INI Settings

Post by **void** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:54 am

A list of all the new Everything 1.5 ini settings.

Basic Settings
Advanced Settings
Everything.ini
Syntax
Set ini settings from the search box or bookmark search
Policies
Virtual Settings

Basic Settings

Basic settings can be changed under Tools -> Options.

Advanced Settings

Advanced settings can be changed under Tools -> Options -> Advanced.

Everything.ini

Settings are stored in your %APPDATA%\Everything\Everything.ini
-If Tools -> Options -> Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is disabled, your Everything.ini is stored in the same location as your Everything.exe

To open and modify your Everything.ini:

In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Config
-or-
In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
about:config
---this will open your Everything.ini in Notepad---
Make any desired changes to this file. (ignore the Please make sure Everything is not running before modifying this file warning)
Save changes and exit Notepad.
In Everything, accept the prompt to reload your configuration.
---Everything will restart to reload your modified configuration---

Syntax

name=value
; comment

For settings that accept multiple values, separated each value with a semicolon (;) or comma (,)

Use double quotes to escape ; or ,
While inside quotes, use \" and \\ to escape a literal " and \ respectively.
White-spaces are treated as literal.

Examples:
"text containing a semicolon ;";value2;another value
"text containing \"quotes\"";value2;another value
"text;containing;\"another\";list;C:\\Windows\\System32";a normal path that doesn't need to be escaped C:\Program Files;another value

Results:
text containing a semicolon ; ; value2 ; another value
text containing "quotes" ; value2 ; another value
text;containing;"another";list;C:\Windows\System32 ; a normal path that doesn't need to be escaped C:\Program Files ; another value

Search command

To set an ini setting from within Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/name=value
where name is the ini setting name below.
If successful, you should see name=value in the status bar for a few seconds.

For example, in Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/selected_border=1
If successful, you should see selected_border=1 in the status bar for a few seconds.

Policies

Ini settings can be locked with:

index_as_admin

Launch an additional "Everything" process as an administrator to index and monitor NTFS volumes.

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to enable.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

exit_indexing_process_on_exit

Exit the indexing process when exiting the main Everything UI process.

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to enable. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

stop_service_on_exit

Stop the Everything service when exiting the main Everything UI process.

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to enable.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

localization_strings

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of localization string key and value pairs.
Leave empty to disable. (default)

Use = to separate key and values.

The localization string is replaced with the new value and will override any selected language.

Syntax for each localization string key and value is key=value
The key is the English localization string.
The key is case sensitive.
If the key is all digits (0-9) the localization string is reference by string ID.
If there are multiple localization strings with the same key, each localization string is replaced.

Use double quotes to escape ;
While in double quotes, use \ to escape the following character.

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

For example:
localization_strings=Everything=ABC;Date Modified=DM;Size=Sz

allow_path_ldrop

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow left-click drag-drop to drop files onto the path column.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

allow_path_rdrop

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow right-click drag-drop to drop files onto the path column. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_path_ldrop_modifier_key

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow left-click drag-drop when using a modifier key to drop files onto the path column. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_window_message_filter_ipc

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow programs running as a standard user to send IPC commands to Everything running as an administrator. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_window_message_filter_dragdrop

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow programs running as a standard user to drag-drop onto Everything running as an administrator.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

allow_options

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the options UI. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_plugins

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow plugins. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_run_on_system_startup

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to change the run on system startup option. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent the user from changing the run on system startup option.

allow_everything_service

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to install/uninstall the Everything Service. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent the user from installing/uninstalling the Everything Service.

allow_folder_context_menu

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to install/uninstall the Search Everything folder context menu item. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent the user from installing/uninstalling the Search Everything folder context menu item

allow_start_menu_shortcuts

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to install/uninstall the Everything start menu shortcuts. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent the user from installing/uninstalling the Everything start menu shortcuts.

allow_desktop_shortcut

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to install/uninstall the Everything desktop shortcut. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent the user from installing/uninstalling the Everything desktop shortcut.

allow_quick_launch_shortcut

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to install/uninstall the Everything quick launch shortcut. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent the user from installing/uninstalling the Everything quick launch shortcut.

allow_url_protocol

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to install/uninstall the es: URL protocol. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent the user from installing/uninstalling the es: URL protocol.

allow_efu_association

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to associate EFU files with Everything. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent the user from associating EFU files with Everything.

allow_export

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the Export UI. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_check_for_updates

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow Everything to check for updates. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_clear_search_history

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow search history to be imported, deleted or cleared. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_clear_run_history

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow run history to be imported, deleted or cleared. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_force_rebuild

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the index to be rebuilt by force. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_rescan_now

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the FAT, network drives and folder indexes to be manually updated. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

allow_admin_options

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to change options that require administrative privileges. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent users from changing options that require administrative privileges.

allow_advanced_settings

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to change advanced settings from the Options window. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent users from changing advanced settings from the Options window.

allow_dark_mode

Can only be set in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Set to 1 to allow the user to select the dark theme. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent users from selecting the dark theme.

alpha_instance

Set to 1 to use the 1.5a instance name for window class names and mutexs. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.
Only available during the alpha version.
Filenames for settings and data will continue to use the 1.5a instance.

alpha_instance only affects the IPC window names and mutex names.

Do not disable alpha_instance if you are still using Everything 1.4. (Otherwise command line options will be passed to the existing Everything 1.4 process)

Completely disable the Everything 1.5 alpha instance.

session_store

Set to 1 to store sessions on disk. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

session_store_max_tabs_undo

The maximum number of closed tabs to store per window.

0 = unlimited.

Default: session_store_max_tabs_undo=24

session_store_max_windows_undo

The maximum number of closed windows to store per window.

0 = unlimited.

Default: session_store_max_windows_undo=24

session_store_save_delay

The number of milliseconds to wait between writes to the session store on disk.

The session store is saved to disk when you change your search.

Default: session_store_save_delay=15000

session_store_restore_on_first_new_window

Set to 1 to restore the previous session when the first search window is created.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

session_store_restore_last_closed_window

Set to 1 to restore the last closed window if no windows are opened. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

closed_window_restore_on_first_new_window

Set to 1 to restore the previously closed window when the first search window is created.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

bring_into_view

Set to 1 to bring new windows fully onscreen. (default)
Set to 0 to leave the window offscreen.

Setting to 0 might be useful to help position windows with an invisible border slightly offscreen.

offset_new_window_position

Set to 1 to stagger the position of new windows by 22 logical pixels. (default)
Set to 0 to always show new windows in the same position.

offset_new_window_position_x

Specify the new window x offset in logical pixels.
The default is 22.

offset_new_window_position_y

Specify the new window y offset in logical pixels.
The default is 22.

window_style_add

Bit field to bitwise OR with the default window style flags.
Set to one or more of the Windows Styles.
Set to 0x00000000 to use the default window style. (default)

window_style_remove

Bit field to clear from the default window style flags.
Set to one or more of the Windows Styles.
Set to 0x00000000 to use the default window style. (default)

window_exstyle_add

Bit field to bitwise OR with the default extended window style flags.
Set to one or more of the Extended Window Styles.
Set to 0x00000000 to use the default extended Window style. (default)

window_exstyle_remove

Bit field to clear from the default extended window style flags.
Set to one or more of the Extended Window Styles.
Set to 0x00000000 to use the default extended Window style. (default)

match_prefix

Set to 1 to match prefix only.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Search menu -> Match Prefix.

match_suffix

Set to 1 to match suffix only.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Search menu -> Match Suffix.

ignore_punctuation

Set to 1 to ignore punctuation.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Search menu -> Ignore Punctuation.

ignore_whitespace

Set to 1 to ignore white-space.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Search menu -> Ignore White-space.

thumbnail_aspect_ratio_mul

Set the thumbnail aspect ratio mul:div
The default is 1

thumbnail_aspect_ratio_div

Set the thumbnail aspect ratio mul:div
The default is 1

thumbnail_overlay_icon

Set to 1 to show the overlay icon on thumbnails. (default)
Set to 0 to hide the overlay icon.

thumbnail_overlay_icon_min_wide

Minimum width in pixels of the thumbnail overlay icon.

Default: thumbnail_overlay_icon_min_wide=32

thumbnail_overlay_icon_min_high

Minimum height in pixels of the thumbnail overlay icon.

Default: thumbnail_overlay_icon_min_high=32

thumbnail_overlay_icon_wide_mul

Multiplier for the thumbnail overlay icon width scale.

Default: thumbnail_overlay_icon_wide_mul=1

thumbnail_overlay_icon_wide_div

Divider for the thumbnail overlay icon width scale.

Default: thumbnail_overlay_icon_wide_div=2

thumbnail_overlay_icon_high_mul

Multiplier for the thumbnail overlay icon height scale.

Default: thumbnail_overlay_icon_high_mul=1

thumbnail_overlay_icon_high_div

Divider for the thumbnail overlay icon height scale.

Default: thumbnail_overlay_icon_high_div=2

thumbnail_overlay_icon_x_align

X-Position of the thumbnail overlay icon.

Can be one of the following values:

-1 = Left align. (default)
0 = Center align.
1 = Right align.

thumbnail_overlay_icon_y_align

Y-Position of the thumbnail overlay icon.

Can be one of the following values:

-1 = Top align.
0 = Center align.
1 = Bottom align. (default)

thumbnail_overlay_icon_alpha

Transparency of the thumbnail overlay icon.
Can be 0 (completely transparent) to 255 (opaque).

Default: thumbnail_overlay_icon_alpha=255

shell_item_image_factory

Set to 1 to allow IShellItemImageFactory for thumbnails and preview images. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

IShellItemImageFactory is the preferred method for gathering thumbnails in Everything.

Also see icons_only.
Also see thumbnails.
Also see extract_image.

extract_image

Set to 1 to allow IExtractImage for thumbnails and preview images. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

Also see icons_only.
Also see thumbnails.
Also see shell_item_image_factory.

shell_max_path

Set to 1 to prevent using the shell when paths exceed 259 characters.
Set to 0 to allow really long paths. (default)

shell_short_path

Set to 1 to use short paths when paths exceed 259 characters. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

shell_short_name

Set to 1 to use short path and name when the path and name exceed 259 characters. (default)
Set to 0 to use short path parts only.

shell_short_path must also be enabled.

shell_execute_invoke_id_list

Set to 1 to execute items with IContextMenu::InvokeCommand. (default)
Set to 0 to disable and execute each item individually.

shell_execute_id_list must be enabled for shell_execute_invoke_id_list to work.

shell_execute_id_list

Set to 1 to open files as an ID List. (default)
Set to 0 to open files as a filename.

shell_execute_show

Set the show method when executing a result.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Hide
1 = Show Normal (default)
2 = Show Minimized
3 = Show Maximized
4 = Show Normal (No activate)
5 = Show
6 = Minimized
7 = Show Minimized (No activate)
8 = Show (No activate)
9 = Restore
10 = Show Default
11 = Force minimize

Default: shell_execute_show=1

shell_execute_short_parameters

Set to 1 to pass very long filenames on the command line as short path names.
Set to 0 to pass very long filenames on the command line unchanged. (default)

allow_tabs

Set to 1 to allow new tabs. (default)
Set to 0 to open new tabs as new windows.

open_searches_in_tabs

Set to 1 to open searches in a tab.
Set to 0 to open searches in the existing window. (default)

open_new_windows_in_tabs

The action to perform when opening a new window from either:

Pressing a Hotkey.
Opening a New Window from the tray icon.
Launching Everything.exe with allow_multiple_windows enabled.

Set to 1 to open new windows in new tabs instead.
Set to 0 to open in a new window. (default)

dupe_lines

Set to 1 to show dividing lines between items with different values. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

dupe_group_colors

Set to 1 to show groups of files/folders with same property value for the current sort in different colors when searching for duplicates.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

group_lines

Set to 1 to show lines between groups of files/folders with same property value for the current sort.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

group_colors

Set to 1 to show groups of files/folders with same property value for the current sort in different colors.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

group_match_case

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use current sort. (default)
1 = Match case when comparing changes between property values.
2 = Ignore case.

highlight_filename_only

Set to 1 to highlight filenames only (not properties).
Set to 0 to highlight both filenames and properties (default)

highlight_max_length

Set to the maximum highlighting length in UTF-8 bytes.

default: highlight_max_length=4096

highlight_max_or_paths

Set to the maximum number of OR paths to highlight.

default: highlight_max_or_paths=65536

zoom

Set the zoom percent.
100 = normal (no zoom)

default: zoom=100

Set zoom_steps to limit the zoom.

zoom_steps

A semicolon (;) delimited list of zoom percents.

Set to an empty list to use the defaults zoom steps.

The default zoom steps are:
zoom_steps=25;34;42;50;59;67;75;84;92;100;109;117;125;134;142;150;175;200;250;300;400;500

offline_alpha

Set the transparency of offline items.

Can be set in the range from 0 to 255.
where 0 is completely transparent and 255 is completely opaque.

default: offline_alpha=160

icon_size

Set the icon size in pixels.

Default: icon_size=16

clear_focus_on_search

Set to 1 to clear the focus after each search parameter changes.
Set to 0 to keep the focus after each search parameter changes. (default)

select_focus_on_lost_selection

Set to 1 to select the focus when the current selection is lost from an external change.
Set to 0 to do nothing when the selection is lost due to an external change. (default)

selection_focus_first

Set to 1 to execute or drag-drop the focused item first, then selection order.
Set to 0 to execute or drag-drop in selection order (default)

statusbar_selection_format

Set to the new status bar format when there are multiple selected items.
Leave empty to use the default status bar format when there are multiple selected items. (default)

statusbar_format

Set to the new status bar format when there are no selected items.
Leave empty to use the default status bar format when there are no selected items. (default)

include_selected_folder_size_in_statusbar

Set to 1 to include folder sizes in the total selected size shown in the status bar. (default)
Set to 0 to show the total selected size of files only.

statusbar_sizegrip

Set to 1 to show the size grip to the right in the statusbar. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

statusbar_high

Set the height of the status bar in pixels.
Set to 0 to calculate the height from the status bar font size. (default)

statusbar_pos

Set the statusbar position.
The lower the position, the higher the statusbar will appear in the search window.
Use a negative value to anchor to the bottom of the window.

The default is -10

statusbar_filter

Set to 1 to show the active filter in the status bar. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

statusbar_omit

Set to 1 to show OMIT RESULTS in the status bar when a result is potentially omitted. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

statusbar_total_size

Set to 1 to show the total result or selected size on the right. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

statusbar_view

Show the details and thumbnails toolbar buttons in the statusbar on the right.

Set to 1 to show the view buttons. (default)
Set to 0 to hide the view buttons.

statusbar_view_thumbnail_size

The thumbnail size in logical pixels to use when clicking on the view thumbnails button in the status bar.

32 = small thumbnails.
64 = medium thumbnails.
128 = large thumbnails.
256 = extra large thumbnails.

Default: statusbar_view_thumbnail_size=128

statusbar_text_y_offset

Set the status bar text vertical offset in pixels.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

statusbar_menu_help

Set to 1 to show menu help text in the status bar. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

custom_open_commands

A JSON array of filename filters and open commands objects.

These commands override the default open commands.

Default: empty

Example:

Code: Select all

custom_open_commands=[{"name":"TC","type":2,"filter"="*.7z;*.zip;*.rar;*.aes;*.jpg;*.zpaq;*.EOC","command"="$exec(\"C:\\Tools\\Wincmd\\Totalcmd64.exe\" /a /o /s \"%1\")"},{"name":"AkelPad","type":2,"filter"="*.ini","command"="$exec(\"C:\\Tools\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe\" \"%1\")"}]

The command is shown in the context menu with the specified "name".
Use an empty name ("name":"") to make this the default command when opening an item.

"type" can be one of the following values:

1 = Folders only.
2 = Files only. (default)
3 = Folders and files.

Custom Open Commands

filters_dropdown_min_wide

The minimum width of the filter bar drop down list in logical pixels.

The default value is: 96

tabs_title_format

Set the tab title format.

Default format:
tabs_title_format=<TEXTJOIN:" - ",TRUE,$s,$a,$d>

Example output:
foo bar - Audio - C:\Windows\Media

See also Title format
See also Advanced Title format

dialog_title_format

Set the dialog title format.

The following syntax is supported:
$s == Dialog Title
$t == Everything
$v == Version
$i == Instance name
$$ == A single literal $
$x?{$x - } == substitute with "$x - " if $x is not empty.

The Everything preprocessor is supported.

Only dialogs that appear in the taskbar will use the custom dialog title format.

Leave empty to use the default format (default)

Default format:
dialog_title_format=$s?{$s - }$t$i?{ ($i)}

Example output:
Options - Everything (1.5a)

See also Title format
See also Advanced Title format

version_instance

Set to 1 to use a version instance name.
The current Everything version is used as the instance name. For example: 1.5.0.1200a
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

path_instance

Set to 1 to use a path instance name.
The current location of Everything.exe is used as the instance name. For example: H:\Portable Apps\Everything
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

parent_name_instance

Set to 1 to use a parent name instance name.
The parent folder name Everything.exe is used as the instance name.
For example: Everything-1.5.0.1377a (If Everything.exe is in H:\Portable Apps\Everything-1.5.0.1377a)
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

context_menu_shell_extensions

Set to 1 to load context menu shell extensions when right clicking a file/folder. (default)
Set to 0 to show only basic Everything operations.

context_menu_simple_pidl
drag_drop_simple_pidl
clipboard_simple_pidl
context_menu_focus_simple_pidl

Set to 1 to use simple PIDLs for context menu items, drag drop items or clipboard items.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Enabling will improve context menu, drag drop and clipboard performance.
Enabling may show incorrect or missing information in shell dialogs.
Enabling will not show some context menu items (such as "restore" for recycle bin items)

sh_get_assoc_keys

Set to 1 to use SHGetAssocKeys when building context menu items for multiple items. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

drag_drop_data_object_async_capability

Set to 1 to allow IDataObjectAsyncCapability support when drag-dropping a file. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

If unsupported, the Everything UI will appear to hang until the drag-drop operation completes.

recycle_bin_file_system

Set to 1 to treat files in the recycle bin as normal file-system files. (default)
Set to 0 to treat files in the recycle bin as virtual files that can only be restored.

auto_include_fixed_fat_volumes
auto_include_removable_fat_volumes
auto_include_remote_volumes

Set to 1 to automatically include volumes.
Set to 0 to manually include volumes. (default)

auto_remove_offline_fat_volumes
auto_remove_offline_remote_volumes

Set to 1 to automatically remove offline volumes.
Set to 0 to manually remove offline volumes. (default)

auto_move_fat_volumes
auto_move_ntfs_volumes
auto_move_refs_volumes

Set to 1 to detect moved volumes. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

scan_volume_drive_letters

Find SUBST drives, encrypted volumes and other volumes that may not be on a physical device.

