Search for size: is it very slow?

[aborruso]

Hi,
I have the latest search everything and my query is "size:>10mb "E:\"".

It's really slow and after 5 minutes I have no result. Is it normal? Is it a way to make Everything faster for this kind of search?

Thank you very much

[void]

Yes, it is slow.
Currently, Everything does not index this information.

The next release of Everything will support indexing file sizes, making size searches and sorting instant.

[aborruso]

Hi void,
and where can I find the list of the indexed informations? What kind of "special" search are fast?

Thank you

[void]

Only filenames are indexed.
Functions that use the folder structure, filename, run history or recent changes should instant:

• child:<filename>
• daterun:<date>
• dupe:
• empty:
• ext:<list>
• fsi:<index>
• len:<length>
• parents:<count>
• recentchange:<date>
• root:
• runcount:<count>

Functions that use extended file information, such as size will be slow.
It is best to limit the results as much as possible before using a slow function, for example:

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D: *.mkv size:>10gb

In the next release there will be an option to make these slow functions instant.