Stale result impedes operation

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soaper
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Stale result impedes operation

Post by soaper »

When I tried to move files found by Everything to another folder, nothing happened. Turns out that one of the results was a stale entry from an unplugged external disk that is not online.

Suggestion: Move the ones that are online, and don't do anything for the stale results.
therube
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Re: Stale result impedes operation

Post by therube »

Most likely, the same sort of thing happens when you run into "too long path" issues.
SuperDude
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Re: Stale result impedes operation

Post by SuperDude »

Do you have "Automatically remove offline volumes" (under Tools > Indexes > NTFS) checked?
soaper
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Re: Stale result impedes operation

Post by soaper »

@SuperDude: The problem is not whether that option is checked. Rather, if a stale link is displayed for any reason, the behavior is confusing.
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