Everything will not find some file unless they are "touched" recently

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Tower2k
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Everything will not find some file unless they are "touched" recently

Post by Tower2k »

I noticed that Everything could not find certain files, I know exist. I couldn't tell why, so I experimented...
I discovered that a file needed to be "touched". Touch being like the linux command.

The least destructive method to touch all files (in Windows, keeps all dates & attributes) is to toggle the Archive bit twice.
Only after doing this was the entire drive contents visible to Everything.

I have no idea why certain files (some new, some old) need to be touched 1st.

Thanks,
Rick
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Re: Everything will not find some file unless they are "touched" recently

Post by void »

Everything 1.4 will not monitor hard links.
Everything may miss changes to files if they were ever a hard link.

The USN Journal can sometimes use shortnames causing Everything to use the wrong filename.
It depends on the application creating the files/directories.

Please try forcing a rebuild in Everything to pickup the new files:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Indexes tab on the left.
  • Click Force Rebuild.
  • Click OK.


Everything 1.5 will monitor new hardlinks.
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