Set to 1 to find volumes by drive letters. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

floppy_disk_volumes

Set to 1 to check floppy drives for media.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

auto_move_same_serial_number

Set to 1 to automatically move volumes by serial number (volume name changes).
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Enabling can cause issues with volumes sharing the same serial number.

search_max_threads

The maximum number of threads to use when searching.
Set to 0 to use the maximum available. (default)

content_max_threads

The maximum number of threads to use when content searching.
Set to 0 to use the maximum available. (default)

memcpy_max_threads

The maximum number of threads to use when copying memory.
Set to 0 to use the maximum available.

Default: memcpy_max_threads=4

thread_chunk_yield

Set to 1 to force threads to yield after each chunk of processed data.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

min_working_set_size

The minimum working set size in bytes.
Windows will attempt to keep this much memory resident when Everything is active.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

max_working_set_size

The maximum working set size in bytes.
Windows will attempt to keep no more than the specified size resident when Everything is active and memory is low.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

virtual_lock

Set to 1 to lock memory into physical memory.
Windows will attempt to keep locked memory in physical memory. (memory can still be paged to disk in low memory situations)
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

min_working_set_size and max_working_set_size must be set.

See also min_working_set_size
See also max_working_set_size

alloc_align

Set to 1 to always align memory allocation to 16 bytes.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

mem_trim

Set to 1 to free unused result array memory. (default)
Set to 0 to keep unused result array memory available.

disable_process_priority_boost

Set to 1 to disable process priority boost. (default)
Set to 0 to allow a process priority boost when the search window is in the foreground.

Enabling process priority boost may cause the system to hang while Everything has focus and is performing a complex search.

process_placeholder_compatibility_mode

Expose place holder attributes.

Can be one of the following values:
0 = Use system default.
1 = Disguise
2 = Expose (default)

lock_set_foreground_window

Set to 1 to prevent windows launched from Everything from gaining focus.
Set to 0 to allow windows launched from Everything to gain focus. (default)

Requires a restart.

no_system_resources_timeout

Set to the timeout in milliseconds.
Everything will keep trying to read a file after encountering a no system resources error or until the timeout is reached.
The default is 3000

find_first_file_path_not_found_retry_timeout

Set to the timeout in milliseconds.
Everything will keep trying to scan a folder that exists until a valid directory listing is returned or until the timeout is reached.
Enable to wait for stale SMB cache to update.
Set to 0 to disable.
The default is 60000

find_first_file_retry_timeout

Set to the timeout in milliseconds when requested to retry.
Everything will keep trying to scan a folder that requests a retry until the timeout is reached.
Enable to wait for cloud folders that might be rate limited.
Set to 0 to disable.
The default is 60000

find_first_file_large_fetch

Use a large buffer to gather filenames from a directory.

Set to 1 to enabled. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

net_share_enum_hidden

Set to 1 to include hidden network shares.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

input_stream_buf_size

The input stream buffer size in bytes.

default: 65536

output_stream_buf_size

The output stream buffer size in bytes.

default: 65536

duration_format
duration_auto_format_days
duration_auto_format_hours
duration_auto_format_minutes

Set the length/duration display format.
For example:
duration_format=[d]:hh:mm:ss.SSS

Format specifiers can include the following:

dd = days with leading zero.
d = days.
hh = hours with leading zero.
h = hours.
mm = minutes with leading zero.
m = minutes.
ss = seconds with leading zero.
s = seconds.
SSS = milliseconds with leading zeroes.
000 = milliseconds with leading zeroes.
SSSSSSS = 100nanoseconds with leading zeroes.
0000000 = 100nanoseconds with leading zeroes.

Use [] to reference the total of a unit.
For example:
[m] will show the total number of minutes.

Use \ to escape special characters.

Leave blank to automatically pick the best format based on length (default):

If length is a day or longer, use: duration_auto_format_days
If length is an hour or longer, use: duration_auto_format_hours
Otherwise, use: duration_auto_format_minutes

Leave auto format values blank to use the default values. (default)

The default values are:
duration_auto_format_days=[d]:hh:mm:ss
duration_auto_format_hours=[hh]:mm:ss
duration_auto_format_minutes=[mm]:ss

duration_round_half_up

Set to 1 to round half up durations to the nearest millisecond.
Set to 0 to round down (floor) durations. (default)

duration_align

Duration text alignment.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Left align for LTR localizations, Right align for RTL localizations.
1 = Left align.
2 = Right align.
3 = Right align for LTR localizations, Left align for RTL localizations. (default)

gps_coord_format

The GPS coordinate display format.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Decimal degrees. (default)
1 = Sexagesimal degree.

aspect_ratio_format

The aspect ratio display format.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = 16:9 (default)
1 = 1.777:1

file_id_format

The file ID display format.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Hexidecimal with 0x prefix. (default)
1 = Decimal (with sequence number removed).

bitrate_format

The bit rate display format.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = x kbps. (default)
1 = x bps.
2 = x kbps (without units).
3 = x bps (without units).

audio_sample_rate_format

The audio sample rate display format.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = x kHz. (default)
1 = x Hz.
2 = x kHz (without decimal place).
3 = x kHz (without units).
4 = x Hz (without units).
5 = x kHz (without decimal place, without units).

listview_item_spacing

Extra space between result list items in pixels.

Default: listview_item_spacing=0

listview_item_margin_top

Vertical gap above items in the result list in logical pixels.

Default: listview_item_margin_top=0

listview_item_margin_bottom

Vertical gap below items in the result list in logical pixels.

Default: listview_item_margin_bottom=0

listview_margin_left

Spacing to the left of items in the result list in logical pixels.

Default: listview_margin_left=0

thumbnail_min_margin_wide
thumbnail_min_margin_high

The minimum thumbnail margin.

Default:
thumbnail_min_margin_wide=16
thumbnail_min_margin_high=12

thumbnail_padding_left
thumbnail_padding_top
thumbnail_padding_right
thumbnail_padding_bottom

The thumbnail padding in logical pixels.

Default:
thumbnail_padding_left=4
thumbnail_padding_top=4
thumbnail_padding_right=4
thumbnail_padding_bottom=4

thumbnail_text_padding_top

Spacing above the text when in thumbnail view in logical pixels.

Default: thumbnail_text_padding_top=0

listview_icons

Set to 1 to show icons. (default)
Set to 0 to hide icons.

listview_details_hscroll_action

The action to perform when scrolling the result list horizontally with the arrow keys.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Do nothing.
1 = Focus column. (default)
2 = Scroll.

listview_name_padding_left
listview_name_padding_right
listview_text_padding_left
listview_text_padding_top
listview_text_padding_right
listview_text_padding_bottom
listview_icon_padding_top
listview_icon_padding_left
listview_icon_padding_bottom

The result list item padding to use for the text, name text and the icon in logical pixels.

default:
listview_name_padding_left=2
listview_name_padding_right=6
listview_text_padding_left=6
listview_text_padding_top=2
listview_text_padding_right=5
listview_text_padding_bottom=2
listview_icon_padding_left=4
listview_icon_padding_top=1
listview_icon_padding_bottom=1

focus_on_hover

Can be one of the following values:

0 = (Use default). (default)
1 = enabled.
2 = disabled.

The default value for (Use default) is currently enabled.

focus_on_hover is ignored if Single click open is disabled.

icons

Set to 1 to gather icons. (default)
Set to 0 to use the default file and folder icons only.

icon_shell_extensions

Set to 1 to gather icons by filename. (default)
Set to 0 to gather icons by filename extension only.

icon_use_thumbnails

Set to 1 to use thumbnails for icons.
Set to 0 to use icons. (default)

icon_overlay_icon

Set to 1 to show icon overlays on icons. (default)
Set to 0 to hide icon overlays.

icon_blend_hidden

Show icons with 50% transparency for files and folders with the hidden attribute.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Blend icons if attributes are indexed.
1 = Always blend.
2 = Never blend.

default: icon_blend_hidden=0

icon_exclude_folders

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of folders to exclude when gathering icons.
Empty = include all folders. (default)

icon_include_only_folders

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of folders to include when gathering icons.
Subfolders are included.
Empty = include all folders. (default)

icon_include_folders

Set to 1 to include folders when gathering icons. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude folders when gathering icons.

icon_exclude_files

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of files to exclude when gathering icons.
Empty = include all files. (default)

icon_include_only_files

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of files to include when gathering icons.
Empty = include all files. (default)

icon_include_files

Set to 1 to include files when gathering icons. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude files when gathering icons.

icon_scale_down

Set to 1 to scale down larger icons. (default)
Set to 0 to scale up smaller icons.

Setting to 1 will also cause Everything to use more modern icons.

thumbnails

Set to 1 to gather thumbnails. (default)
Set to 0 to disable thumbnails.

Also see icons_only.
Also see extract_image.
Also see shell_item_image_factory.

thumbnail_show_icon

Set to 1 to show icons on thumbnails.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

thumbnail_show_icon_min_wide

The minimum width in pixels of the icon to show on thumbnails.

Default: thumbnail_show_icon_min_wide=16

thumbnail_show_icon_min_high

The minimum height in pixels of the icon to show on thumbnails.

Default: thumbnail_show_icon_min_high=16

thumbnail_show_icon_wide_mul

The icon width scale multiplier.

Default: thumbnail_show_icon_wide_mul=1

thumbnail_show_icon_wide_div

The icon width scale divider.

Default: thumbnail_show_icon_wide_div=4

thumbnail_show_icon_high_mul

The icon height scale multiplier.

Default: thumbnail_show_icon_high_mul=1

thumbnail_show_icon_high_div

The icon height scale divider.

Default: thumbnail_show_icon_high_div=4

thumbnail_show_icon_x_align

The icon x-position.

Can be one of the following values:

-1 = Left align.
0 = Center align.
1 = Right align. (default)

thumbnail_show_icon_y_align

The icon y-position.

Can be one of the following values:

-1 = Top align.
0 = Center align.
1 = Bottom align. (default)

thumbnail_show_icon_alpha

Transparency of the thumbnail overlay icon.
Can be 0 (completely transparent) to 255 (opaque).

Default: thumbnail_show_icon_alpha=255

thumbnail_render_cache_max_size

The maximum render cache size in bytes.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

thumbnail_exclude_folders

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of folders to exclude when gathering thumbnails.
Empty = include all folders. (default)

thumbnail_include_only_folders

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of folders to include when gathering thumbnails.
Subfolders are included.
Empty = include all folders. (default)

thumbnail_include_folders

Set to 1 to include folders when gathering thumbnails. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude folders when gathering thumbnails.

thumbnail_exclude_files

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of files to exclude when gathering thumbnails.
Empty = include all files. (default)

thumbnail_include_only_files

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of files to include when gathering thumbnails.
Empty = include all files. (default)

thumbnail_include_files

Set to 1 to include files when gathering thumbnails. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude files when gathering thumbnails.

thumbnail_medium_text_lines

Set to the number of text lines when showing medium or smaller thumbnails.
Default is 4.

thumbnail_large_text_lines

Set to the number of text lines when showing large thumbnails.
Default is 3.

thumbnail_extra_large_text_lines

Set to the number of text lines when showing extra large thumbnails.
Default is 2.

filelist_icons

Set to 1 to gather icons for file list results.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

filelist_thumbnails

Set to 1 to gather thumbnails for file list results.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

filelist_properties

Set to 1 to gather properties for file list results.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

filelist_preview

Set to 1 to show previews for file list results.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

filelist_context_menu

Set to 1 to show context menu items for file list results and allow actions on file list results. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

set_foreground_window_attach_thread_input

Set to 1 to enable Everything to forcefully set the foreground window. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

Disabling can prevent Everything from gaining focus when using the Start menu or taskbar.

autoexec

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of filenames of text/plain files to automatically execute on startup with the Everything preprocessor.

Default: autoexec=

debug_log_filename_timestamp

Set to 1 to use a timestamp in the debug log filename.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

home_match_case

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default match case value with match_case.
Set to 2 to enable match case by default.
Set to 3 to disable match case by default.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> Home -> Match Case.

home_match_diacritics

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default match diacritics value with match_diacritics.
Set to 2 to enable match diacritics by default.
Set to 3 to disable match diacritics by default.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> Home -> Match diacritics.

home_match_whole_word

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default match whole_word value with match_whole_word.
Set to 2 to enable match whole_word by default.
Set to 3 to disable match whole_word by default.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> Home -> Match Whole Words.

home_match_path

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default match path value with match_path.
Set to 2 to enable match path by default.
Set to 3 to disable match path by default.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> Home -> Match Path.

home_match_prefix

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default match prefix value with match_prefix.
Set to 2 to enable match prefix by default.
Set to 3 to disable match prefix by default.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> Home -> Match Prefix.

home_match_suffix

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default match suffix value with match_suffix.
Set to 2 to enable match suffix by default.
Set to 3 to disable match suffix by default.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> Home -> Match Suffix.

home_ignore_punctuation

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default ignore punctuation value with ignore_punctuation.
Set to 2 to enable ignore punctuation by default.
Set to 3 to disable ignore punctuation by default.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> Home -> Ignore Punctuation.

home_ignore_whitespace

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default ignore white-space value with ignore_whitespace.
Set to 2 to enable ignore white-space by default.
Set to 3 to disable ignore white-space by default.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> Home -> Ignore White-space.

home_regex

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default regex state value with match_regex.
Set to 2 to enable regex by default.
Set to 3 to disable regex by default.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> Home -> Regular Expressions.

home_omit_results

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default omit results value with omit_results.
Set to 2 to enable omit results by default.
Set to 3 to disable omit results by default.

home_temp_omit_results

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default temp omit results value with temp_omit_results.
Set to 2 to enable temp omit results by default.
Set to 3 to disable temp omit results by default.

home_layout

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of layout items to show by default.
Leave empty to use the last values. (default)

Items can be specified by one or more of the following names:

preview
folders
filters
bookmarks
filterbar
menubar
statusbar
header

home_add_layout

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of items to add to the default layout.
Leave empty to use the last values. (default)

Items can be specified by one or more of the following names:

preview
folders
filters
bookmarks
filterbar
menubar
statusbar
header

home_remove_layout

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of items to remove from the default layout.
Leave empty to use the last values. (default)

Items can be specified by one or more of the following names:

preview
folders
filters
bookmarks
filterbar
menubar
statusbar
header

home_maximized

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default maximized state value with maximized.
Set to 2 to show maximized by default.
Set to 3 to show as a normal window by default.

home_treeview_subfolders

Set to 0 to use the last value. (default)
Set to 1 to define the default folder sidebar subfolders state value with treeview_subfolders.
Set to 2 to enable folder sidebar subfolders by default.
Set to 3 to disable folder sidebar subfolders by default.

Post by **void** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:55 am

home_columns

Set to 1 to use a custom list of columns.
Set to 0 to use the last columns. (default)

Can be toggled from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> Home -> Columns.

home_update_indexes

The default update indexes state.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = use the last value.
1 = use the monitor_pause and monitor_stop states.
2 = update indexes. (default)
3 = pause index updates.

home_update_indexed_properties

The default update indexed properties state.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = use the last value.
1 = use the indexed_property_pause state.
2 = update indexed properties. (default)
3 = pause indexing properties.

load_delay

The number of milliseconds to wait before loading the Everything database after starting Everything.exe
Set to 0 to load immediately. (default)

minimize_on_execute

Set to 1 to minimize the search window when opening the file.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

This setting can be overwritten with close_on_execute.

close_on_edit

Set to 1 to close a search window when opening the file with the edit verb.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

close_on_toggle

Set to 1 to close a search window when it was currently visible. (default)
Set to 0 to minimize a search window when it was currently visible.

close_on_deactivate

Set to 1 to close a search window when it becomes inactive.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Also see show_in_taskbar

double_click_path2

Depreciated.
Replaces double_click_path.
Set to 1 to open the path with a double click in the path column. (default)
Set to 0 to do nothing with a double click in the path column.

This setting is no longer available from within the Everything UI.

full_row_select_double_click_path

Set to 1 to open the selected file or folder location when double clicking in the path column. (default)
Set to 0 to open the selected file or folder.

Can be toggled from within the UI, under Tools -> Options -> Results -> Open path with double click in path column.

path_hit_text_only

Set to 1 to activate double click path on the path text only. (default)
Set to 0 to activate double click path anywhere in the path column.

double_click_select

Set to 1 to allow double click outside an item to select the item on the current row. (default)
Set to 0 to perform no action when double clicking outside an item.

Full row select must be disabled from Tools -> Options -> Results.

selected_text_click_action

The action to perform when clicking on the text part of a selected item.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Do nothing.
1 = Rename. (default)
2 = Execute.

copy_as_csv_header
copy_as_tsv_header

Set to 1 to include a header describing the current columns.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

set_clipboard_data_text

Set the clipboard text as ANSI.

Can be one of the following:

0 = use system default. (default)
1 = Set clipboard text as ANSI and Unicode.
2 = Set clipboard text as Unicode only.

gather_properties_on_copy

Set to 1 to gather all property values for the current selection before copying. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

gather_properties_on_export

Set to 1 to gather all property values before exporting.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

If enabled and if "Export selection only" is enabled when exporting, Everything will only gather property values from the current selection before exporting.

refresh_on_read_extended_information

Set to 1 to regather all property values for the current selection.
Set to 0 to gather only missing property values for the current selection. (default)

Press F5 to refresh property values.

snap_toggle_on_shift

Snap the window to monitor edges when moved and the Shift key is held down.

