Log of changes

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CrxtJ7tOs4Iq
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Log of changes

Post by CrxtJ7tOs4Iq »

So i know that EverythingSearch can monitor real time changes to a file system.
Does "Everything" monitor file system changes?
Yes, "Everything" does monitor file system changes.

Your search windows will reflect changes made to the file system.
I would love to be able to log this information.
Thoughts?
therube
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Re: Log of changes

Post by therube »

Suppose you could capture the (the I can't think of the name) the Ctrl+` "console", saving it to a file (which you can do), then pull your wanted data from there. (Could be large ;-).)

Otherwise, see if Nir might have something up his sleeve, https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/index.html.
void
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Re: Log of changes

Post by void »

Sorting by recent changes will give you this information.

To sort by recent changes:
  • In Everything, from the View menu, under the Sort by submenu, click Date Recently Changed.
To show only recent changes and not every single file:
  • In Everything, type in the following search:
    rc:
Recent changes should keep about a week of changes.

To export this information:
  • In Everything, from the File menu, click Export....
  • Select a Save as type and a filename and click Save.
An option to log changes (automatically) to a file would be useful, I'll consider adding such an option.

Thanks for the suggestion.
NotNull
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Re: Log of changes

Post by NotNull »

Note: you have to enable the Load recent changes from USN journal for all disks you want to monitor (under Menu:Tools > Options > Indexe > NTFS)
Otherwise the recent changes are traced since Everything was started.

(At least that's how I remember things; can't fnd the details right now)
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