all my external drives arent indexed

[BigDan]

I have a new computer with a fairly small SSD, so I now have 3 external drives connected to it. Not ideal, maybe I want to find a way around that. But that's a different matter. In the meantime - Everything is only indexing the SSD plus 2 of my 3 external drives. How do I get it to look at the third as well?

And btw, if I unplug one of them and plug it into a new usb, or I exchange the one that's indexed with the one that's not indexed, does that change anything?

[void]

Everything will index NTFS volumes by default.

Please make sure all your NTFS volumes are included in your index:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab.
• For each NTFS volume in the list:
  • Check Include in database.
• Click OK.

To add your non-NTFS external drive to your Everything index:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Folders tab.
• Click Add....
• Select your external drive and click OK.
• Click OK.

Consider converting your external drive to NTFS.

And btw, if I unplug one of them and plug it into a new usb, or I exchange the one that's indexed with the one that's not indexed, does that change anything?

Everything 1.4 will only keep online NTFS volumes in your index by default.
Everything will keep your folder indexes under Tools -> Options -> Folders, even when they are offline.

To keep offline NTFS volumes in your index:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab.
• Uncheck Automatically remove offline volumes.
• Click OK.

[BigDan]

thanks! you mentioned a distinction between NTFS and other. Do I need to figure out whether my externals are NTFS? Or can I just follow these steps regardless? I'll do so when home.

[therube]

Everything | Options | Indexes,
FAT & NTFS should show the respective drives found for each.

So if a particular external is not shown in NTFS, it should be found in FAT (assuming it is one of those & not something else entirely, like a Linux based drive, which you'd have to add as a Folder Index).

[void]

If your drive is NTFS, it will be listed under Tools -> Options -> NTFS.

Indexing as NTFS is faster and more reliable.



For all other drive types, you will need to add the drive as a folder index under Tools -> Options -> Folders.



To determine the file system type:

• In Windows Explorer, right click your drive and click Properties.