Set to 1 to enable.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

copy_folder_append_path_separator

Set to 1 to append a trailing path separator to folders when copying to the clipboard. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

custom_open_command01
custom_open_command02
custom_open_command03
custom_open_command04
custom_open_command05
custom_open_command06
custom_open_command07
custom_open_command08
custom_open_command09
custom_open_command10
custom_open_command11
custom_open_command12

Specify the custom open command.
Leave empty to disable. (default)

rename_trim

Set to 1 to remove white-space characters from the start and end of filenames when renaming. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

Also see rename_trim_stem_and_extension

rename_trim_stem_and_extension

Set to 1 to remove white-space characters from the start and end of the filename stem and extension when renaming.
Set to 0 to remove white-space characters from the start and end of the whole filename only when renaming. (default)

rename_trim must be enabled.

rename_overwrite

Set to 1 to overwrite existing files when renaming.
Set to 0 to generate a new filename when a filename already exists. (default)

rename_move

Set to 1 to allow files to be moved to another folder when renamed.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

rename_double_click_select_word

Set to 1 to allow double click to select words in the edit box. (default)
Set to 0 to allow double click to select words and punctuation in the edit box.

rename_keep_renaming_on_no

Set to 1 to keep renaming files when clicking No in a conflict dialog. (default)
Set to 0 to cancel renaming.

rename_paste_format

Set to the paste format.
Use $newtext: to reference the pasted text.
Use the preprocessor to format the pasted text.
Leave empty to paste the new text as is. (default)

For example, convert the pasted text to title case:
rename_paste_format=<titlecase:$newtext:>

search_edit_double_click_select_word

Set to 1 to allow double click to select words in the search box. (default)
Set to 0 to allow double click to select words and punctuation in the search box.

search_edit_enter_action

Set the action when pressing ENTER from the search box.

Can be one of the following.

0 = Do nothing
1 = Focus most run result (default)
2 = Focus last run result
3 = Focus top visible result (if no result focus)
4 = Focus top result
5 = Focus bottom result
6 = Select all search box text
7 = Requery

search_edit_paste_format

Set to the search box paste format.
Use $newtext: to reference the pasted text.
Use the preprocessor to format the pasted text.
Leave empty to paste the new text as is. (default)

For example, convert the pasted text to title case:
search_edit_paste_format=<titlecase:$newtext:>

For example, to replace punctuation with a space from pasted text:
search_edit_paste_format=[regex-replace:[regex-replace:$newtext:,"[`~!@#$%^&*()\-=_+{}|\[\]\\;':,./<>?\x22]"," "]," +"," "]

focus_search_on_execute

Set to 1 to focus the search box when opening a result from Everything.
Set to 0 to not change the focus. (default)

focus_search_on_show_window

Set to 1 to focus the search box when showing an existing Everything search window. (default)
Set to 0 to do nothing.

bring_result_focus_into_view_on_activate

Set to 1 to bring the result list item focus into view when the Everything search window is activated.
Set to 0 to do nothing. (default)

bring_result_focus_into_view_on_focus

Set to 1 to bring the result list item focus into view when the result list is focused.
Set to 0 to do nothing. (default)

bring_result_focus_into_view_on_sort

Set to 1 to bring the result list item focus into view when sorting. (default)
Set to 0 to do nothing.

The result list focus must also be selected.
If the focus is not selected, the view is reset.

keep_result_focus_in_view

Set to 1 to keep the result list item focus in view. (default)
Set to 0 to allow the result list item focus to leave the current view.

The focused item is only kept in view when the results change from an external source.
Changing the sort or scrolling the window will temporarily clear this setting.

If enabled, renaming an item will allow the result list item focus to leave the current view.
Press Space to bring the result list item focus into view.

keep_result_focus_in_view_foreground_only

Set to 1 to prevent the result list item focus from being brought into view when the Everything search window is not in the foreground.
Set to 0 to allow the result list item focus to be brought into view when Everything is not in the foreground. (default)

keep_result_focus_in_view must be enabled.

clear_was_result_focus_in_view_on_file_operation

Set to 1 to allow the result list item focus to go out of view after performing a file operation. (default)
Set to 0 to allow the result list item focus to be brought into view after performing a file operation.

keep_result_focus_in_view must be enabled.

focus_next_after_delete

Set to 1 to focus the next result list item after deleting the current result list item focus. (default)
Set to 0 to clear the result list item focus after deleting the current result list item focus.

focus_next_select

Set to 1 to also select the next result list item focus. (default)
Set to 0 to focus only (do not select).

To enable focus_next_select, focus_next_after_delete must also be enabled.

reset_hscroll_on_search

Scroll the results to the left when the search changes.

Set to 1 to enable. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

load_type_priority

The thread priority to load file type names.

Can be one of the following values:

-15 = Idle.
-2 = Lowest.
-1 = Below normal.
0 = Normal. (default)
1 = Above normal.
2 = Highest.

load_property_priority

The thread priority to load properties.

Can be one of the following values:

-15 = Idle.
-2 = Lowest.
-1 = Below normal.
0 = Normal. (default)
1 = Above normal.
2 = Highest.

load_content_priority

The thread priority to load file text content.

Can be one of the following values:

-15 = Idle.
-2 = Lowest.
-1 = Below normal.
0 = Normal. (default)
1 = Above normal.
2 = Highest.

load_indexed_property_priority

The thread priority to load indexed properties.

Can be one of the following values:

-15 = Idle.
-2 = Lowest.
-1 = Below normal.
0 = Normal. (default)
1 = Above normal.
2 = Highest.

request_extra_fileinfo_start

The number of extra items to request icons, thumbnails and extended file information before the first visible result list item.
Set to 4294967295 to cache all items before the first visible result.

Use to pre-cache icons, thumbnails and properties for files above the current view.

Set to 0 to disable. (default)

request_extra_fileinfo_end

The number of extra items to request icons, thumbnails and extended file information after the last visible result list item.
Set to 4294967295 to cache all items after the last visible result.

Use to pre-cache icons, thumbnails and properties for files below the current view.

Set to 0 to disable. (default)

property_request_visible_column_only

Set to 1 to request properties for visible columns only. (default)
Set to 0 to request properties for all columns.

header_updown

Set to 1 to show the sort up/down arrow. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

header_show

Set to 1 to show the header control. (default)
Set to 0 to hide the header control.

pane_title

Set to 1 to show the pane title bar. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

pane_title_high

Set the the pane title bar height in pixels.
Set to 0 to calculate the height from the current font.

The default value is 0.

pane_min_wide

Set to the minimum width of the sidebar panes in logical pixels.

The default value is: 32

thumbnail_view_header

Set to 1 to show the column header in thumbnail view
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

minimize_on_close

Set to 1 to minimize the Everything search window when it is closed.
Set to 0 to close the window as normal. (default)

max_hidden_windows

Specify the maximum number of hidden windows.
0 = unlimited. (default)

When the maximum number of hidden windows is reached, the first hidden window is closed.

hide_on_close must be enabled.

menu_escape_tab

Tabs in menu names can be used to align text to the right.

Set to 1 to hide tabs in menu names. (default)
Set to 0 to allow tabs in menu names.

menu_keyboard_cues

Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys.
Only works when the menu bar has a custom color or is using the dark theme.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use system setting. (default)
1 = Always show.
2 = Show only when the ALT key is down.
3 = Never show.

menu_key_action

The action to perform when the menu key is pressed.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = No action.
1 = Activate the menu. (default)

menu_high

Set the menu bar height in pixels.
Set to 0 to use the default height based of the menu bar font. (default)

menu_pos

Set the menu bar position.
The lower the position, the higher the menu bar will appear in the search window.
Only works when using a custom menu bar color.
Use a negative value to anchor to the bottom of the window.

The default value is 10

tabs_show

Show or hide the tab bar.

Set to 1 to show the tab bar. (default)
Set to 0 to hide the tab bar.

This option only affects the visibility of the tab bar.
A hidden tab bar will still function correctly. (Ctrl + Tab)

tabs_always_show

Always show the tab bar.

Set to 1 to always show the tab bar.
Set to 0 to only show the tab bar when there is more than 1 tab. (default)

tabs_min_wide

The minimum width of a tab in logical pixels.

Default:
tabs_min_wide=76

tabs_max_wide

The maximum width of a tab in logical pixels.

Default:
tabs_max_wide=224

tabs_margin_left

The size of the left margin in logical pixels.

Default:
tabs_margin_left=3

tabs_margin_top

The size of the top margin in logical pixels.

Default:
tabs_margin_top=3

The top margin is currently only shown for Standard theme when no accent color is set.

tabs_margin_right

The size of the right margin in logical pixels.

Default:
tabs_margin_right=3

tabs_high

The height of the tab bar in logical pixels.

Set to 0 to base the tab bar height of the tab bar font. (default)

tabs_pos

Set the tab bar position.
The lower the position, the higher the menu bar will appear in the search window.
Only works when using a custom menu bar color.
Use a negative value to anchor to the bottom of the window.

The default value is: 15

tabs_scroll_rate

The scroll rate in milliseconds.

The default value is: 16

tabs_scroll_mul

The numerator for the scroll amount.
scroll amount = (tab-item-width * tabs_scroll_mul) / tabs_scroll_div

The default value is: 1

tabs_scroll_div

The denominator for the scroll amount.
scroll amount = (tab-item-width * tabs_scroll_mul) / tabs_scroll_div

The default value is: 12

tabs_close_button

Show or hide the close button on tabs.

Set to 1 to show the close button. (default)
Set to 0 to hide the close button.

full_name_select

Set to 1 to enable full name select.
Set to 0 to disable full name select. (default)

When enabled, items can be selected by clicking anywhere in the name column. (instead of clicking on just the name text)

Full row select will override full name select.

new_window_command_line

Execute the specified command line options when showing a new window.

empty = do nothing.

Default: empty.

new_tab_command_line

Execute the specified command line options when showing a new tab.

empty = do nothing.

Default: empty.

scale

The scale multipler as a real number.
For example:
scale=1.5

Set to 1 to disable scaling. (default)
Set to 0 to use the default scaling.

Can be set from within Everything under the Tools -> Options -> UI -> Scale.

ctrl_mouse_wheel_action
ctrl_shift_mouse_wheel_action
shift_mouse_wheel_action
alt_mouse_wheel_action
mouse_wheel_action
mouse_hwheel_action

The mouse wheel action.

Can be one of the following:

0 = None.
1 = Thumbnail size.
2 = Text zoom.
3 = Horizontal scroll.
4 = Navigation history.
5 = Scroll view.
6 = Previous/Next Item.
7 = Focus Previous/Next Item.
8 = Previous/Next Item Extend.
9 = Focus Previous/Next Item Extend.
10 = Previous/Next filter.
11 = Previous/Next bookmark.

Set to a negative action to invert the mouse wheel delta.

Default:
ctrl_mouse_wheel_action=1
ctrl_shift_mouse_wheel_action=2
shift_mouse_wheel_action=3
alt_mouse_wheel_action=4
mouse_wheel_action=5
mouse_hwheel_action=3

invert_mouse_wheel

Set to 1 to invert the mouse wheel direction.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

wheel_scroll_lines

Set to the number of lines to scroll when using the mouse wheel.
Set to 0 to use the system default. (default)
Set to -1 to scroll one page at a time.

mouse_wheel_routing

Scroll windows under the mouse cursor or windows that have focus.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use system default (default)
1 = Focus
2 = Hover

xbutton1_action

The mouse x-button1 action.

Can be one of the following:

0 = None.
1 = Navigate back. (default)
2 = Navigate forward.
3 = Previous result list item.
4 = Next result list item.
5 = Previous Filter.
6 = Next Filter.
7 = Previous Bookmark.
8 = Next Bookmark.
9 = Scroll Up.
10 = Scroll Down.
11 = Scroll Page Up.
12 = Scroll Page Down.
13 = Page Up.
14 = Page Down.
EVERYTHING_IPC_ID_*

xbutton2_action

The x-button2 action.

Can be one of the following:

0 = None.
1 = Navigate back.
2 = Navigate forward. (default)
3 = Previous result list item.
4 = Next result list item.
5 = Previous Filter.
6 = Next Filter.
7 = Previous Bookmark.
8 = Next Bookmark.
9 = Scroll Up.
10 = Scroll Down.
11 = Scroll Page Up.
12 = Scroll Page Down.
13 = Page Up.
14 = Page Down.
EVERYTHING_IPC_ID_*

mbutton_action

The middle mouse button action.

Can be one of the following:

0 = None.
1 = Universal scroll. (default)
2 = Explore in everything.
EVERYTHING_IPC_ID_*

hscroll_mul
hscroll_div

Set the horizontal scroll numerator and denominator to control how much Everything will scroll horizontally based on the current result list width for each rotation of the mouse wheel.

Default:
hscroll_mul=1
hscroll_div=6

lvm_scroll

Set to 1 to enable LVM_SCROLL calls. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

lvm_scroll_dx_mul
lvm_scroll_dx_div
lvm_scroll_dy_mul
lvm_scroll_dy_div

Set the horizontal/vertical scroll numerator and denominator of a multiplier to control how much Everything will scroll from a LVM_SCROLL call.

Default:
lvm_scroll_dx_mul=1
lvm_scroll_dx_div=1
lvm_scroll_dy_mul=1
lvm_scroll_dy_div=1

name_only_drag

Set to 1 to allow drag-drop to be started from the text in the Name column only.
Set to 0 to allow drag-drop to be started from anywhere on the selected item. (default)

system_drag_image

Set to 1 to use the system drag image. (default)
Set to 0 to generate Everything's own drag image.

drag_path

Set to 1 to allow dragging of folder from the path column.
Set to 0 to drag the selected file/folder. (default)

ctrl_size_action

The action to perform when holding down Ctrl and resizing the window.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = none.
1 = Auto size column widths. (default)

hotkey_user_notification_state

Set to 1 to prevent Everything hotkeys when another program is fullscreen.
Set to 0 to allow hotkeys when another program is fullscreen. (default)

double_ctrl_action

Set to the action to use when pressing Left Ctrl twice or pressing Right Ctrl twice.

The Ctrl keypress can be used from anywhere (Everything doesn't need to have focus).

Can be one of the following values:

0 = none. (default)
1 = show the existing window. (creates a new window if one does not exist)
2 = create a new window.
3 = toggle the existing window.

ctrl_tab_action

Set to the action to use when pressing Ctrl + TAB.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = none.
1 = Cycle tabs. (default)
2 = Cycle windows.

paste_multiline_type

Format pasted multi-line text.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Search / paste as is (default)
1 = Filename (escape search operators)
2 = Name (escape search operators)
3 = Stem (escape search operators)
4 = Filelist (escape search operators)
5 = Raw text (no grouping and no character escaping)

paste_multiline_group

Group multiple lines with < and >
Grouping can make it easier to perform actions on multiple lines of pasted text.

Set to 1 to use < and > grouping (default)
Set to 0 to prevent grouping.

hdrop_filelist

The filename format when dropping files onto the search box.

Set to 1 to override the hdrop_file_format and hdrop_folder_format and use the old Everything 1.4 filelist format.
Set to 0 to use the hdrop_file_format and hdrop_folder_format. (default)

Also see hdrop_file_format
Also see hdrop_folder_format

hdrop_folder_format

The filename format when dropping folders onto the search box.

Can be one of the following values.

0 = Full path and filename. (default)
1 = Basename only.
2 = Full path and filename with exact: search modifier.
3 = Basename only with exact: search modifier.
4 = Stem.

Also see hdrop_filelist

hdrop_folder_append_path_separator

Set to 1 to append a trailing backslash (\) when dropping folders onto the search box. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

hdrop_file_format

The filename format when dropping files onto the search box.

Can be one of the following values.

0 = Full path and filename. (default)
1 = Basename only.
2 = Full path and filename with exact: search modifier.
3 = Basename only with exact: search modifier.
4 = Stem.

Also see hdrop_filelist

hdrop_shortcut_target

Set to 1 to resolve shortcut targets when dropping lnk files onto the search box. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

hdrop_efu

Set to 1 to open the specified file list when dropping an EFU file list.
Set to 0 to search for the specified file. (default)

Use the ALT key to temporarily toggle.

browse_file_open_dialog

Set to 1 to use the modern IFileOpenDialog interface. (default)
Set to 0 to use the old SHBrowseForFolder interface.

file_dialog

Set to 1 to use the modern IFileDialog interface. (default)
Set to 0 to use the old GetOpenFileName/GetSaveFileName interface.

file_operation

Set to 1 to use the modern IFileOperation interface. (default)
Set to 0 to use the old SHFileOperation interface.

sh_file_operation

Set to 1 to allow calls to SHFileOperation. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent calls to SHFileOperation.

paste_file_operation

Set to 1 to allow pasting to use move/copy file operations. (default)
Set to 0 to execute the target with the paste verb.

undo_conflict

Add a rename operation where the new name already existed to the undo history.
Enabling and undoing the rename operation may cause the wrong filename to be renamed.

Set to 1 to add the rename operation to the undo history.
Set to 0 to not add the rename operation to the undo history. (default)

auto_double_quote_completion

Set to 1 to automatically insert a second " after typing in the first ". The caret is also positioned inside the quotes.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

double_quote_add_search

Set to 1 to automatically prepend double quotes when using a add search for property command. The caret is also positioned inside the quotes.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

property_system

Set to 1 to load Windows Property System Properties. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

property_system_eml

Set to 1 to load eml properties with the Windows Property System.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)
The default Windows Property System handlers will modify eml files.

property_user_values

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of CSV filenames that override property values.
Leave empty to disable. (default)

Setting custom values for properties

property_builtin_handler

Set to 1 to use builtin property gatherer. (default)
Set to 0 to disable and use the system to gather properties.

opus_meta_information

Set to 1 to load tag and rating information from Opus Meta Information streams.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

xyplorer_tag_dat

Load tags from XYplorer.

