting about (the other day) was dealing with the part when my H: drive disappears (not seen on awakening from sleep) in any case... update m 1 06d9e828 disconnected from service Ever...
by therube
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Second instance, separate database?
Replies: 7
Views: 513

Re: Second instance, separate database?

-instance command-line switch. The .ini, .db, ... will be named the same as your -instance name. You can use the -choose-volumes switch to (initially) not automatically index volumes. Then go into Tools | Options | Indexes & manually add the drive(s) you want. (Then remove [if from batch file o...
by therube
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Everything 1.4 or 1.5 Alpha for Win 11 Pro?
Replies: 2
Views: 344

Re: Everything 1.4 or 1.5 Alpha for Win 11 Pro?

Speed should not be a factor if you're wanting stability.

Stability, 1.4.

1.5, if you want the additional features available that do not exist in 1.4.
1.5 has been stable enough for me.
by therube
Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Searching Filenames witch Space before Extension
Replies: 2
Views: 343

Re: Searching Filenames witch Space before Extension

Might not be full-proof, but...

regex:.*\s\..{1,3}$


find anything
up to a space
followed by a "dot" (.)
ending with 1 to 3 characters

(some extensions may be more then 3)
by therube
Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: 1367: Size & Date Missing (Part II)
Replies: 17
Views: 1373

Re: 1367: Size & Date Missing (Part II)

Could you please watch your debug log for Don't think I was finding what you were looking for but... ini: auto_include_fixed_volumes=0 auto_include_removable_volumes=0 auto_remove_offline_ntfs_volumes=0 auto_move_ntfs_volumes=1 auto_include_fixed_refs_volumes=0 auto_include_removable_refs_volumes=0...
by therube
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: Rebrand
Replies: 5
Views: 1710

Re: Rebrand

(I'm of the opinion that everything is Everything & for anyone who does not know what Everything is, then they certainly do not know everything & they need to be taught, correctly, just what Everything is.

As far as changing the name to some void...search or whatnot, bla!
Heh.)
by therube
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: Bring back "Allow round bracket grouping" in Options, Search pane
Replies: 5
Views: 1068

Re: Bring back "Allow round bracket grouping" in Options, Search pane

Maybe requiring spaces around the brackets.. (So for some time now, I've been meaning to get around to posting about, & yesterday when this thread popped, I thought I ought to get around to posting about... So... let me find what I noted some time back... Just going to post it as it was written...
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic discussion
Topic: Automating a task
Replies: 9
Views: 2299

Re: Automating a task

What I proposed would give you, 'New Foldertree After Merge'. I suppose ? something similar could be done in a loop? Where every directory name that contains an "extension" (so, "00 Excel 03.SAR"), you could extract it to a parent directory, named the same, sans the "extensi...
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Bug report
Topic: Application that was launched with everything does not register drag n drop events
Replies: 5
Views: 1354

Re: Application that was launched with everything does not register drag n drop events

(Then I'll assume it has something to do with the C# code, but others will have to look at that end.)
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: %APPDATA% option
Replies: 3
Views: 14355

Re: %APPDATA% option

If I DISABLE the %APPDATA% option, where will settings be stored? In the same directory where Everything.exe is located. Could you please post/repost a listing of all the files and locations for the two options, %APPDATA% and not %APPDATA%? Anything that is in %APPDATA%, simply copy into the direct...
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:39 pm
Forum: Bug report
Topic: Application that was launched with everything does not register drag n drop events
Replies: 5
Views: 1354

Re: Application that was launched with everything does not register drag n drop events

Is Everything being run "As Administrator" (rather then using the Everything Service)?

I'll say it wrong, but you cannot d&d between a User level & an Admin level application.
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:34 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: Just display parent folder without subfolders
Replies: 13
Views: 1006

Re: Just display parent folder without subfolders

(Just noting; depth:, parent-count:, & parents: are synonyms.)
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: parents: with a Folder Path is relative to the basename of the Path
Replies: 4
Views: 1268

Re: parents: with a Folder Path is relative to the basename of the Path

C:\TMP\BRU\9000 is the root in this case and has a depth of 0

depth: will match the internal folder depth, not the number of backslashes (\)
Ah, &
root:
even shows that.
Likewise a mapped drive or SUBST would behave similarly.
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: parents: with a Folder Path is relative to the basename of the Path
Replies: 4
Views: 1268

Re: parents: with a Folder Path is relative to the basename of the Path

If the depth count is really important:
parents: (aka depth:) is important, as a feature.

