Everything ONLY showing nonexistant, random, irrelevant and unusual files on Windows 11

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Localbox
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Everything ONLY showing nonexistant, random, irrelevant and unusual files on Windows 11

Post by Localbox »

Title says it all. Everything is completely broken because I can't search up anything else aside from all these irrelevant files. I didn't put in any search terms. Whenever I reinstall, it works fine the first time it's open but then has the same issue.
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These files go on for effectively forever.
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Same issue here.
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Everything here is just random... I don't know why it's doing this. Is this an issue with Windows 11? How do I fix this?
therube
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Re: Everything ONLY showing nonexistant, random, irrelevant and unusual files on Windows 11

Post by therube »

By default, when Everything opens, all files are shown.

When you enter a search term, the results should then be filtered.
Search for
license.txt
.

Are you not then shown files that contain the string "license.txt" (in the file name &/or path)?
Localbox
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Re: Everything ONLY showing nonexistant, random, irrelevant and unusual files on Windows 11

Post by Localbox »

therube wrote: Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:19 pm By default, when Everything opens, all files are shown.

When you enter a search term, the results should then be filtered.
Search for
license.txt
.

Are you not then shown files that contain the string "license.txt" (in the file name &/or path)?
I do. It seems to be only system files and also other random files.. When I search for something else, like a song saved on my computer, it doesn't show up.
therube
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Re: Everything ONLY showing nonexistant, random, irrelevant and unusual files on Windows 11

Post by therube »

What is the search term you are using?
Is the song stored on a local drive or elsewhere?
Tell us about your drives.
Localbox
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Re: Everything ONLY showing nonexistant, random, irrelevant and unusual files on Windows 11

Post by Localbox »

I only have my main drive and google drive. The songs are stored on my local drive. The search term is just the name of the song and nothing else. The song does not show up when I search it.
void
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Re: Everything ONLY showing nonexistant, random, irrelevant and unusual files on Windows 11

Post by void »

This issue can happen when your Everything.db is filled with zeroes.
(database corruption)

Please make sure your system is shutting down gracefully.



To fix the issue for Everything 1.4, please force a rebuild:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Indexes tab on the left.
  • Click Force Rebuild.
  • Click OK.
If the issue persists, please try storing your Everything.db on another device:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Indexes tab on the left.
  • To the right of database location, click Browse....
  • Choose a folder on a different device, eg: D:\Everything and click OK.
  • Click Ok.


Everything 1.5 will perform Everything.db CRC32 checks and automatically reindex on database corruption.
Everything 1.5 will also flush the Everything.db to disk on system shutdown.
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