Set to the path of your XYplorer tag.dat file.
Leave empty to disable. (default)

For example:
xyplorer_tag_dat=%APPDATA%\XYplorer\tag.dat

summary_information

Set to 1 to read properties from SummaryInformation streams. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

property_alternate_data_stream_wchar

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of Everything property canonical name and alternate data stream name mappings.
<property canonical name>=<alternate data stream name>
Leave empty to disable. (default)
Alternate data content is treated as UTF-16.

Example:
Comment=Comment;Tags=Tags;Custom Property 1=My stream name

property_alternate_data_stream_ansi

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of Everything property canonical name and alternate data stream name mappings.
<property canonical name>=<alternate data stream name>
Leave empty to disable. (default)
Alternate data content is treated as ANSI.

Example:
Comment=Comment;Tags=Tags;Custom Property 1=My stream name

property_alternate_data_stream_utf8

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of Everything property canonical name and alternate data stream name mappings.
<property canonical name>=<alternate data stream name>
Leave empty to disable. (default)
Alternate data content is treated as UTF-8.

Example:
Comment=Zone.Identifier;Tags=Tags;Custom Property 1=My stream name

custom_property_0
custom_property_1
custom_property_2
custom_property_3
custom_property_4
custom_property_5
custom_property_6
custom_property_7
custom_property_8
custom_property_9

Set the display name of the custom property.
Leave empty to use the default 'Custom Property' name. (default)

property_cache_exclude_folders

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of folders to exclude when gathering properties.
Empty = include all folders. (default)

property_cache_include_only_folders

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of folders to include when gathering properties.
Subfolders are included.
Empty = include all folders. (default)

property_cache_include_folders

Set to 1 to include folders when gathering properties. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude folders when gathering properties.

property_cache_exclude_files

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of files to exclude when gathering properties.
Empty = include all files. (default)

property_cache_include_only_files

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of files to include when gathering properties.
Empty = include all files. (default)

property_cache_include_files

Set to 1 to include files when gathering properties. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude files when gathering properties.

property_cache_exclude_recall_on_data_access

Set to 1 to exclude files and folders from the cloud. (default)
Set to 0 to gather (download) properties from files and folders in the cloud.

property_db_timeout

The number of milliseconds to wait for a property from the Everything database.
If the database doesn't respond in the specified time an empty value is returned.

The default is: 60000 (1 minute)

property_read_on_change_delay

The number of milliseconds to wait after a file is modified before reading properties.
The delay also applies to icons, thumbnails and the preview pane.

The default is: 1000 (1 second)
Set to 0 to disable.

esc_action

The action to perform when pressing the Escape key.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Do nothing.
1 = Cancel action. (default)

cancel_action

The action to perform when pressing the Cancel (Ctrl + Break) key.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Do nothing.
1 = Cancel index/search. (default)

open_file_name_multi_select_size

The maximum buffer size in bytes for storing filenames when selecting multiple files to open.
The default is 8MB, which will hold about 30,000 files.

Default: open_file_name_multi_select_size=8388608

explorer_theme

Set to 1 to apply the Visual Style "Explorer" theme to controls.
Set to 0 to use the standard theme. (default)

visual_styles

Set to 1 to use visual styles for controls. (default)
Set to 0 to use the classic theme for controls.

fix_white_flash

Set to 1 to prevent the Everything window from flashing White when the window is first shown. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

scrollbar_theme

The scrollbar theme when using the standard theme.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use system theme. (default)
1 = Use Everything theme.
2 = Use system theme.

scrollbar_dark_theme

The scrollbar theme when using dark mode.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use Everything theme when system dark mode is not available. Otherwise use system theme. (default)
1 = Use Everything theme.
2 = Use system theme.

hscroll_high

The horizontal scrollbar height in logical pixels.
Leave empty to use the default system height. (default)

vscroll_wide

The vertical scrollbar width in logical pixels.
Leave empty to use the default system width. (default)

message_beep

Set to 1 to play a sound when an error message is shown. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

long_query_delay

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before showing the Querying... status

Default: long_query_delay=250

long_sort_delay

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before showing the Sorting... status

Default: long_sort_delay=250

temp_status_delay

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before hiding the temporary status text.

Default: temp_status_delay=3000

update_retry_delay

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before attempting to re-monitor a device for changes.

Default: update_retry_delay=30000

show_window_on_monitor_from_cursor

Set to 1 to show new search windows on the monitor with the mouse cursor.
Set to 0 to show new search windows with the old position. (default)

cue_banner

Set to 1 to show the "Search" cue banner in the search box when there is no search text.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

add_to_recent_docs

Set to 1 to add executed filenames to the recent documents. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

Set to 1 to show the menu bar. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the View -> Menu.

fullscreen_menu

Set to 1 to show the menu bar when fullscreen.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

system_menu_main_menu

Show or hide the main menu in the system menu.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Show when the menu bar is disabled, hide when the menu bar is enabled. (default)
1 = Always show.
2 = Never show.

toolbar_visible

Show or hide the toolbar.

Set to 1 to show the toolbar. (default)
Set to 0 to hide the toolbar. (the toolbar still exists, it's just not visible)

toolbar_move_window

Set to 1 to move the main window when draging the toolbar. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

toolbar_high

Set the toolbar height in logical pixels.
Set to 0 to use the default height. (default)

toolbar_pos

Set the toolbar position.
The lower the position, the higher the toolbar will appear in the search window.
Use a negative value to anchor to the bottom of the window.

The default value is 20

window_caption

Set to 1 to show the window caption. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

window_border

Set the window border style.

Can be one of the following:

0 = None.
1 = Thick. (default)
2 = Thin.

dialog_pointsize

Set the dialog font size in points.

Leave empty to use the system default size. (default)

The system default is typically: 8

dialog_weight

Set the dialog font weight.

Leave empty to use the system default weight. (default)

400 = Normal.
700 = Bold.

The system default weight is typically: 400

dialog_italic

Set to 1 to use an italic style.
Set to 0 to use a normal style.

Leave empty to use the system default italic style. (default)

The system default italic is typically: 0

dialog_charset

Set to the desired LOGFONT character set.

Leave empty to use the system default character set. (default)

dialog_typeface

Set to the desired font family name.

Leave empty to use the system default typeface. (default)

The system default is typically: MS Shell Dlg 2

undo_history

Set to 1 to enable undo history (default)
Set to 0 to disable undo history.

max_undo

The maximum number of undo operations to remember.
Set to 0 to remember all undo operations.

Default: max_undo=256

max_edit_history

The maximum number of items to remember for an edit box.
Set to 0 to remember all.

Default: max_edit_history=64

theme

The current theme.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use System theme. (default)
1 = Standard theme.
2 = Dark theme.

Can be toggled from within Everything under the View -> Theme.

regenerate_user_environment

Set to 1 to monitor changes to environment variables, such as %TEMP%. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

add_clipboard_format_listener

Monitor the clipboard for changes when searching for clipboard: or cutting items from Everything.

Set to 1 to allow AddClipboardFormatListener API calls if available* (default)
Set to 0 to disable and use SetClipboardViewer.

*AddClipboardFormatListener requires Windows Vista or later.

utf8_bom

Set to 1 to store a UTF-8 Byte Order Mark when saving files with UTF-8 encoding.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

flush_file_buffers

Set to 1 to flush file buffers to disk when closing files.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

efu_filetime

The EFU filelist filetime format when saving to disk.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = FILETIME as Decimal. (default)
1 = ISO 8601 (converted to UTC).
2 = ISO 8601 (with time zone offset).

All of these formats are supported when loading EFU file lists.
Using ISO 8601 formats can reduce the EFU loading performance.

efu_folder_append_path_separator

Set to 1 to append a trailing path separator to folders when exporting as an EFU filelist. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

txt_folder_append_path_separator

Set to 1 to append a trailing path separator to folders when exporting as TEXT. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

txt_double_quote

Set to 1 to double quote filenames when exporting as TEXT.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

tsv_folder_append_path_separator

Set to 1 to append a trailing path separator to folders when exporting as Tab Separated Values (TSV). (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

csv_folder_append_path_separator

Set to 1 to append a trailing path separator to folders when exporting as Comma Separated Values (CSV). (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

csv_type

Set to 0 to export information to CSV as displayed. (default)
Set to 1 to export the full path and filename with detailed information.

Post by **void** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 5:58 am

fast_ascii_search2

Replaces fast_ascii_search.

Set to 1 to match ASCII characters against only other ASCII characters.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Fast ASCII search is only used when match diacritics is enabled.
Enabling Fast ASCII search no longer gives any noticeable search performance increase.
If enabled, searching for i will no longer match Turkish I with dot.

match_path_when_search_contains_path_separator2

Replaces match_path_when_search_contains_path_separator.

Set to 1 to match paths when the search contains a path separator (\) or (/). (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

path_search_type

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Convert windows\\system32 to **windows**\**system32** (default)
1 = Convert windows\system32 to **windows*\*system32**
2 = Convert windows\system32 to **windows**\**system32**
3 = remove a single path separator prefix or suffix and keep matching the full path.
4 = None.
5 = Convert win\\sys to win**\sys**
6 = Convert win\sys to win*\sys**
7 = Convert win\sys to win**\sys**

* = match any character (except \ or /) any number of times.
** = match any character any number of times.

path_search_type=0 example:
Win\\Sys\\hosts => **Win**\**Sys**\**hosts**

path_search_type=1 example:
Win\Sys\dri\e\hosts => **Win*\*Sys*\*dri*\*e*\*hosts**
Win\\hosts => **Win**\**hosts** (A double path separator is converted to **\**)

path_search_type=2 example:
Win\Sys\hosts => **Win**\**Sys**\**hosts**
The sub-path order is important, for example sys\win will not match windows\system32

path_search_type=3 example:
Win\ => path:Win
\32 => path:32
Windows\System32 => Windows\System32 (no change)
Windows\System32\ => Windows\System32\ (no change)
Path separators are preserved when there is more than one path separator.

path_search_type is ignored when an absolute path is specified.

allow_round_bracket_parenthesis2

Replaces allow_round_bracket_parenthesis.

Set to 1 to treat ( and ) as parenthesis. Use double quotes to escape a literal ( and ).
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Note: when enabled, use double quotes to search for brackets when using regex.

expand_environment_variables2

Replaces expand_environment_variables.

Set to 1 to expand environment variables. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

Note: environment variables are also expanded inside double quotes.
Note: to avoid environment expansion, use double quotes to break the variable name. For example: %"APPDATA"% or %""APPDATA%

search_size_unit

The default size unit when no unit is specified.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Bytes (default)
1 = KB
2 = MB
3 = GB

1 KB == 1024 bytes or 1000 bytes depending on your size_standard setting.

search_delay

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before starting a search.
Set to 0 to start searching immediately. (default)

search_delay_type

Set the search delay type.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Search edit only. (default)
1 = All changes.

Changing a search parameter, such as a filter or match case will update your search instantly when search edit only is selected.

convert_regex_forward_slash_to_double_backslash

Replace forward slashes (/) with double backslashes (\\) when using regex.

Set to 2 to convert a forward slash (/) to a double backslash (\\).
Set to 1 to use the Tools -> Options -> Search -> Replace forward slashes with backslashes setting. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

match_whole_word_when_using_wildcards

Set to 1 to match whole words when using wildcards.
Set to 0 to match the whole filename when using wildcards. (default)

match_whole_filename_when_using_wildcards must be disabled.

wildcards_star_all

Set to 1 to match any character when using a wildcard *
Set to 0 to match any character (except \ or /) when using a wildcard * (default)

allow_minus_not

Set to 1 to treat minus (-) as a NOT operator.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

allow_open_quote

Set to 1 to allow an opening quote (") without a closing quote ("). (default)
Set to 0 to treat the term with a missing closing quote as empty.

When set to 0, empty terms are also treated as missing a closing quote.

regex_optimization

Set to 1 to convert simple regex searches into Everything searches. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

pure_regex

Set to 1 to treat the entire search as regex when Regular expressions are enabled from the Search menu. (default)
Set to 0 to treat each Everything search term as regex. (allows you to use search functions with Regular Expressions enabled under the Search menu).

When disabled, use double quotes (") to escape spaces.

search_reorder

Set to 1 to reorder search terms from fastest to slowest. (default)
Set to 0 to search in order from left to right.

search_current_results

Set to 1 to search with the current results (if possible). (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

search_max_expand_size

Set to maximum size in bytes of the macro expansion buffer.
Set to 0 for unlimited expansion size.

Macros that expand larger than the specified limit are truncated.

The default is 8MB:
search_max_expand_size=8388608

double_double_quote_escape

Set to 1 to treat double double quote ("") as a single literal quote.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

fast_partial_path_search

Set to 1 to use an optimized search method for finding partial paths. (default)
Set to 0 to disable. (might be necessary to match / or \ in folder names on some file systems)

search_ui_thread_priority

The priority of the UI thread when there is an active search.

Can be one of the following values:

-15 = Idle.
-2 = Lowest.
-1 = Below normal.
0 = Normal.
1 = Above normal.
2 = Highest. (default)

not_op

Custom NOT operator name.
Leave empty to disable. (default)

or_op

Custom OR operator name.
Leave empty to disable. (default)

and_op

Custom AND operator name.
Leave empty to disable. (default)

match_end_of_filename_with_dollar_sign

Set to 1 to match the end of the filename with a trailing dollar sign ($). Use double quotes to escape a literal $.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

match_start_of_filename_with_caret

Match the start of the filename with a caret (^) prefix.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Disabled. (default)
1 = Match the start of the filename (or full path and filename if match path is enabled)
2 = Match the start of the basename.

match_whole_words_when_using_quotes

Match whole words or the whole filename when using double quotes.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Disabled. (default)
1 = Match whole words
2 = Match the whole filename (or whole full path and filename if match path is enabled)
3 = Match the whole basename.

match_folders_with_single_path_separator

Set to 1 to match folders only when the search includes a single backslash (\) or forward slash (/). (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

group_expansion

Set to 1 to expand text near a < > group of text. For example: gr<a|e>y => gray|grey. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

ignore_punctuation_type

Ignore punctuation in the filename or filename and search.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = filename only. (default)
1 = filename and search.

search_thread_priority

The priority of the search thread(s).

Can be one of the following values:

-15 = Idle.
-2 = Lowest.
-1 = Below normal.
0 = Normal. (default)
1 = Above normal.
2 = Highest.

sort_thread_priority

The priority of the sort thread(s).

Can be one of the following values:

-15 = Idle.
-2 = Lowest.
-1 = Below normal.
0 = Normal. (default)
1 = Above normal.
2 = Highest.

index_thread_priority

The priority of the index thread(s).

Can be one of the following values:

-15 = Idle.
-2 = Lowest.
-1 = Below normal.
0 = Normal. (default)
1 = Above normal.
2 = Highest.

randomize_descending_first

Set to 1 to sort descending first when sorting by randomize.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

size_standard

The size standard.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = JEDEC (1 KB == 1024 bytes). (default)
1 = IEC (1 KiB == 1024 bytes).
2 = Metric (1 kB == 1000 bytes).

size_auto_format

The format to use when using the auto size format.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = No decimal place (12345678 bytes == 11 MB).
1 = 1 decimal place (12345678 bytes == 11.7 MB).
2 = 2 decimal places (12345678 bytes == 11.77 MB).
3 = 3 decimal places (12345678 bytes == 11.773 MB).
4 = 3 digits (12345678 bytes == 11.7 MB). (default)

size_number_format

The format to use when not using the auto size format.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = No decimal place (12345678 bytes == 11 MB). (default)
1 = 1 decimal place (12345678 bytes == 11.7 MB).
2 = 2 decimal places (12345678 bytes == 11.77 MB).
3 = 3 decimal places (12345678 bytes == 11.773 MB).
4 = 3 digits (12345678 bytes == 11.7 MB).

size_ceil

The size rounding method.

Set to 1 to use the ceiling of the size value (round up). (default)
Set to 0 to use the floor of the size value (round down).

size_auto_ceil

The rounding method to use when using the automatic size format.

Set to 1 to use the ceiling of the size value (round up).
Set to 0 to use the floor of the size value (round down). (default)

size_bytes_abbreviation

Set to 1 to show B for bytes.
Set to 0 to show bytes. (default)

size_kb_prefix

The string value for KB. For example: K
Leave empty to use the default depending on the size format. For example: KB/KiB/kB. (default)

size_mb_prefix

The string value for MB. For example: M
Leave empty to use the default depending on the size format. For example: MB/MiB/MB (default)

size_auto_prefix

Semicolon (;) delimited list of prefixes to use with the auto size format.
The first value is for bytes, the second for Kilobytes, the third for Megabytes, etc...
For example: B;K;M;G;T;P
Leave empty to use the default depending on the size format. (default)

size_on_disk_type

The method used to calculate the size on disk.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use the same as the OS. (default)
1 = Files stored in the MFT show a size of zero. Otherwise, round up to cluster size. (Windows 10+)
2 = Round up the file size to volume cluster size. (Windows 8 and earlier)
3 = Show the true allocation size on disk.