The fact that an indexed folder acts "differently" - no.
Just noting...
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: Automatic Updates for Added Folders on Software Launch
Replies: 2
Views: 1238

Re: Automatic Updates for Added Folders on Software Launch

However, USB drives and other devices are frequently changed, and the index remains from the previous device. Manually setting the update frequency
Might help, viewtopic.php?p=65880#p65880.
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How to find many names (partial match of different names) of music files on disk?
Replies: 14
Views: 2207

Re: How to find many names (partial match of different names) of music files on disk?

I want to find all similar filenames, which are identical files but have a slightly different name. Explain? Identical in what way? Both file size & content are exactly the same? Then compare hashes. Same "music" (same musical data), but possibly different tags? hashmedia.bat might do...
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Suggestions
Topic: Key assignment : Custom Commands
Replies: 1
Views: 1157

Re: Key assignment : Custom Commands

Something along those lines would be nice. Additionally, a more direct linkage between custom_open_command## & associated hotkey assignments. I'll note that Help | Troubleshooting Information does list custom_open_command##'s. Config: custom_open_command01=$exec("c:\bin\xxhash.bat" %*)...
by therube
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: [Solved] Search for text files encoded in Unicode
Replies: 4
Views: 693

Re: Search for text files encoded in Unicode

Suppose if you search for (various) Byte order mark's...
by therube
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How to find many names (partial match of different names) of music files on disk?
Replies: 14
Views: 2207

Re: How to find many names (partial match of different names) of music files on disk?

Explain?

In any case, I'd think a filelist would be the thing to use.
If you have a list of names (partial names), you can copy & paste that into a filelist & ...
by therube
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: query first 'n' identical characters in a foldername
Replies: 10
Views: 1014

Re: query first 'n' identical characters in a foldername

Oh, I had PATH: enabled (which I typically do), so that skewed my results, so yes, you've got it. With, folder:regex:"^[a-z]\.\.(.{5})" regex:sibling-folder:^[a-z]\.\.$1: sort:path that still returns (for example) B..0499965078 (which I don't think he wants) With, regex:"^[a-z]\.\.(.{...
by therube
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:42 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Excluding folders from being indexed not working with CLI
Replies: 7
Views: 1512

Re: Excluding folders from being indexed not working with CLI

external drives can get mapped to same drive letter Specifically set a drive letter to specific (external) drives. And if set to a high enough letter (such that letter collisions aren't apt to occur), the drive letter will (essentially) be static. (Alternatively, USBDLM - USB Drive Letter Manager f...
by therube
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: query first 'n' identical characters in a foldername
Replies: 10
Views: 1014

Re: query first 'n' identical characters in a foldername

I don't think any of them are doing it (with most not returning results).


I was thinking (& not that I'm good with this) of something like, dupe:left($name:,5), but that too is incorrect.
by therube
Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: parents: with a Folder Path is relative to the basename of the Path
Replies: 4
Views: 1268

parents: with a Folder Path is relative to the basename of the Path

Just noting... parents: with an Indexed Folder Path , acts relative to the basename of the Path so if you set up an Indexed Folder of: C:\TMP\BRU\9000\ a parents:2 would find files/directories relative to the basename of the folder path, so relative to the \9000\ directory, so things like; \9000\DIR...
by therube
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: How to perform this search in ES Cli?
Replies: 4
Views: 698

Re: How to perform this search in ES Cli?

Is that backtick (`) meant to be there?
by therube
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:39 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: Suggestion: export/import ALL settings (.ini & .csv)
Replies: 4
Views: 736

Re: Suggestion: export/import ALL settings (.ini & .csv)

What I've been using. Locations, instance name... would need to be adapted. (As I copy the files, I also rename them as I use a different -instance name.) BackUp-HOME.bat: :: BU-HOME.bat - back up Everything 15 .db for use elsewhere :: SjB 03-15-2024 @echo off :: save to DISK (rather then just RAM) ...
by therube
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:57 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: With the ES Comand line tool, how do I use '-' as part of the search?
Replies: 6
Views: 765

Re: With the ES Comand line tool, how do I use '-' as part of the search?

