How could I display the size of all files and / or folders in a search result?

[Biff]

How could I display the size of all files and / or folders in a search result?

[void]

To show the total file size:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the View tab on the left.
• Check Show size in status bar.
• Click OK.

Note: Only the total file size is shown (folder sizes are not included).



Showing the total file and folder selection size is in development.

[Biff]

Many thanks.

So then the size is shown in bytes on the right side of the status bar. Can it be switched to MB?

Why is the size not shown by default? Is there any drawback showing it?

Thank you for link, looking forward to the new version.

[void]

So then the size is shown in bytes on the right side of the status bar. Can it be switched to MB?

Everything should show the size in bytes, KB, MB or GB depending on the size.

To change the size format in the status bar, please see statusbar_size_format.

To always shown in MB:

• In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
• /statusbar_size_format=3
• If successful, statusbar_size_format=3 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.

Why is the size not shown by default? Is there any drawback showing it?

There's a small performance hit with calculating the total/selected size.
Therefore, it is disabled by default.

Everything 1.5 is more efficient with calculating the total size.
Showing the total/selected size for files and folders is enabled by default in Everything 1.5.

[Biff]

Thank you for the explanation, very easily done.

OK, so the performance is only effected after marking the files until the total size is shown in the status bar. Testing with about a million jpg files I cannot find a difference on my slow Notebook.

Great, can't wait for 1.5. Speaking of the new version again: when a word is suggested in the search field

it obviously is not possible to change the search filter by pressing a key. Could that be made to work?

Many thanks!

[void]

it obviously is not possible to change the search filter by pressing a key. Could that be made to work?

Could you please expand on the issue.

Are you trying to change the active filter while the search suggestion dropdown list is shown?
Are you trying to select an item in the search suggestion dropdown list with the up/down key? (This should work)


You can use Ctrl + [ and Ctrl + ] to cycle through filters.

[Biff]

I enter some characters in the search field (for a usual search), the suggestion dropdown list shows up. Now I press key F9 (assigned to a filter / search) to change the filter but the filter does not change. By the way, just noticing again, does the scrolling through the filter (after clicking menu "Search") work only by clicking the arrows there? Not by the mouse wheel?

Are you trying to change the active filter while the search suggestion dropdown list is shown?

Yes, I do.

Are you trying to select an item in the search suggestion dropdown list with the up/down key? (This should work)

No, I do not then. But it works.

You can use Ctrl + [ and Ctrl + ] to cycle through filters.

May be the "[" (the same as the "9" key here) has another key on a German keyboard. Does not work here.
Ah, sorry, what I meant: it would be more conevenient to not to have to close the suggestion dropdown list before being able to change the filter.

[NotNull]

You can use Ctrl + [ and Ctrl + ] to cycle through filters.

May be the "[" (the same as the "9" key here) has another key on a German keyboard. Does not work here.
Ah, sorry, what I meant: it would be more conevenient to not to have to close the suggestion dropdown list before being able to change the filter.

You might be using Everything 1.4? The CTRL+[ is a feature of Everything 1.5

You can even define your own keyboard shortcut in 1.5 to step through the flters: Search | Next Filter and Search | Previous Filter can be found under Menu:Tools > Options > Keyboard.

[Biff]

Ah, it seemd, 1.5 would not be the final release but an alpha version. With many bugs respectively not running very well or so, worse than a beta version.

[horst.epp]

Ah, it seemd, 1.5 would not be the final release but an alpha version. With many bugs respectively not running very well or so, worse than a beta version.

I'm running the alpha since the very first versions and it fully replaced the version 1.4 for me and many others.
What bugs you are talking ?
The basic functions are running stable and didn't change.

[NotNull]

For most applications, I would agree with that sentiment. However, Everything is different in that regard.
Quite a few people here - including myself - are now running 1.5 instead of 1.4, without (major) issues.
Personally, another reason to install 1.5 is to find possible bugs, to help getting Everything to the next level (didn't find any lately, btw).

I think it is worth a try. You can install version 1.5 side by side with version 1.4, so you can easily switch between them.

[Biff]

What bugs you are talking ?

Talking of bugs generally being in alpha / beta versions.

I think it is worth a try. You can install version 1.5 side by side with version 1.4, so you can easily switch between them.

I am afraind that would not be good here because of the big amount of RAM used by Everything here. I use Everything portable. 1.4 could be replaced with 1.5 the same way like it could with a 1.4x version?

[void]

Replacing my Everything 1.4 installation with the test version.


Everything 1.5 needs a lot of polish.

[Biff]

Thank you very much for the link!