The number milliseconds to wait before reshowing the tooltip.
Set to 0 to use the system default. (default)

The number milliseconds to wait before hiding the tooltip.
Set to 0 to use show the tooltip for as long as possible. (default)

The number milliseconds to wait before showing the tooltip.
Set to 0 to use the system default. (default)

Set to the font family name.
Leave empty to use the default dialog font. (default)

Set to the font size in logical pixels.
Leave empty to use the default dialog font size. (default)

The maximum width in pixels of the result list tooltip.
Set to 0 to use the width in pixels of the primary display. (default)

The number milliseconds to wait before showing the result list tooltip.
Set to 0 to use the system default. (default)

The number milliseconds to wait before showing the detailed result list tooltip.
Set to 0 to use the system default. (default)

show_detailed_listview_tooltips

Set to 0 to never show detailed tooltips.
Set to 1 to show detailed tooltips when hovering over the icon with the mouse cursor. (default)
Set to 2 to show detailed tooltips when hovering over the icon or text with the mouse cursor.
Set to 3 to show detailed tooltips when hovering over the name column with the mouse cursor.
Set to 4 to show detailed tooltips when hovering over the item with the mouse cursor.

ellipsis

Set to 1 to draw the ... ellipsis at the end of clipped text. (default)
Set to 0 to draw clipped text.

path_ellipsis

Set to 1 to always show the last part of the path with an ellipsis in the middle.
Set to 0 to disable and show an ellipsis at the end. (default)

Also see path_narrow

path_narrow

Set to 1 to always show the last part of the path first.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Overrides path_ellipsis.

search_close_button

Set to 1 to show the clear/close button in search boxes. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

folder_append_path_separator

Set to 1 to display folders with a trailing path separator.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Also see hdrop_folder_append_path_separator
Also see efu_folder_append_path_separator
Also see txt_folder_append_path_separator
Also see copy_folder_append_path_separator

locale_sgrouping

Specify the digit grouping format.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = 123456789
3;0 = 123,456,789
3;0;0 = 123456,789
3;2;0 = 12,34,56,789
Empty = Use system format. (default)

LOCALE_SGROUPING

jump_to_timeout

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before clearing the jump to text in the result list.
Default: jump_to_timeout=1000

jump_to_allow_same_first_char

Set to 1 to add the same character to the start of the jump to text. (AA matches filenames starting with AA)
Set to 0 to cycle between filenames starting with the same character. (AA matches the second file starting with A). (default)

jump_to_backslash_action

The action when typing in \ in the result list.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Toggle between the first file or folder result. (default)
1 = Show the quick findbar.
2 = Add the \ to the jump to text.
3 = Do nothing

jump_to_forward_slash_action

The action when typing in / in the result list.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Toggle between the first file or folder result.
1 = Show the quick findbar. (default)
2 = Add the / to the jump to text. (silent quick find)
3 = Do nothing

Searching for / will start a quick find and match any character any number of times.

hide_extension

Set to 1 to hide the file extensions in the result list.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

selected_border

Set to 1 to show a border color around selected items.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Also see selected_border_overlap.

selected_border_overlap

Set to 1 to overlap the bottom border with the next item.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

selected_border must be enabled.
Full row select or full name select must also be enabled.
An accent color must be selected.

grid_lines

Set to 1 to show a grid lines in the results.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Set grid_line_color and grid_line_dark_color to adjust the color.

selected_border_color
selected_border_dark_color
selected_row_color
selected_row_dark_color
selected_inactive_border_color
selected_inactive_border_dark_color
selected_inactive_row_color
selected_inactive_row_dark_color
grid_line_color
grid_line_dark_color

statusbar_top_color
statusbar_top_dark_color
statusbar_border_color
statusbar_border_dark_color
statusbar_separator_color
statusbar_separator_dark_color
search_edit_border_color
search_edit_border_dark_color
toolbar_bottom_color
toolbar_bottom_dark_color
header_bottom_color
header_bottom_dark_color
header_divider_color
header_divider_dark_color
header_sort_border_color
header_sort_border_dark_color
listbox_border_color
listbox_border_dark_color
combobox_border_color
combobox_border_dark_color
translucent_selection_rectangle_background_dark_color
translucent_selection_rectangle_border_dark_color
thumbnail_mouseover_border_dark_color
highlight_background_dark_color
highlight_foreground_dark_color
pane_bottom_color
pane_bottom_dark_color
progress_bar_background_color
progress_bar_background_border_color
progress_bar_color
progress_bar_border_color
progress_bar_background_dark_color
progress_bar_background_border_dark_color
progress_bar_dark_color
progress_bar_border_dark_color
scrollbar_back_color
scrollbar_back_dark_color
scrollbar_button_color
scrollbar_button_dark_color
scrollbar_button_icon_color
scrollbar_button_icon_dark_color
scrollbar_button_hot_color
scrollbar_button_hot_dark_color
scrollbar_button_hot_icon_color
scrollbar_button_hot_icon_dark_color
scrollbar_button_down_color
scrollbar_button_down_dark_color
scrollbar_button_down_icon_color
scrollbar_button_down_icon_dark_color
scrollbar_thumb_color
scrollbar_thumb_dark_color
scrollbar_thumb_hot_color
scrollbar_thumb_hot_dark_color
scrollbar_thumb_down_color
scrollbar_thumb_down_dark_color
scrollbar_corner_color
scrollbar_corner_dark_color
tabs_selected_border_color
tabs_selected_border_dark_color

Set the part color.
Use the following format: #rrggbb
where rr is the Red value in hex, gg is the Green value in hex and bb is Blue value in hex.
For example, Yellow: #ffff00
Leave empty to use the default color. (default)

system_highlight_color
system_highlighttext_color

Creates a detour to override system colors.
Only x64 is supported.
Use the following format: #rrggbb
where rr is the Red value in hex, gg is the Green value in hex and bb is Blue value in hex.
For example, Yellow: #ffff00
Leave empty to use the default color. (default)

Post by **void** » Fri May 07, 2021 4:29 am

bookmark_remember_prefix
bookmark_remember_suffix
bookmark_remember_ignore_punctuation
bookmark_remember_ignore_whitespace

Controls the (No Change) value when adding a new bookmark.

Set to 1 to change the setting value when the bookmark is activated.
Set to 0 to leave the setting unchanged. (default)

bookmark_organize_x
bookmark_organize_y
bookmark_organize_wide
bookmark_organize_high

The bookmark organize window position and size.

bookmark_organize_maximized

The Organize Bookmark window maximized state.
Set to 1 to show maximized.
Set to 0 to show as a normal window (default)

bookmark_organize_tree_wide
bookmark_organize_name_wide
bookmark_organize_name_order
bookmark_organize_search_wide
bookmark_organize_search_order
bookmark_organize_macro_wide
bookmark_organize_macro_order
bookmark_organize_key_wide
bookmark_organize_key_order

The Organize Bookmarks column widths and order.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

bookmark_select_wide
bookmark_select_high
bookmark_select_maximized

The Select Bookmark window size in pixels.

bookmark_select_tree_wide
bookmark_select_name_wide
bookmark_select_name_order
bookmark_select_search_wide
bookmark_select_search_order
bookmark_select_macro_wide
bookmark_select_macro_order
bookmark_select_key_wide
bookmark_select_key_order

The Select Bookmark column widths and order.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

open_search_action

Set the action to use when opening a search or filelist.

Can be one of the following values:
1 = Open in existing window (default)
2 = New tab
3 = New window
4 = Append to search

ctrl_open_search_action

Set the action to use when opening a search or filelist when the CTRL key is down.

Can be one of the following values:
1 = Open in existing window
2 = New tab (default)
3 = New window
4 = Append to search

shift_open_search_action

Set the action to use when opening a search or filelist when the SHIFT key is down.

Can be one of the following values:
1 = Open in existing window
2 = New tab
3 = New window (default)
4 = Append to search

follow_reparse_points

Set to 1 to follow folder reparse points/junctions for folder indexes. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

Set to 0 to prevent Everything from indexing circular reparse points forever.

shell_folder_exclude_link

Set to 1 to exclude shell link files in virtual folders. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

Set to 1 to prevent Everything from indexing circular link files forever.

no_db

Set to 1 to disable saving/loading the database to/from disk.
Set to 0 to store the Everything database on disk in the Everything.db file. (default)

Set to 1 to always create a fresh database in memory.

hardlink_monitor

Set to 1 to monitor changes to hardlinks on NTFS volumes. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

Deleted hard links are not detected.

db_update_thread_priority

Set the thread priority when updating the database from a file system change.

Can be one of the following values:

-15 = Idle.
-2 = Lowest.
-1 = Below normal.
0 = Normal. (default)
1 = Above normal.
2 = Highest.

folder_rescan_timeout

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before timing-out when rescanning a folder.

The default is:
folder_rescan_timeout=10000 (10 seconds)

folder_background_index

Set to 1 to index folders in the background.
Set to 0 to index folders immediately. (default)

folder_scan_sleep

Set to the number of milliseconds to sleep after scanning a single folder.
Set to 0 to scan the next folder immediately. (default)

fat_rescan_timeout

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before timing-out when rescanning a FAT volume.

The default is:
fat_rescan_timeout=10000 (10 seconds)

remote_rescan_timeout

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before timing-out when rescanning a remote volume.

The default is:
remote_rescan_timeout=300000 (5 minutes)

ntfs_update_thread_mode_background

Set to 1 to set the update thread priority to background UI priority.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Enabling can severely reduce the update performance of Everything.

refs_update_thread_mode_background

Set to 1 to set the update thread priority to background UI priority.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Enabling can severely reduce the update performance of Everything.

monitor_thread_mode_background

Set to 1 to set the update thread priority to background UI priority.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Enabling can severely reduce the update performance of Everything.

monitor_stop

Set to 1 to prevent Everything from monitoring changes to NTFS, ReFS, network indexes, network drives and folder indexes.
Set to 0 to monitor changes. (default)

Changes to network drives and folder indexes will be missed while enabled.
Changes to NTFS, ReFS and network indexes will be found after resuming monitoring.

Also see monitor_pause.

monitor_file_operation

Set to 1 to immediately update FAT, network drive and folder indexes when successfully renaming, moving or deleting a file. (default)
Set to 0 to update through ReadDirectoryChanges or SHChangeNotify events.

ntfs_open_file_by_id

Set to 1 to allow use of OpenFileByID to read changes to files. (default)
Set to 0 to prevent use of OpenFileByID.

If OpenFileByID is not supported, Everything will read file records directly from the NTFS MFT.

get_ntfs_file_record_retry_delay

Specify the number of milliseconds to wait before retrying to read a bad NTFS file record.

Default: get_ntfs_file_record_retry_delay=250

get_ntfs_file_record_retry_timeout

Specify the number of milliseconds to wait before giving up when to read a bad NTFS file record.

Default: get_ntfs_file_record_retry_timeout=90000

cancel_delay

The number of milliseconds to wait before showing the cancel search or cancel sort dialog.
The cancel dialog is shown when database access is required and the database is currently busy.

Default: cancel_delay=1000

content_builtin_text_plain_handler

Set to 1 to allow Everything to read content from text/plain files. (default)
Set to 0 to let the OS read content from text/plain files.

content_builtin_eml_handler

Set to 1 to allow Everything to read content from eml files. (default)
Set to 0 to let the OS read content from eml files.

update_parent_date_modified_for_all_events

Set to 1 to update the parent date modified for all events
Set to 0 to only update when the date modified timestamp changes. (default)

content_buf_size

The initial content buffer size in bytes.

Default: 8388608
(8 MB)

content_ifilter

Set to 1 to use iFilters to read file content. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

content_multithreaded_max_memory_percent

Set to the maximum memory as a percentage to use when reading content.
Set to 0 to disable.

Default: content_multithreaded_max_memory_percent=25

content_pdf_ifilter_coinit_multithreaded

Set to 1 to initialize the COM with COINIT_MULTITHREADED for PDF iFilters. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

content_ifilter_coinit_multithreaded

Set to 1 to initialize the COM with COINIT_MULTITHREADED for iFilters.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

content_ifilter_handlers

Set to a json array of objects describing a semicolon delimited wildcard filename filter and custom preview handler.
Leave empty to disable custom handlers. (default)

The first (or left-most) filter that matches is used.

For example, to read content from PDF files with the stock Windows PDF iFilter and DOC files with the stock Windows DOC iFilter:
content_ifilter_handlers=[{"filter":"*.pdf","handler":"{6C337B26-3E38-4F98-813B-FBA18BAB64F5}"},{"filter":"*.doc","handler":"{f07f3920-7b8c-11cf-9be8-00aa004b9986}"}]

results_changed_delay

The number of milliseconds to wait before refreshing the result list after the last refresh.

Default: results_changed_delay=1000

monitor_notify_results_changed_delay

The number of milliseconds to wait before processing file system changes after processing the last batch of file system changes.

Default: monitor_notify_results_changed_delay=1000

index_max_threads

The maximum number of threads to use when indexing.
Set to 0 to use the maximum available. (default)

no_incur_seek_penalty_multithreaded

Set to 1 to use multiple threads for devices that do not incur a seek penalty. (default)
Set to 0 to use only a single device thread.

Also see separate_device_thread.

separate_device_thread

Set to 1 to use a thread for each device. (default)
Set to 0 to use a single thread for all devices.

default_multithreaded

The default multithreading value.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Let Everything decide based on the device. (default)
1 = Use multiple threads.
2 = Single thread.
3 = Device thread.

db_auto_save_interval

Set to the interval in milliseconds to save the database to disk.

Default: db_auto_save_interval=86400000

86400000 = one day.
3600000 = one hour.
60000 = one minute.

db_auto_save_type must be set to 1.
Otherwise, db_auto_save_interval is ignored.

Also see db_auto_save_type.

db_auto_save_type

The auto save type.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Disabled.
1 = Save periodically with the specified Interval.
2 = Save daily. (default)

Also see db_auto_save_interval.

db_auto_save_at_hour

The hour of the day to automatically save the Everything database to disk.

Default: db_auto_save_at_hour=4

db_auto_save_type must be set to 2.

Also see db_auto_save_at_minute.

db_auto_save_at_minute

The minute of the hour to automatically save the Everything database to disk.

Default: db_auto_save_at_minute=0

db_auto_save_type must be set to 2.

Also see db_auto_save_at_hour.

db_auto_save_on_close

Set to 1 to save the database to disk when an Everything search window is closed and the last scheduled auto save was missed. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

db_auto_save_idle_delay

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait after no keyboard or mouse input before auto saving the database to disk.
Set to 0 to disable.

Default: db_auto_save_idle_delay=60000
(1 minute)

db_save_on_exit

Set to 1 to save the database to disk when exiting Everything or when Windows is shutting down. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

db_save_on_rebuild

Set to 1 to save the database to disk after a rebuild.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

fast_attrib_d

Set to 1 to allow searches for the directory attribute to search the folders database only. (default)
Set to 0 to search the true file attributes.

Disable to search the true directory attribute.

include_file_content

Set to 1 to index file content.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

content_include_only_folders
content_exclude_folders
content_include_only_files
content_exclude_files

Semicolon (;) delimited list of wildcard filters to specify which files will be content indexed.

Default:
content_include_only_folders=
content_exclude_folders=
content_include_only_files=*.doc;*.docx;*.pdf;*.txt;*.xls;*.xlsx
content_exclude_files=

content_exclude_not_content_indexed

Exclude files with the "not content indexed" attribute.

Set to 1 to exclude files with the "not content indexed" attribute set.
Set to 0 to allow files with the "not content indexed" attribute set. (default)

content_exclude_recall_on_data_access

Exclude files with the recall on data access attribute.

Set to 1 to exclude files with the "recall on data access" attribute set. (default)
Set to 0 to allow files with the "recall on data access" attribute set.

content_max_size

The maximum size in bytes of files to content index.
Files larger than this size will be excluded.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Also see content_max_size_unit.

content_max_size_unit

The unit size of content_max_size.

Can be one of the following:

0 = bytes.
1 = KB.
2 = MB. (default)

folders_first

Show folders above files.

Can be one of the following:

0 = When sort ascending. (default)
1 = Always.
2 = Never.
3 = When sort descending.

secondary_sort_folders_first

Show folders above files when there is an active secondary sort.

Can be one of the following:

0 = When sort ascending.
1 = Always. (default)
2 = Never.
3 = When sort descending.

sort_mix

Set to 1 to mix file and folder results together.
Set to 0 to separate file and folder results. (default)

length_dupe_tolerance

Set to the tolerance in milliseconds when finding duplicated lengths.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

Length has a resolution of 100 nanoseconds.

dupe_keep_sort

Set to 1 to restore the current sort after finding duplicated items.
Set to 0 to use the duplicated sort. (default)

Everything will presort your results to find duplicated items.
Restoring the sort can be slow.

device_arrival_delay

The number of milliseconds to wait after receiving a new device event before scanning the system for new volumes.
Gives the system extra time to mount some devices.
Set to 0 to disable.

Default: device_arrival_delay=3000

check_for_volume_change_delay

The number of milliseconds to wait before checking the system for new volumes after the last check.
Set to 0 to disable.

Default: check_for_volume_change_delay=3000

check_for_volume_change_on_computer_change

Set to 1 to check for volume changes when the "This PC" folder changes. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

journal

Set to 1 to enable journal indexing. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

journal_add_all

Set to 1 to add a journal entry for all changes to files/folders, even when the database is not changed.
Set to 0 to only add journal entries for files that changed in the database. (default)

journal_max_size

Set to the maximum size of the journal in bytes.
Set to 0 to disable.

Default: journal_max_size=1048576

The journal is trimmed when adding new entries to keep the journal size below the specified maximum size.

journal_log

Set to 1 to write journal entries to a log file on disk.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

A daily log file is created with the following filename:
index-journal-YYYY-MM-DD.txt

Also see journal_log_directory.
also see journal_log_format.

journal_log_directory

The log file directory.

empty = %LOCALAPPDATA%\Everything\Logs

The default is: empty

Also see journal_log.

journal_log_format

Set to the log format.
Leave empty to use the default format:
#id: #date: #action:<-6> "#filename:" "#newfilename:"

The format can contain the following variables:

#num: = A literal #
#split: = Log renamed and moved actions with two lines.
#id: = The current journal item ID.
#date: = The current journal item date in YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss format.
#date:<YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss> = The current journal item date with specified format.
#action: = The current journal item action. (With #split:, can be: Rename From, Rename To, Move From or Move To. Without #split:, can be: Rename, Move, Create, Delete or Modify)
#filename: = The current journal item filename. With #split:, the second line is the new filename.
#newfilename: = The current journal item new filename.

Use <x> after a variable to set padding and alignment. Where x is the number of characters to pad. Use a positive number to right align and a negative number to left align.
For example: #action:<-6> will left align the action text and pad up to 6 characters with spaces.

