Exclude files starting with ~$ ?

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glassjaw
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Exclude files starting with ~$ ?

Post by glassjaw »

First, thank you for this amazing product. I've found it long time ago when Microsoft introduced search which sucked, and still sucks. I am still using this software, and it is one of the first that I download when install any Windows!

My question is, can I exclude files from results that start with "~$" (without quotes)? Those are some hidden duplicated MS Office files that I don't want to see in the results. But I don't want to omit ALL hidden files and folders...

Thanks! :)
NotNull
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Re: Exclude files starting with ~$ ?

Post by NotNull »

Yes:

- Go to Menu => Tools => Options => Indexes => Exclude
- In the Exclude files field, type
~$*

- Press the OK button
- Wait until Everything finishes excluding these files
- Done.
glassjaw
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Re: Exclude files starting with ~$ ?

Post by glassjaw »

Thank you, it worked. But using that same logic, I want to exclude files starting with "$", and it does not work:

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void
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Re: Exclude files starting with ~$ ?

Post by void »

Everything uses semicolon (;) delimited lists.

Please try changing your Excludes files to:

*.lnk;~$*;$*
glassjaw
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Re: Exclude files starting with ~$ ?

Post by glassjaw »

Unfortunately it still does not work with adding $, but ~$ is fine. Indexes rebuilt.

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Re: Exclude files starting with ~$ ?

Post by void »

Add the same filter to your exclude folders:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Exlucde tab on the left.
  • To the right of the exclude folders list, click Add Filter....
  • Set the filter to the following and click OK:
    $*
  • Click OK.
glassjaw
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Re: Exclude files starting with ~$ ?

Post by glassjaw »

Folders, yes! :o

Thank you!
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