Strange problem

[rulexx]

Hello everyone,

i have a strange issue with everything.

I want to search for new created folders from today on my OS SSD, but ony in the folders

C:\Users
C:\ProgramData
C:\Program Files
C:\Program Files (x86)

except folders from Microsoft, Norton, Google, Thunderbird, Sun, Java.

I wrote this parameter:

datecreated:today c:\users !thunderbird !microsoft !chrome !Sun|datecreated:today C:\ProgramData !norton !windows !microsoft !Java|datecreated:today C:\Program Files !windowsapps !norton !Java|datecreated:today C:\Program Files (x86) !norton !Java

until now it works fine. But now did a new installation of my OS and when i copy this parameter in Everything i get no results. But new folders were definitely created.

When i try to write it new, it doesn't hide the mentioned folders.

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Maybe someone can help to find the correct serach parameter.


Many thanks in advance.

[void]

Did you previously have match path enabled from the Search menu?

Also, please group your terms with < and > otherwise the terms next to | are evaluated first, please try searching for:
datecreated:today <c:\users\ !thunderbird !microsoft !chrome !Sun>|<C:\ProgramData\ !norton !windows !microsoft !Java>|<"C:\Program Files\" !windowsapps !norton !Java>|<"C:\Program Files (x86)\" !norton !Java>

If you prefer the old method where | is evaluated last:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Search tab on the left.
• Change Operator precedence to: AND > OR.

Use double quotes to escape spaces in paths.

With match path disabled, please try searching for:
datecreated:today <c:\users\ !path:thunderbird !path:microsoft !path:chrome !path:Sun>|<C:\ProgramData\ !path:norton !path:windows !path:microsoft !path:Java>|<"C:\Program Files\" !path:windowsapps !path:norton !path:Java>|<"C:\Program Files (x86)\" !path:norton !path:Java>

However, this may remove some files which you may still want visible, for example, !path:sun would remove c:\users\...\nsUnicode.c, please try searching for:
datecreated:today <c:\users\ !*\thunderbird\* !*\microsoft\* !*\chrome\* !*\Sun\*>|<C:\ProgramData\ !*\norton\* !*\windows\* !*\microsoft\* !*\Java\*>|<"C:\Program Files\" !*\windowsapps\* !*\norton\* !*\Java\*>|<"C:\Program Files (x86)\" !*\norton\* !*\Java\*>

[rulexx]

Did you previously have match path enabled from the Search menu?

Ah i think i forgot this point. Now it works like before. Thank you very much.
And also thanks for the other examples.

[NotNull]

Although your question is already nicely answered, some extra thoughts:

[*]

I want to search for new created folders ...

In that case you could add folder: to your query, to get just the folders.

[*] AFAIK, search queries are resolved from left to right. If you don't have creation date indexed ( Menu:Tools > Options > Indexes: Index date created ) you can better put dc: more to the right of your query as it can be an 'expensive' thing to ask.
(Not entirely sure about this mechanism, though. I wouldn't be surprised if Everything is clever enough to recognizd this and shuffle the order by itself)

[*] Depending on what you want with the results of your query, you might consider a less strict query, with probably the same results:

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folder: < c:\users\ | "c:\program files\" | "c:\program files (x86)\" | C:\programdata\> !\Norton\  !\Microsoft  !\Sun\  !\Java\  !\Thunderbird\  !\Google\ dc:today

( !\Microsoft : exclude all folders starting with Microsoft )

or even:

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folder: < c:\users\ | c:\program >  !\Norton\  !\Microsoft  !\Sun\  !\Java\  !\Thunderbird\  !\Google\  dc:today