Also see journal_log.

indexed_property_pause

Set to 1 to pause property indexing and content indexing.
Set to 0 to resume property indexing and content indexing. (default)

read_directory_changes

Set to 1 to use ReadDirectoryChanges to monitor changes to folder indexes. (default)
Set to 0 to use ShellChangeNotify to monitor changes to folder indexes.

read_directory_changes_get_long_path_name

Set to 1 to expand paths from read directory changes events with GetLongPathName. (default)
Set to 0 to use paths from read directory changes events as is.

Disabling can cause short names to appear in your index.

db_load_crc

Set to 1 to perform a CRC check when loading the database (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

db_backup

Set to 1 to create a database backup file (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

ini_backup

Set to 1 to create a ini settings backup file. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

csv_backup

Set to 1 to create a csv data backup file. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

poll_opened_files_rate

Set to the rate in milliseconds to gather all opened file handles on the system.

Default: poll_opened_files_rate=1000

poll_volume_properies_rate

Set to the rate in milliseconds to gather property values for root folders.

Default: poll_volume_properies_rate=1000

editor_last_export_type

Set to the export type when exporting from the File List Editor.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = EFU. (default)
1 = CSV.
2 = TXT.

editor_last_add_file_filename

The filename of the last file added to a file list.

Empty = not defined. (default)

editor_last_import_type

Set to the import type to use when importing a file list into the file list editor.

Can be one of the following values:

1 = Filelists.
2 = CSV.
3 = EFU. (default)
4 = TXT.

file_list_slot_export_type

Set to the export type when exporting from a File List Slot.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = EFU. (default)
1 = CSV.
2 = TXT.

file_list_history

A semicolon (;) delimited list of recently opened file lists.

Also see max_file_list_history.

max_file_list_history

Set to the maximum number of recently opened file lists to remember.
Set to 0 to disable file lists history.

Default: max_file_list_history=24

column_history

A semicolon (;) delimited list of recently closed columns by canonical property name.

Also see max_column_history.

max_column_history

Set to the maximum number of recently closed columns to remember.
Set to 0 to disable column history.

Default: max_column_history=24

rename_maximized
advanced_copy_to_maximized
advanced_move_to_maximized

The maximized state of the rename window, advanced copy or advanced move window.
Set to 1 to show maximized.
Set to 0 to show as a normal window (default)

rename_match_diacritics
advanced_copy_to_match_diacritics
advanced_move_to_match_diacritics

Set to 1 to match diacritics in the multi-file-renamer/mover/copier.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

rename_presets

A JSON array of preset objects.

For example:

Code: Select all

rename_presets=[{"name":"replace _ with .","old_format":"_","new_format":".","case":0,"diacritics":0,"regex":0,"ignore_extension":1},{"name":"replace . with _","old_format":".","new_format":"_","case":0,"diacritics":0,"regex":0,"ignore_extension":1}]

The default is empty.

find_and_select_wide
find_and_select_high

The width and height of the find and select dialog.

Default is:
find_and_select_wide=0
find_and_select_high=0

find_and_select_match_case
find_and_select_match_diacritics
find_and_select_match_wholewords
find_and_select_match_path
find_and_select_regex

Enable or disable search options.
Set to 1 to enable.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

find_and_select_clear_selection

Enable or disable clearing the existing selection before selecting.
Set to 1 to clear the existing selection. (default)
Set to 0 to keep the existing selection.

find_and_select_select_folders
find_and_select_select_files

Select files or folders.
Set to 1 to select files/folders. (default)
Set to 0 to not select files/folders.

find_and_select_last_filter

Set to the last filter.

Only updated if search history is enabled.

find_and_select_history

Set to a semicolon delimited list of previous filters.

Only updated if search history is enabled.

advanced_sort_type_1
advanced_sort_type_2
advanced_sort_type_3

Set to the property canonical name for primary, secondary and tertiary sorts.

advanced_sort_ascending_1
advanced_sort_ascending_2
advanced_sort_ascending_3

Set to 1 to sort in ascending order for primary, secondary and tertiary sorts.
Set to 0 to sort in descending order for primary, secondary and tertiary sorts.

property_select_x
property_select_y

The Select Property window position in screen coordinates.

property_select_wide
property_select_high

The Select Property window size in pixels.

property_select_maximized

The Select Property window maximized state.
Set to 1 to show maximized.
Set to 0 to show as a normal window (default)

property_select_sort

The Select Property sort.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Name. (default)
1 = Type.
2 = Canonical Name.

property_select_sort_ascending

Set to 1 to sort in ascending order.
Set to 0 to sort in descending order.

property_select_name_wide
property_select_name_order
property_select_type_wide
property_select_type_order
property_select_canonical_name_wide
property_select_canonical_name_order

The Select Property column widths and order.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

property_select_tree_wide

The Select Property treeview width in pixels.

column_organize_wide
column_organize_high

The Organize Columns window size in pixels.

column_organize_name_wide

The Organize Columns name column width in pixels.

undo_history_x
undo_history_y

The Undo History window position in screen coordinates.

undo_history_wide
undo_history_high

The Undo History window size in pixels.

undo_history_maximized

The Undo History window maximized state.
Set to 1 to show maximized.
Set to 0 to show as a normal window (default)

undo_history_sort

The active Undo History sort.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Date. (default)
1 = Action.
2 = Name.
3 = Path.
4 = New Name.
5 = New Path.

undo_history_sort_ascending

Set to 1 to sort in ascending order.
Set to 0 to sort in descending order. (default)

undo_history_date_wide
undo_history_date_order
undo_history_action_wide
undo_history_action_order
undo_history_name_wide
undo_history_name_order
undo_history_path_wide
undo_history_path_order
undo_history_new_name_wide
undo_history_new_name_order
undo_history_new_path_wide
undo_history_new_path_order

The Undo History column widths and order.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

index_journal_x
index_journal_y

The Index Journal window position in screen coordinates.

index_journal_wide
index_journal_high

The Index Journal window size in pixels.

index_journal_maximized

The Index Journal window maximized state.
Set to 1 to show maximized.
Set to 0 to show as a normal window (default)

index_journal_id_wide
index_journal_id_order
index_journal_date_visible
index_journal_date_wide
index_journal_date_order
index_journal_action_visible
index_journal_action_wide
index_journal_action_order
index_journal_name_visible
index_journal_name_wide
index_journal_name_order
index_journal_path_visible
index_journal_path_wide
index_journal_path_order
index_journal_new_name_visible
index_journal_new_name_wide
index_journal_new_name_order
index_journal_new_path_visible
index_journal_new_path_wide
index_journal_new_path_order
index_journal_size_visible
index_journal_size_wide
index_journal_size_order
index_journal_date_modified_visible
index_journal_date_modified_wide
index_journal_date_modified_order
index_journal_date_created_visible
index_journal_date_created_wide
index_journal_date_created_order
index_journal_date_accessed_visible
index_journal_date_accessed_wide
index_journal_date_accessed_order
index_journal_attributes_visible
index_journal_attributes_wide
index_journal_attributes_order
index_journal_parent_date_modified_visible
index_journal_parent_date_modified_wide
index_journal_parent_date_modified_order
index_journal_new_parent_date_modified_visible
index_journal_new_parent_date_modified_wide
index_journal_new_parent_date_modified_order

The Index Journal column visibility, widths and order.
Set visible to 1 to show the column.
Set visible to 0 to hide the column.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

index_journal_sort

The active Index Journal sort.

Can be one of the following:

0 = ID. (default)
1 = Date.
2 = Action.
3 = Name.
4 = Path.
5 = New Name.
6 = New Path.
7 = Size.
8 = Date Modified.
9 = Date Created.
10 = Date Accessed.
11 = Attributes.
12 = Parent Date Modified.
13 = New Parent Date Modified.

index_journal_sort_ascending

Set to 1 to sort in ascending order.
Set to 0 to sort in descending order. (default)

index_journal_export_type

The Index Journal export type.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Use Default (CSV).
1 = CSV.
2 = TXT.

omit_results_x
omit_results_y

The Organize Result Omissions window position in screen coordinates.

omit_results_wide
omit_results_high

The Organize Result Omissions window size in pixels.

omit_results_maximized

The Index Journal window maximized state.
Set to 1 to show maximized.
Set to 0 to show as a normal window (default)

omit_results_column_filename_wide
omit_results_column_filename_order
omit_results_column_type_wide
omit_results_column_type_order
omit_results_column_date_added_wide
omit_results_column_date_added_order

The Organize Result Omissions column widths and order.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

omit_results_sort

The active Organize Result Omissions sort.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Filename. (default)
1 = Type.
2 = Date Added.

omit_results_sort_ascending

Set to 1 to sort in ascending order. (default)
Set to 0 to sort in descending order.

omit_results_filter_type

The last Organize Result Omissions filter type.

Can be one of the following values:

1 = Folders.
2 = Files. (default)
3 = Folders and files.

insert_function_wide
insert_function_high

The Insert Function window size in pixels.

insert_function_column_name_wide
insert_function_column_description_wide

The Insert Function column widths and order.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

goto_what

The Go To what type.

Can be one of the following:

0 = File or folder. (default)
1 = Folder.
2 = File.

tcp_keepalive

Set to 1 to periodically check TCP connections are still alive. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

tcp_keepidle

Set to the time (in seconds) the connection needs to remain idle before TCP starts sending keepalive probes.

Default: tcp_keepidle=30

tcp_keepintvl

Set to the time (in seconds) between individual keepalive probes.

Default: tcp_keepintvl=1

size_ceil_search

Set to 1 to search for ceiling size.
Set to 0 to search for the floor size. (default)

duration_very_short

The duration for the 'very short' constant in milliseconds.

Default: duration_very_short=60000

duration_short

The duration for the 'short' constant in milliseconds.

Default: duration_short=300000

duration_medium

The duration for the 'medium' constant in milliseconds.

Default: duration_medium=1800000

duration_long

The duration for the 'long' constant in milliseconds.

Default: duration_long=3600000

date_cutoff_now

Set to 1 to cut relative date searches off at now.
Set to 0 to match the end of time for relative date searches. (default)

context_menu_parent_folder

Show the parent folders context menu item.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Never show.
1 = Always Show.
2 = System default. (default)
3 = Show on Shift key down.
4 = System default. (legacy value, the same as 2)

context_menu_copy_column_value

Show the Copy column value context menu item.

This action will copy the text from the column under the cursor.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Never show.
1 = Always Show.
2 = System default. (default)
3 = Show on Shift key down.

context_menu_search_in_everything

Show the Search in Everything context menu item.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Never show.
1 = Always Show.
2 = System default. (default)
3 = Show on Shift key down.

context_menu_explore_in_everything

Show the Explore in Everything context menu item.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Never show.
1 = Always Show.
2 = System default. (default)
3 = Show on Shift key down.

context_menu_omit_results

Show the Omit context menu item.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Never show.
1 = Always Show.
2 = System default. (default)
3 = Show on Shift key down.

context_menu_temp_omit_results

Show the Temporarily Omit context menu item.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Never show.
1 = Always Show.
2 = System default. (default)
3 = Show on Shift key down.

context_menu_hot_item

Show context menu items for the current hot item.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Never show.
1 = Always Show.
2 = System default. (default)
3 = Show on Shift key down.

context_menu_set_run_count

Show the Set run count context menu item.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Never show.
1 = Always Show.
2 = System default. (default)
3 = Show on Shift key down.

filter_organize_name_wide
filter_organize_name_order
filter_organize_search_wide
filter_organize_search_order
filter_organize_macro_wide
filter_organize_macro_order
filter_organize_key_wide
filter_organize_key_order

The Organize Filters column widths and order.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

filter_visible_count_max

Set to the minimum number of items to display when showing the filter drop down list from the filter bar.
Set to 0 to use the system default.

Default: 30

filter_select_wide
filter_select_high

The Select Filter window size in pixels.

filter_select_name_wide
filter_select_name_order
filter_select_search_wide
filter_select_search_order
filter_select_macro_wide
filter_select_macro_order
filter_select_key_wide
filter_select_key_order

The Select Filter column widths and order.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

file_list_slot_edit_x
file_list_slot_edit_y

The File List Slot window position in screen coordinates.

file_list_slot_edit_wide
file_list_slot_edit_high

The File List Slot window size in pixels.

file_list_slot_edit_maximized

The File List Slot window maximized state.
Set to 1 to show maximized.
Set to 0 to show as a normal window (default)

file_list_slot_edit_filename_wide

The File List column widths.
The width is in pixels.

set_file_time_date_created_type

The Set File Time - Date Created type.

Can be one of the following:

0 = No Change. (default)
1 = Date Modified.
2 = Date Accessed.
3 = Now.
4 = Custom.

set_file_time_date_modified_type

The Set File Time - Date Modified type.

Can be one of the following:

0 = No Change. (default)
1 = Date Created.
2 = Date Accessed.
3 = Now.
4 = Custom.

set_file_time_date_accessed_type

The Set File Time - Date Accessed type.

Can be one of the following:

0 = No Change. (default)
1 = Date Created.
2 = Date Modified.
3 = Now.
4 = Custom.

set_file_time_date_created
set_file_time_date_modified
set_file_time_date_accessed

The Set File Time - Custom date in ISO 8601 format.

omit_results

Set to 1 to hide omitted results.
Set to 0 to show all results. (default)

omit_results_persist

Set to 1 to keep omitted results between sessions (default).
Set to 0 to clear omitted results between sessions.

temp_omit_results

Set to 1 to hide temporarily omitted results.
Set to 0 to show all results. (default)

temp_omit_results_clear_on_search

Set to 1 to clear temporarily omitted results when changing your search.
Set to 0 to clear temporarily omitted results when closing your search window. (default)

filelist_hide_reconstructed_folders

Show or hide reconstructed EFU file list folders.
Items in EFU files must exist in a path that goes back to a root.
Everything will automatically add reconstructed folders back to a root.

Set to 1 to hide reconstructed folders (default).
Set to 0 to show reconstructed folders.

filelist_explore_folder_in_everything

Set to 1 to open file list folders in Everything.
Set to 0 to open file list folders in the default file browser. (default)

preview_icon

Set to 1 to show the icon when no preview is available.
Set to 0 to show nothing when no preview is available. (default)

preview_release_handler_on_clear

Set to 1 to release preview handlers when changing the preview.
Set to 0 to re-use the same handler instance when changing the preview. (default)

preview_exclude_folders

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of folders to exclude when rendering previews.
Empty = include all folders. (default)

preview_include_only_folders

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of folders to include when rendering previews.
Subfolders are included.
Empty = include all folders. (default)

preview_include_folders

Set to 1 to include folders when rendering previews. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude folders when rendering previews.

preview_exclude_files

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of wildcard filters to specify which files will be excluded when rendering previews.
Empty = include all files. (default)

preview_include_only_files

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of wildcard filters to specify which files will be included when rendering previews.
Empty = include all files. (default)

preview_include_files

Set to 1 to include files when rendering previews. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude files when rendering previews.

preview_multiple_handler_instances

Set to 1 to allow multiple instances of all preview handlers.
Set to 0 to limit all preview handlers to a single instance. (default)

preview_folder_handlers

Override the system preview handlers for folders.

Set to a json array of objects describing a semicolon delimited wildcard filename filter and custom preview handler.
Leave empty to disable custom handlers. (default)

The first (or left-most) filter that matches is used.

For example, to preview html/htm files with the stock Windows html/htm preview handler and txt files with the stock Windows txt preview handler:
preview_handlers=[{"filter":"*.html;*.htm","handler":"{f8b8412b-dea3-4130-b36c-5e8be73106ac}"},{"filter":"*.txt","handler":"{1531d583-8375-4d3f-b5fb-d23bbd169f22}"}]

preview_handlers

Override the system preview handlers for files.

Set to a json array of objects describing a semicolon delimited wildcard filename filter and custom preview handler.
Leave empty to disable custom handlers. (default)

The first (or left-most) filter that matches is used.

For example, to preview html/htm files with the stock Windows html/htm preview handler and txt files with the stock Windows txt preview handler:
preview_handlers=[{"filter":"*.html;*.htm","handler":"{f8b8412b-dea3-4130-b36c-5e8be73106ac}"},{"filter":"*.txt","handler":"{1531d583-8375-4d3f-b5fb-d23bbd169f22}"}]

preview_default_handler

The CLSID to use as the fallback preview handler.

Empty = disabled (default)

treeview_tab_stop

Set to 1 to allow the TAB key press to stop at the folder sidebar. (default)
Set to 0 to skip the folder sidebar on the TAB key press.

treeview_subfolders_tab_stop

Set to 1 to allow the TAB key press to stop at the folder sidebar subfolders checkbox.
Set to 0 to skip the folder sidebar subfolders checkbox on the TAB key press. (default)

treeview_visible

Set to 1 to show the Folders sidebar.
Set to 0 to hide the Folders sidebar. (default)

treeview_clear_selection_on_close

Set to 1 to clear the active folder when the folder sidebar closed.
Set to 0 to keep the active folder selected when the folder sidebar is closed. (default)

treeview_labels

Set to 1 to volume labels in the folder sidebar. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

treeview_match_only_when_shown

Set to 1 to only use the active folder selection when the folder sidebar is shown. (default)
Set to 0 to always have an active folder selection.

treeview_subfolders

Set to 1 to match subfolders. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude subfolders.

treeview_everything_expand_button

Set to 1 to show the expand button on the left of the Everything item.
Set to 0 to hide the expand button on the left of the Everything item. (default)

treeview_keep_focus_in_view

Set to 1 to keep the focus in view.
Set to 0 to allow the focus to go out of view. (default)

filters_sidebar_visible

Set to 1 to show the Filters sidebar.
Set to 0 to hide the Filters sidebar. (default)

bookmarks_sidebar_expanded

Set to a semicolon (;) delimited list of expanded bookmark folders.

Empty = all bookmark folders are collapsed (default)

left_sidebar_wide

The width of the left sidebar in logical pixels.

right_sidebar_wide

The width of the right sidebar in logical pixels.

right_sidebar_anchor_left

Set to 1 to anchor the right sidebar to the left.
Set to 0 to anchor the right sidebar to the right. (default)

last_fast_sort

The canonical property name of the last fast sort.
The last fast sort is used when cancelling a slow sort.

