Total path length >259 characters ... Everything Options

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2void

Hi,

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1) Menu "Tools" - "Options..." - "Indexes: Folders"    - "Add..."
2) Menu "Tools" - "Options..." - "Indexes: File Lists" - "Add..."
3) Menu "Tools" - "Options..." - "Indexes: Exclude"    - "Exclude folders"

Entries with a total path length >259 characters are not possible here (e.g. 276 or 320 characters).

Error message: "Select folder ... Path does not exist. Check the path and repeat the process".

However, with the context menu entry "Search Everything 1.5a..." it is possible to call up the path in 'Everything'
and display the files contained therein.
 

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Please check.
Thank you!
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Windows 10 Pro (x64) Version 21H1 (OS build 19043.1202)
'Everything' 1.5.0.1274a (x64)
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[void]

The Windows shell is still limited to 259 characters. (Even with LongPathsEnabled)

LongPathsEnabled only adds support for long paths to low level APIs.



To add folders with long paths to your index:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Folders tab on the left.
• Click Add Custom....
• Type in the long path and click OK. (find the path in Everything and use Ctrl + Shift + C to copy the long path)
• Click OK.

To add filelists with long paths to your index:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, under the Debug menu, click Config
  ---Your Everything.ini will open in Notepad.
• Add your long path to the end of the comma (,) delimited filelists ini setting:
• For example, add c:\really long path\my file list.efu:
  filelists=c:\filelists\an existing file list.efu,c:\really long path\my file list.efu
• Save changes and exit Notepad.
• Accept the prompt in Everything to reload your configuration file.

To exclude folders with long paths:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Exclude tab on the left.
• Click Add Filter....
• Type in the long path and click OK. (find the path in Everything and use Ctrl + Shift + C to copy the long path)
• Click OK.

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2void

Thank you for the detailed information!
I have already successfully tested the three possible solutions.