Possible to use Windows environment varables to in-/exclude folders?

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Carsten
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Possible to use Windows environment varables to in-/exclude folders?

Post by Carsten »

Hello,

I'm using Everything 1.3.4.6 and want to exclude some folders from indexing depending on the actual logged in user (user should not see other user's files despite they can't access them at all).

In .ini:

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ntfs_volume_include_onlys="c:\\users\\%username%\\"
seems not to work as well as excluding NTFS drive c: from indexing and just including the folder:

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folders="c:\\users\\%username\\
Any help or workaround here?

Thank you in advance.
void
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Re: Possible to use Windows environment varables to in-/exclude folders?

Post by void »

The NTFS include only setting must use absolute fully qualified paths and the path must not use a dynamic variable.

I've added to my TODO list: add a small + button to the right of the NTFS include only setting to browse for a folder, make sure this folder path is expanded before adding to the list.

Use the fully qualified path with no dynamic variable in ntfs_volume_include_onlys:
ntfs_volume_include_onlys="c:\\users\\bob"
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