Default: last_fast_sort=Date Modified

last_fast_sort_ascending

The sort order of the last fast sort.

Set to 1 to sort in ascending order. (default)
Set to 0 to sort in descending order.

findbar_visible

Set to 1 to show the findbar by default for new windows.
Set to 0 to hide the findbar by default for new windows. (default)

findbar_highlight_all

Set to 1 to highlight all findbar matches. (default)
Set to 0 to highlight the current findbar focus only.

findbar_match_case

Set to 1 to match case when searching from the findbar.
Set to 0 to ignore case when searching from the findbar. (default)

findbar_match_diacritics

Set to 1 to match diacritics when searching from the findbar.
Set to 0 to ignore diacritics when searching from the findbar. (default)

findbar_match_wholewords

Set to 1 to match whole words when searching from the findbar.
Set to 0 to match anywhere when searching from the findbar. (default)

findbar_tab_stop

Set to 1 to allow TAB to focus the findbar.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

findbar_high

Set the findbar height in logical pixels.
Set to 0 to use the default height. (default)

findbar_search_edit_wide

Set the findbar search box width in logical pixels.

Set to 0 to use the default width of 256 logical pixels. (default)

quick_find_hide_delay

Set to the number of millisecond to wait before auto-hiding the quick findbar.

The default value is: 5000

search_for_text_when_you_start_typing

Set to 1 to show the quick findbar when you start typing.
Set to 0 to jump to the typed text. (default)

select_search_on_create_mode

Controls how text is selected in the search box for newly created search windows.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Do not select.
1 = Select all. (default)
2 = Move caret to end.

options_last_page

The last opened option page.

Can be one of the following values:

General
UI
Home
Search
Results
View
Context Menu
Fonts and Colors
Keyboard
History
Indexes
FAT
NTFS
ReFS
Network Drives
Folders
File Lists
Network Index
Properties
Content
Exclude
Plugins
plugin-title (plugin-dll)

The last option page is restored when opening the Options window.

options_x
options_y

The Options window position in screen coordinates.

options_wide
options_high

The Options window size in pixels.

options_maximized

The Options window maximized state.
Set to 1 to show maximized.
Set to 0 to show as a normal window (default)

options_tree_wide

The Options window sidebar width in pixels.

options_last_folder_path
options_last_folder_custom_path
options_last_filelist_filename
options_last_exclude_path
options_last_property

The last location or property for common dialogs.

inc_run_count_on_drag_drop

Set to 1 to add successfully drag-dropped items to the run history.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

search_history_autofill

Set to 1 to autofill the search box while typing.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

search_history_add_delay

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before automatically adding the current search to your search history.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

search_history_add_on_kill_focus

Set to 1 to add the current search to the search history when the search box loses focus.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

search_history_add_on_listview_set_focus

Set to 1 to add the current search to the search history when the result list gains focus. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

search_history_enter_action

Set the action to perform when pressing ENTER from the search history dropdown list.

Can be one of the following.

0 = Do nothing (default)
1 = Focus most run result
2 = Focus last run result
3 = Focus top visible result (if no result focus)
4 = Focus top result
5 = Focus bottom result
6 = Focus search box and select all text

search_history_click_action

Set the action to perform when clicking a result in the search history dropdown list.

Can be one of the following.

0 = Do nothing (default)
1 = Focus most run result
2 = Focus last run result
3 = Focus top visible result (if no result focus)
4 = Focus top result
5 = Focus bottom result
6 = Focus search box and select all text

search_history_column_search_wide
search_history_column_count_wide
search_history_column_date_wide

The Organize Search History column widths.
The width is in pixels.

search_history_min_length

The minimum length (inclusive) in wide-characters of a search that can be added to the search history.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

search_history_max_length

The maximum length (inclusive) in wide-characters of a search that can be added to the search history.
Set to 0 to disable.

The default value is: 4096

search_history_save_on_change

Set to 1 to save the search history to disk on each change.
Set to 0 to save when Everything is closed or an auto save is triggered. (default)

search_history_select_wide
search_history_select_high

The Select Search History window size in pixels.

search_history_select_column_search_wide
search_history_select_column_search_order
search_history_select_column_count_wide
search_history_select_column_count_order
search_history_select_column_date_wide
search_history_select_column_date_order

The Select Search History column widths and order.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

search_history_select_sort
run_history_sort

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Name
1 = Path
2 = Count
3 = Date (default)

search_history_select_sort_ascending
run_history_sort_ascending

Set to 1 to sort in ascending order.
Set to 0 to sort in descending order. (default)

run_history_x
run_history_y

The Organize Run History window position in screen coordinates.

run_history_wide
run_history_high

The Organize Run History window size in pixels.

run_history_maximized

The Organize Run History window maximized state.
Set to 1 to show maximized.
Set to 0 to show as a normal window (default)

run_history_column_name_wide
run_history_column_name_order
run_history_column_path_wide
run_history_column_path_order
run_history_column_count_wide
run_history_column_count_order
run_history_column_date_wide
run_history_column_date_order

The Organize Run History column widths and order.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

Post by **void** » Fri May 07, 2021 4:32 am

nav_history

Set to 1 to enable Navigation History. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.
This is the history shown under the History menu.

nav_max_selection

Set to the number of selected items to store in a navigation history entry.
Set to 0 for unlimited.
The default is 8192.

statistics

Set to 1 to store statistics in the Everything database. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

To show statistics:

In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Statistics.

Statistics are not sent anywhere remotely.

plugins

Set to 1 to enable plugins. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

service_timeout

Set to the number of milliseconds to wait before timing out when connecting to the Everything Service.

Default: service_timeout=60000

property-name_column_visible
property-name_column_pos
property-name_column_width

The main search window column visibility, widths and order.
Set visible to 1 to show the column.
Set visible to 0 to hide the column.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

where property-name is the canonical property name (Any special character is converted to a underscore (_) ).

column_property_system_canonical_name_list
column_property_system_visible_list
column_property_system_width_list
column_property_system_pos_list

A list of Windows property system column names, visibility, widths and order.
The name is the canonical property system name.
Set visible to 1 to show the column.
Set visible to 0 to hide the column.
The width is in pixels.
The order is the zero-based position from the left.

fat_volume_paths

A comma (,) delimited list of FAT volumes to include in the Everything index.

Set to the mount location of the volume in the Everything index.

fat_volume_guids

A comma (,) delimited list of volume guids for each FAT volume.

Set to the volume GUID.
For example: \\?\volume{00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000000000}

Leave empty to get the current volume guid from the fat_volume_paths.

fat_volume_roots

A comma (,) delimited list of relative folder paths to use as the root folder for each FAT volume.

Set to the base folder on the volume to index relative to the root of the volume.
For example: Windows\System32

fat_volume_includes

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Set to 1 to include this volume in the index. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude this volume from the index.

fat_volume_include_onlys

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Set to A comma (,) delimited list of folders.
Leave empty to index all folders.

fat_volume_label

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Set to the last known volume label.

fat_volume_monitors

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Set to 1 to monitor this volume. (default)
Set to 0 to disable monitoring this volume.

fat_volume_multithreaded

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use Default. (default)
1 = Multiple threads.
2 = Disabled.
3 = Separate device thread.

When set to Use Default, Everything will use a multiple threads for SSDs, or a separate device thread for each device.

fat_volume_drive_type

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Set to the last known volume drive type.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Unknown. (default)
2 = Removable.
3 = Fixed.
6 = Ram disk.

fat_volume_buffer_size

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Set to the buffer size in bytes for ReadDirectoryChanges.

fat_volume_rescan_if_full

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Set to 1 to rescan the entire volume if the buffer for ReadDirectoryChanges is full.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

fat_volume_update_type

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Never.
1 = Interval. (See fat_volume_update_interval and fat_volume_update_interval_type)
2 = Day. (See fat_volume_update_day) (default)

fat_volume_update_interval

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Set to the update interval in minutes or hours (depending on fat_volume_update_interval_type). fat_volume_update_type must be set to 1 (interval).

Default: 6

fat_volume_update_interval_type

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Minutes.
1 = Hours. (default)

fat_volume_update_day

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Everyday (default)
1 = Sunday
2 = Monday
3 = Tuesday
4 = Wednesday
5 = Thursday
6 = Friday
7 = Saturday

fat_volume_update_type must be set to 2 (day)

fat_volume_update_at

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Set to the hour when Everything should update.

Default: 3

fat_volume_update_type must be set to 2 (day)

fat_volume_user_added

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each FAT volume.

Set to 1 if the volume was manually added by the user.
Set to 0 if the volume was added by Everything. (default)

fat_volume_real

A comma (,) delimited list of real values for each FAT volume.

Set to 1 if the volume is a real physical drive.
Set to 0 if the volume is substituted or not mounted as a drive letter. (default)

fat_volume_serial_number

A comma (,) delimited list of serial numbers for each FAT volume.

ntfs_volume_label

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each NTFS volume.

Set to the last known volume label.

ntfs_volume_multithreaded

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each NTFS volume.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use Default. (default)
1 = Multiple threads.
2 = Disabled.
3 = Separate device thread.

When set to Use Default, Everything will use a multiple threads for SSDs, or a separate device thread for each device.

ntfs_volume_drive_type

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each NTFS volume.

Set to the last known volume drive type.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Unknown. (default)
2 = Removable.
3 = Fixed.
6 = Ram disk.

ntfs_volume_real

A comma (,) delimited list of real values for each NTFS volume.

Set to 1 if the volume is a real physical drive.
Set to 0 if the volume is substituted or not mounted as a drive letter. (default)

ntfs_volume_serial_number

A comma (,) delimited list of serial numbers for each NTFS volume.

ntfs_volume_user_added

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each NTFS volume.

Set to 1 if the volume was manually added by the user.
Set to 0 if the volume was added by Everything. (default)

refs_volume_label

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each ReFS volume.

Set to the last known volume label.

refs_volume_multithreaded

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each ReFS volume.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use Default. (default)
1 = Multiple threads.
2 = Disabled.
3 = Separate device thread.

When set to Use Default, Everything will use a multiple threads for SSDs, or a separate device thread for each device.

refs_volume_drive_type

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each ReFS volume.

Set to the last known volume drive type.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Unknown. (default)
2 = Removable.
3 = Fixed.
6 = Ram disk.

refs_volume_real

A comma (,) delimited list of real values for each ReFS volume.

Set to 1 if the volume is a real physical drive.
Set to 0 if the volume is substituted or not mounted as a drive letter. (default)

refs_volume_serial_number

A comma (,) delimited list of serial numbers for each ReFS volume.

refs_volume_user_added

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each ReFS volume.

Set to 1 if the volume was manually added by the user.
Set to 0 if the volume was added by Everything. (default)

remote_volume_paths

A comma (,) delimited list of mapped network drives to include in the Everything index.

Set to the mount location in the Everything index.

remote_volume_guids

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Set to the mapped network drive target.
For example: \\server\share

remote_volume_roots

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Set to the base folder on the volume to index relative to the root of the volume.
For example: Windows\System32

remote_volume_includes

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Set to 1 to include this volume in the index. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude this volume from the index.

remote_volume_include_onlys

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Set to a comma (,) delimited list of folders.
Leave empty to index all folders.

remote_volume_monitors

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Set to 1 to monitor this volume. (default)
Set to 0 to disable monitoring this volume.

remote_volume_multithreaded

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use Default. (default)
1 = Multiple threads.
2 = Disabled.
3 = Separate device thread.

When set to Use Default, Everything will use a multiple threads for SSDs, or a separate device thread for each device.

remote_volume_buffer_size

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Set to the buffer size in bytes for ReadDirectoryChanges.

remote_volume_rescan_if_full

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Set to 1 to rescan the entire volume if the buffer for ReadDirectoryChanges is full.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

remote_volume_update_type

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Never.
1 = Interval. (See remote_volume_update_interval and remote_volume_update_interval_type)
2 = Day. (See remote_volume_update_day) (default)

remote_volume_update_interval

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Set to the update interval in minutes or hours (depending on remote_volume_update_interval_type). remote_volume_update_type must be set to 1 (interval).

Default: 6

remote_volume_update_interval_type

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Minutes.
1 = Hours. (default)

remote_volume_update_day

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Can be one of the following:

0 = Everyday (default)
1 = Sunday
2 = Monday
3 = Tuesday
4 = Wednesday
5 = Thursday
6 = Friday
7 = Saturday

remote_volume_update_type must be set to 2 (day)

remote_volume_update_at

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Set to the hour when Everything should update.

remote_volume_update_type must be set to 2 (day)

Default: 3

remote_volume_fast_update

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each mapped network drive.

Set to 1 to rescan only folders that have changed.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

FAT folders are not supported.

remote_volume_user_added

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each remote volume.

Set to 1 if the volume was manually added by the user.
Set to 0 if the volume was added by Everything. (default)

folder_subfolders

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each folder.

Set to 1 to include subfolders. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude subfolders.

folder_multithreaded

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each folder.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use Default. (default)
1 = Multiple threads.
2 = Disabled.
3 = Separate device thread.

When set to Use Default, Everything will use a multiple threads for SSDs, or a separate device thread for each device.

folder_fast_update

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each folder.

Set to 1 to rescan only folders that have changed.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

FAT folders are not supported.

filelist_monitor_changes

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each filelist.

Set to 1 to monitor for external changes to the file list and reindex if changed. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

filelist_multithreaded

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each filelist.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use Default. (default)
1 = Multiple threads.
2 = Disabled.
3 = Separate device thread.

When set to Use Default, Everything will use a multiple threads for SSDs, or a separate device thread for each device.

network_index_hosts

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each network index.

Set to the server host name or server IP.
Optionally include the port number after a colon (:)

network_index_username

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each network index.

Set to the login username.

network_index_password

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each network index.

Set to the login password.

network_index_include_only

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each network index.

Set to a comma (,) delimited list of folders.
Leave empty to index all folders.

network_index_mount

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each network index.

Set to a comma (,) delimited list of mount paths for each include only path.

network_index_monitor_changes

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each network index.

Set to 1 to monitor this network index.
Set to 0 to disable monitoring.

network_index_multithreaded

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each network index.

Can be one of the following values:

0 = Use Default. (default)
1 = Multiple threads.
2 = Disabled.
3 = Separate device thread.

When set to Use Default, Everything will use a multiple threads for SSDs, or a separate device thread for each device.

properties

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to the property canonical name.

Property canonical names can be found by right clicking the result list column header and click Add Columns..

properties_include_folders

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to 1 to include properties from folders.
Set to 0 to exclude folders. (default)

properties_include_files

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to 1 to include properties from files. (default)
Set to 0 to exclude files.

properties_include_only_folders

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to a comma (,) delimited list of folders to include.
Leave empty to include all folders. (default)

properties_exclude_folders

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to a comma (,) delimited list of folders to exclude.

properties_include_only_files

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to a comma (,) delimited list of files to include.
Leave empty to include all files.

properties_exclude_files

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to a comma (,) delimited list of files to exclude.

properties_exclude_not_content_indexed

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to a comma (,) delimited list of exclude files and folders with the "not content indexed" attribute.

Set to 1 to exclude files and folders with the "not content indexed" attribute set.
Set to 0 to allow all files to be indexed. (default)

properties_exclude_recall_on_data_access

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to a comma (,) delimited list of exclude files and folders with the "recall on data access" attribute.

Set to 1 to exclude files and folders with the "recall on data access" attribute set.
Set to 0 to allow all files to be indexed. (default)

properties_max_size

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to the maximum size (in the specified unit-type) of files to include.
Set to 0 to include files of any size. (default)

properties_max_size_unit

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to the size unit type.

Can be one of the following:

0 = bytes
1 = KB
2 = MB (default)
3 = GB

properties_fast_sort

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each property.

Set to 1 to make sorting instant and persistent.
Set to 0 to disable. (default)

color_filters
color_filters_type
color_filters_foreground_color
color_filters_dark_foreground_color

Specify custom color filters.

custom_colors

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each custom color.

Specify the 16 colors in #RRGGBB format to use with the stock Windows color picker dialog.

empty = #ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff,#ffffff

The default is: empty

column_colors

A json array of color objects.
Each color object can specify the text color of a column.

Leave empty to use the default result list text color.

The default is: empty

For example:
column_colors=[{"name":"size","foreground_color":"#00ffff","dark_foreground_color":"#00ffff"},{"name":"date-modified","foreground_color":"#ff00ff","dark_foreground_color":"#ff00ff"}]

name = column name by property canonical name.
foreground_color = the text color to use in the standard theme.
dark_foreground_color = the text color to use in the dark theme.

plugin_filename

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each plugin.

Set to the filename of the plugin.

plugin_enabled

A comma (,) delimited list of values for each plugin.

Set to 1 to enable the plug-in. (default)
Set to 0 to disable.

text_plain_extensions

A semicolon (;) delimited list of extensions to treat as text/plain when searching for content.

Default: text_plain_extensions=a;ans;asc;ascx;asm;asp;aspx;asx;bas;bat;bcp;btm;c;cc;cd;cls;cmd;cod;contact;cpp;cs;csa;csh;cshader;csproj;css;csv;cxx;dbs;def;dic;dos;dsh;dshader;dsp;dsw;efu;ext;faq;filters;fky;fx;gsh;gshader;h;hh;hhc;hlsl;hlsli;hpp;hta;htm;html;hsh;hshader;htt;htw;htx;hxx;i;ibq;ics;idl;idq;inc;inf;ini;inl;inx;ipp;jav;java;js;json;jsproj;kci;lgn;log;lst;lua;m3u;mak;map;md;mdp;mk;nfo;odc;odh;odl;php;pkgdef;pkgundef;pl;prc;ps1xml;psh;pshader;py;rc;rc2;rct;reg;res;rgs;rul;s;scc;shtm;shtml;sln;slnf;sol;sql;srf;stm;tab;tdl;tlh;tli;trg;tt;txt;udf;udt;url;user;usr;vb;vbproj;vbs;vcp;vcproj;vcw;vcxproj;viw;vsh;vshader;vspscc;vsscc;vssscc;wri;wtx;xml;xsd;xsl;xslt;yaml

command_keys

Set to a comma (,) delimited list of keyboard shortcut codes.