Why didn't this one work for you (from a CMD prompt)?
ES -match-path -max-results 5 cat "-" 5 .png
It should, shouldn't it?
by therube
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: Sorting a column does not persist on new search, if distinct:
Replies: 5
Views: 816

Re: Sorting a column does not persist on new search, if distinct:

Currently, distinct: must presort your results. Everything doesn't restore your current sort as it would be too expensive. OK, so I see now, this has always been the case. It is only with my most current use case where I specifically was, "only concerned about Length", that made this more...
by therube
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: Sorting a column does not persist on new search, if distinct:
Replies: 5
Views: 816

Re: Sorting a column does not persist on new search, if distinct:

What is the end goal here? To not have the sort change on a new search. Do you want Everything to hide duplicated names? Yes. Yes, at particular times. As I'm dealing with sets of files, I do not want to see the dup'd files as they are nothing but clutter. When I know what I am going to do with the...
by therube
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:53 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Rename parts of file name
Replies: 2
Views: 836

Re: Rename parts of file name

Enable Regular expressions (& Ignore extension - only so you don't have to deal with them) Old: ^BU#(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2})(.*?) New: BU#\1-\2-\3 find 4 digits, find 2 digits, find 2 digits, discard anything else that follows stick dashes between the 3 sets of digits (In Everything 1.5alpha, you c...
by therube
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: Sorting a column does not persist on new search, if distinct:
Replies: 5
Views: 816

Sorting a column does not persist on new search, if distinct:

Sorting a column does not persist on new search, if distinct:. if i sort by Size then enter a different Search (same Tab) sort reverts to Name - IT WOULD SEEM TO BE SOME SETTING in my .ini ... - BUT, WHAT ? AH: we're back to DISTINCT: (lets see what was said about distinct:, & distinct: becoming...
by therube
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: Restrict specific search to the top folder level
Replies: 9
Views: 505

Re: Restrict specific search to the top folder level

The date format you mentioned first is different from what you've shown (so the regex: would be wrong)? So these dated "files" are actually files, & not "dated" directories? If you only want files specifically in K:\Bilder\Fotografie\ & no subdirectories, you can use pare...
by therube
Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: you need urgentely to add an option o delete duplicate floder to the program
Replies: 3
Views: 344

Re: you need urgentely to add an option o delete duplicate floder to the program

we can already search for them
What is the search used to find duplicate folders?


And, please, I urgently request that we give thanks, heh :-).
by therube
Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: Show Search Filter in Title Bar
Replies: 8
Views: 840

Re: Show Search Filter in Title Bar

In that regard, I've been meaning to post:
Tabs show
<search> - {Filter} [in effect], (or {filter} if search="")
is there a way (pref) to NOT show {filter} [in a Tab]?

(am i sure i do not want it to show ?)
by therube
Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Excluding folders from being indexed not working with CLI
Replies: 7
Views: 1512

Re: Excluding folders from being indexed not working with CLI

(Since we're here, I'll just babble... note...) -create-file-list-* slashes are not ambidextrous, always ;-). WORKS: -create-file-list-exclude-folders c:\out\100000 -create-file-list-exclude-folders c:\out\100000\ -create-file-list-exclude-folders c:\out\100000/ -create-file-list-exclude-folders 100...
by therube
Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Crashing on a -create-file-list ?
Replies: 2
Views: 784

Re: Crashing on a -create-file-list ?

(Ohey, am I that far behind. [Past] time to update ;-).)
by therube
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Crashing on a -create-file-list ?
Replies: 2
Views: 784

Crashing on a -create-file-list ?

1.5 (oh, how do you like that, 1367) Crashing on a -create-file-list ? C:\out\recylererer>\dev\locate\everything -instance 15 -create-file-list dumy.out9 c:/out/recylerer (Same basic command-line as, https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14753.) Note that "15" is my regular Every...
by therube
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:58 pm
Forum: Everything 1.5 Alpha
Topic: Is it possible to exclusively open a window/tab with a setting enabled/disabled?
Replies: 19
Views: 1140

Re: Is it possible to exclusively open a window/tab with a setting enabled/disabled?

Two quick thoughts...

Use a separate -instance for your omit_results work, maybe call it, -instance OMIT.

Maybe ? a setting in Tools | Options | Home -> Search can be set to un-omit -omit_results ?
by therube
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:44 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Exclude list works even when it's disabled
Replies: 4
Views: 951

Re: Exclude list works even when it's disabled

Is D: a removable device?

If so, do you have multiple removable devices that end up being D: when they are plugged in, & have you been switching between them?

If so, wonder if that has a bearing on what you are seeing?