thank you very much for providing such a great tool - for free! I really like how fast I can find any file or folder (i.e. simply everything
)! Sometimes, however, I don't know enough about a file to directly search for it, because I don't remember its name or in which one of a few possible folders I saved it or whether it actually exists. In such cases I would like to quickly look into some folders or browse the folder hierarchy, i.e. navigate into folders and out of them to see what they contain.
I know that I can get a list of all files and folders contained within a certain folder with the "parent:" function. But this would require me to type the entire path to this parent folder which would not be very convenient when I want to quickly peek into a few folders deep down the folder hierarchy. Instead, I would like to first search for a folder (by typing part of its name) and then be able to quickly get a list of the files and folders therein. (Of course, I could just open the found folder in Explorer to see its contents, but I would prefer to stay within Everything.) I found a way to do this by first searching for the folder and then, in the results list, right-clicking the found folder and selecting "Search Everything..." in the context menu. This executes a new search with "parent:<path to right-clicked folder>" so that the results list is populated with the files and folders contained in the folder. This is exactly what I want to achieve. Unfortunately, though, I have to use the mouse for this, but would very much prefer a keyboard-only solution. This is why I suggest adding a (configurable) keyboard shortcut which does exactly the same when a single file or folder is selected in the results list: execute a new search resulting in a list of all files and folders whose parent folder is that selected file or folder. (I would consider the right arrow key a rather natural shortcut for this.)
Additionally, it would be great, if it was possible to do the reverse, i.e. going up in the folder hierarchy and get the contents of parent folders. I suggest the following: If a single file or folder is selected in the results list, a (configurable) shortcut could execute a new search resulting in a list of all files and folders contained in the same parent folder as the selected file or folder by executing a new search with "parent:<path of the parent folder of the selected file or folder>" (the results list then contains the selected file or folder and all of its siblings). Obviously, this only makes sense if the selected file or folder was not already the result of an identical preceding search. In that case, therefore, the shortcut should instead execute a new search resulting in a list of all files and folders contained in the grand-parent folder of the selected file or folder. This would allow going up the entire folder hierarchy step by step using a simple shortcut. (I would consider the left arrow key a rather natural shortcut for this.)
Together both shortcuts would allow browsing the entire file system starting from any point that can be jumped to by an initial search.
Hopefully I was able to explain what I mean in an understandable way. I am not in a position to estimate how much effort would be required to implement this. However, it would be greate if you would consider my suggestion.
Best regards,
Soremo
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