Can include zero or more of the following flags:

0x0100 = Control Modifier
0x0200 = Alt Modifier
0x0400 = Shift Modifier
0x0800 = Win-key Modifier

The low-byte specifies the virtual key code:

font
menu_font
toolbar_font
filter_bar_font
preview_font
pane_font
treeview_font
filter_sidebar_font
bookmark_sidebar_font
findbar_font

Set to the family font name.
Leave empty to use the default font.

font_size
menu_font_size
toolbar_font_size
filter_bar_font_size
preview_font_size
pane_font_size
treeview_font_size
filter_sidebar_font_size
bookmark_sidebar_font_size
findbar_font_size

Set to the font height in pixels.
Leave empty to use the default font size.

accent
dark_accent
menu_accent
menu_dark_accent
toolbar_accent
toolbar_dark_accent
search_edit_accent
search_edit_dark_accent
filter_bar_accent
filter_bar_dark_accent
header_accent
header_dark_accent
result_list_accent
result_list_dark_accent
status_bar_accent
status_bar_dark_accent
preview_accent
preview_dark_accent
pane_accent
pane_dark_accent
treeview_accent
treeview_dark_accent
filter_sidebar_accent
filter_sidebar_dark_accent
bookmark_sidebar_accent
bookmark_sidebar_dark_accent
findbar_accent
findbar_dark_accent

Set to 1 to use a custom control with accent highlighting. (default)
Set to 0 to use the standard windows control.

accent_color
dark_accent_color
menu_accent_color
menu_dark_accent_color
toolbar_accent_color
toolbar_dark_accent_color
search_edit_accent_color
search_edit_dark_accent_color
filter_bar_accent_color
filter_bar_dark_accent_color
header_accent_color
header_dark_accent_color
result_list_accent_color
result_list_dark_accent_color
status_bar_accent_color
status_bar_dark_accent_color
preview_accent_color
preview_dark_accent_color
menu_normal_foreground_color
menu_normal_background_color
toolbar_normal_foreground_color
toolbar_normal_background_color
search_normal_foreground_color
search_normal_background_color
filterbar_normal_foreground_color
filterbar_normal_background_color
header_normal_foreground_color
header_normal_background_color
statusbar_normal_foreground_color
statusbar_normal_background_color
preview_normal_foreground_color
preview_normal_background_color
findbar_focus_foreground_color
findbar_focus_background_color
findbar_highlight_foreground_color
findbar_highlight_background_color
findbar_accent_color
findbar_dark_accent_color
findbar_focus_foreground_dark_color
findbar_focus_background_dark_color
findbar_highlight_foreground_dark_color
findbar_highlight_background_dark_color
dark_menu_normal_foreground_color
dark_menu_normal_background_color
dark_toolbar_normal_foreground_color
dark_toolbar_normal_background_color
dark_search_normal_foreground_color
dark_search_normal_background_color
dark_filterbar_normal_foreground_color
dark_filterbar_normal_background_color
dark_header_normal_foreground_color
dark_header_normal_background_color
dark_normal_foreground_color
dark_normal_background_color
dark_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_highlighted_background_color
dark_current_sort_foreground_color
dark_current_sort_background_color
dark_current_sort_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_current_sort_highlighted_background_color
dark_selected_foreground_color
dark_selected_background_color
dark_selected_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_selected_highlighted_background_color
dark_selected_inactive_foreground_color
dark_selected_inactive_background_color
dark_selected_inactive_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_selected_inactive_highlighted_background_color
dark_drop_target_foreground_color
dark_drop_target_background_color
dark_drop_target_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_drop_target_highlighted_background_color
dark_mouseover_foreground_color
dark_mouseover_background_color
dark_mouseover_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_mouseover_highlighted_background_color
dark_mouseover_current_sort_foreground_color
dark_mouseover_current_sort_background_color
dark_mouseover_current_sort_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_mouseover_current_sort_highlighted_background_color
dark_alternate_row_foreground_color
dark_alternate_row_background_color
dark_alternate_row_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_alternate_row_highlighted_background_color
dark_current_sort_alternate_row_foreground_color
dark_current_sort_alternate_row_background_color
dark_current_sort_alternate_row_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_current_sort_alternate_row_highlighted_background_color
dark_hot_foreground_color
dark_hot_background_color
dark_hot_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_hot_highlighted_background_color
dark_selected_hot_foreground_color
dark_selected_hot_background_color
dark_selected_hot_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_selected_hot_highlighted_background_color
dark_selected_inactive_hot_foreground_color
dark_selected_inactive_hot_background_color
dark_selected_inactive_hot_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_selected_inactive_hot_highlighted_background_color
dark_thumbnail_mouseover_foreground_color
dark_thumbnail_mouseover_background_color
dark_thumbnail_mouseover_highlighted_foreground_color
dark_thumbnail_mouseover_highlighted_background_color
dark_statusbar_normal_foreground_color
dark_statusbar_normal_background_color
dark_preview_normal_foreground_color
dark_preview_normal_background_color
divider_border_color
divider_border_dark_color
divider_background_color
divider_background_dark_color
dupe_line_color
dupe_line_dark_color
findbar_search_edit_not_found_background_color
findbar_search_edit_not_found_background_dark_color

Set the part color.
Use the following format: #rrggbb
where rr is the Red value in hex, gg is the Green value in hex and bb is Blue value in hex.
For example, Yellow: #ffff00
Leave empty to use the default color. (default)

menu_normal_bold
toolbar_normal_bold
search_normal_bold
filterbar_normal_bold
header_normal_bold
statusbar_normal_bold
preview_normal_bold
dark_menu_normal_bold
dark_toolbar_normal_bold
dark_search_normal_bold
dark_filterbar_normal_bold
dark_header_normal_bold
dark_normal_bold
dark_highlighted_bold
dark_current_sort_bold
dark_current_sort_highlighted_bold
dark_selected_bold
dark_selected_highlighted_bold
dark_selected_inactive_bold
dark_selected_inactive_highlighted_bold
dark_drop_target_bold
dark_drop_target_highlighted_bold
dark_mouseover_bold
dark_mouseover_highlighted_bold
dark_mouseover_current_sort_bold
dark_mouseover_current_sort_highlighted_bold
dark_alternate_row_bold
dark_alternate_row_highlighted_bold
dark_current_sort_alternate_row_bold
dark_current_sort_alternate_row_highlighted_bold
dark_hot_bold
dark_hot_highlighted_bold
dark_selected_hot_bold
dark_selected_hot_highlighted_bold
dark_selected_inactive_hot_bold
dark_selected_inactive_hot_highlighted_bold
dark_thumbnail_mouseover_bold
dark_thumbnail_mouseover_highlighted_bold
dark_statusbar_normal_bold
dark_preview_normal_bold

Can be one of the following values:

blank = use default (default)
0 = normal
1 = bold

findbar_search_edit_not_found_background_alpha
findbar_search_edit_not_found_background_dark_alpha

Set the part alpha between 0 and 255.

0 = fully transparent.
255 = fully opaque.

Default: 64

Virtual Settings

A single virtual setting maps to one or more ini settings.

Virtual settings (if defined) overwrite ini settings.

The current values for virtual ini settings are shown under Help -> Troubleshooting information.

Virtual settings make it easier to set policies.

ntfs_volumes
refs_volumes
fat_volumes
remote_volumes
volumes
folders
filelists
network_indexes
properties
exclude_folders
home_filter_custom
home_search_custom
home_columns_custom
home_sort_custom
columns

ntfs_volumes

A JSON array of NTFS volume objects.

For example:

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ntfs_volumes=[{"path":"C:","volume_name":"\\\\?\\Volume{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}","root":"","include_only":"","monitor":1,"multithreaded":0}]

path maps to: ntfs_volume_paths
volume_name maps to: ntfs_volume_guids
root maps to: ntfs_volume_roots
include_only maps to: ntfs_volume_include_onlys
monitor maps to: ntfs_volume_monitors
multithreaded maps to: ntfs_volume_multithreaded

refs_volumes

A JSON array of ReFS volume objects.

For example:

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refs_volumes=[{"path":"E:","volume_name":"\\\\?\\Volume{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}","root":"","include_only":"","monitor":1,"multithreaded":0}]

path maps to: refs_volume_paths
volume_name maps to: refs_volume_guids
root maps to: refs_volume_roots
include_only maps to: refs_volume_include_onlys
monitor maps to: refs_volume_monitors
multithreaded maps to: refs_volume_multithreaded

fat_volumes

A JSON array of FAT volume objects.

For example:

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fat_volumes=[{"path":"F:","volume_name":"\\\\?\\Volume{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}","root":"","include_only":"","monitor":1,"multithreaded":0,"buffer_size":65536,"rescan_if_full":0,"update_type":2,"update_interval":6,"update_interval_type":1,"update_day":0,"update_at":3}]

remote_volumes

A JSON array of remote volume objects.

For example:

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remote_volumes=[{"path":"F:","volume_name":"\\\\?\\Volume{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}","root":"","include_only":"","monitor":1,"multithreaded":0,"buffer_size":65536,"rescan_if_full":0,"update_type":2,"update_interval":6,"update_interval_type":1,"update_day":0,"update_at":3}]

volumes

A JSON array of volume (NTFS, ReFS, FAT or REMOTE) objects.

For example:

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volumes=[{"type":"FAT","path":"F:","volume_name":"\\\\?\\Volume{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}","root":"","include_only":"","monitor":1,"multithreaded":0,"buffer_size":65536,"rescan_if_full":0,"update_type":2,"update_interval":6,"update_interval_type":1,"update_day":0,"update_at":3}]

volumes overwrites the following virtual settings:
ntfs_volumes
refs_volumes
fat_volumes
remote_volumes

folders

A JSON array of folder objects.

For example:

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folders=[{"path":"F:\\folder\\subfolder","subfolders":1,"monitor":1,"multithreaded":0,"buffer_size":65536,"rescan_if_full":0,"update_type":2,"update_interval":6,"update_interval_type":1,"update_day":0,"update_at":3,"fast_update":0}]

filelists

A JSON array of filelist objects.

For example:

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filelists=[{"filename":"D:\\Filelists\\my filelist.efu","monitor":"1","multithreaded":0}]

network_indexes

A JSON array of network index objects.

For example:

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network_indexes=[{"host":"server","username":"my username","password":"********","include_only":"[{\"path\":\"D:\\share\",\"mount\":\"\\\\server\\share\"}]","monitor":1,"multithreaded":0}]

properties

A JSON array of property objects.

For example:

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properties=[{"name":"length","include_folders":0,"include_files":1,"include_only_folders":"D:\\media","exclude_folders":"D:\\media\\junk","include_only_files":"*.mp3;*.mp4","exclude_files":"","exclude_not_content_indexed":0,"exclude_recall_on_data_access":0,"max_size":0,"fast_sort":0}]

exclude_folders

A semicolon (;) delimited list of folder paths.

For example:

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exclude_folders=c:\windows;"C:\\Program Files"

home_filter_custom

A semicolon (;) delimited list of filter names.

For example:

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home_filter_custom=audio;video

home_search_custom

The custom home search

For example:

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home_search_custom=My custom search

home_columns_custom

A semicolon (;) delimited list of property canonical names.

For example:

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home_columns_custom=name;path;size;date modified;length;width;height

home_sort_custom

The custom home sort by property canonical name.

For example:

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home_sort_custom=date modified

columns

A JSON array of column objects.

For example:

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columns=[{"name":"Name","width":140},{"name":"Path","width":396},{"name":"Size","width":119},{"name":"Date Modified","width":96}]

Post by **void** » Fri Apr 08, 2022 11:00 am

Everything 1.5.0.1307 adds the following ini settings:

dialog_pointsize
dialog_weight
dialog_italic
dialog_charset
dialog_typeface
tcp_keepalive
tcp_keepidle
tcp_keepintvl
omit_results
home_omit_results
statusbar_omit_results => statusbar_omit
omit_results_*

Post by **void** » Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:55 am

Everything 1.5.0.1308 adds the following ini settings:

paste_file_operation

Post by **void** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:01 am

Everything 1.5.0.1310a adds the following ini settings:

double_ctrl_action
treeview_match_only_when_shown
offline_alpha
autoexec
paste_undo_conflict

Post by **void** » Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:20 am

Everything 1.5.0.1311a adds the following ini settings:

close_on_deactivate
shell_execute_show

Post by **void** » Thu May 12, 2022 7:12 am

Everything 1.5.0.1313a adds the following ini settings:

check_for_volume_change_on_desktop_updatedir

Post by **void** » Tue May 17, 2022 6:36 am

Everything 1.5.0.1314a replaces the following ini settings:

check_for_volume_change_on_desktop_updatedir with check_for_volume_change_on_computer_change

Everything 1.5.0.1314a adds the following ini settings:

find_first_file_path_not_found_retry_timeout

Post by **void** » Thu May 26, 2022 6:18 am

Everything 1.5.0.1315a adds the following ini settings:

poll_opened_files_rate
context_menu_simple_pidl
drag_drop_simple_pidl
clipboard_simple_pidl

Post by **void** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:32 am

Everything 1.5.0.1316a makes the following changes to ini settings:

Replaced copy_path_folder_append_backslash with copy_folder_append_path_separator.
Replaced path_display_type with path_narrow.

Re-added always_keep_sort

Added net_share_enum_hidden
Added no_db
Added wheel_scroll_lines
Added fix_white_flash
Added recycle_bin_file_system
Added bookmark_organize_maximized
Added bookmark_select_maximized
Added rename_maximized
Added advanced_copy_to_maximized
Added advanced_move_to_maximized
Added advanced_search_maximized
Added property_select_maximized
Added column_organize_maximized
Added undo_history_maximized
Added index_journal_maximized
Added omit_results_maximized
Added insert_function_maximized
Added filter_organize_maximized
Added filter_select_maximized
Added file_list_slot_edit_maximized
Added options_maximized
Added search_history_maximized
Added search_history_select_maximized
Added run_history_maximized
Added help_search_syntax_maximized
Added help_regex_syntax_maximized
Added help_search_commands_maximized
Added help_search_preprocessor_maximized
Added help_command_line_options_maximized
Added system_drag_image

Added the following virtual ini settings:
(these can accessed with Group Policy or Search Commands)
volumes (a JSON object of all indexed volumes)
fat_volumes (a JSON object of indexed FAT volumes)
ntfs_volumes (a JSON object of indexed NTFS volumes)
refs_volumes (a JSON object of indexed REFS volumes)
remote_volumes (a JSON object of indexed network drives)

Moved all allow_* ini settings to the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.

Added group policy support.

Post by **void** » Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:31 am

Everything 1.5.0.1318a adds a the following ini settings:

context_menu_focus_simple_pidl
rename_keep_renaming_on_no
search_edit_border_color
toolbar_bottom_color
header_bottom_color
header_divider_color
header_sort_border_color
dark_search_edit_border_color
dark_toolbar_bottom_color
dark_header_bottom_color
dark_header_divider_color
dark_header_sort_border_color

Post by **void** » Sat Sep 17, 2022 6:50 am

Everything 1.5.0.1319a adds a the following ini settings:

admin_service
exit_admin_service_on_exit
listbox_border_color
combobox_border_color
pane_bottom_color
dark_listbox_border_color
dark_combobox_border_color
dark_pane_bottom_color
auto_move_fat_volumes
auto_move_ntfs_volumes
auto_move_refs_volumes
find_first_file_retry_timeout

Post by **void** » Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:19 am

Everything 1.5.0.1320a replaces the following ini settings:

admin_service with index_as_admin
exit_admin_service_on_exit with exit_indexing_process_on_exit

Everything 1.5.0.1320a adds the following ini settings:

stop_service_on_exit
system_highlight_color
system_highlighttext_color
snap_toggle_on_shift
content_exclude_not_content_indexed
properties_exclude_not_content_indexed

Post by **void** » Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:49 am

Everything 1.5.0.1322a adds the following ini settings:

fat_volume_real
fat_volume_serial_number
ntfs_volume_real
ntfs_volume_serial_number
refs_volume_real
refs_volume_serial_number
jump_to_backslash_action
jump_to_forward_slash_action
content_exclude_recall_on_data_access
editor_last_add_file_filename

Post by **void** » Thu Oct 27, 2022 5:42 am

Everything 1.5.0.1325a adds the following ini settings:

allow_export
allow_check_for_updates
allow_clear_search_history
allow_clear_run_history
allow_force_rebuild
allow_rescan_now
double_quote_add_search
properties_exclude_recall_on_data_access

Added the following virtual ini settings:
(these can accessed with Group Policy or Search Commands)
filelists (a JSON object of all indexed filelists)
folders (a JSON object of all indexed folders)
network_indexes (a JSON object of all network indexes)
properties (a JSON object of all indexed properties)
exclude_folders (a JSON object of all excluded folders/filters)

Changed ini settings are now shown at the top of the debug console (Tools -> Debug -> Console)

Post by **void** » Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:14 am

Everything 1.5.0.1327a adds the following ini settings:

allow_run_on_system_startup
allow_everything_service
allow_folder_context_menu
allow_start_menu_shortcuts
allow_desktop_shortcut
allow_quick_launch_shortcut
allow_url_protocol
allow_efu_association
allow_admin_options
sh_get_assoc_keys
duration_auto_format_days
duration_auto_format_hours
duration_auto_format_minutes
focus_search_on_execute

Everything 1.5.0.1327a improves the following ini settings:

home_match_case
home_match_diacritics
home_match_whole_word
home_match_path
home_match_prefix
home_match_suffix
home_ignore_punctuation
home_ignore_whitespace
home_regex
home_omit_results

Post by **void** » Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:34 am

Everything 1.5.0.1328a adds the following ini settings:

listview_item_margin_top
home_layout
home_add_layout
home_remove_layout
home_maximized
home_treeview_subfolders

Post by **void** » Thu Nov 24, 2022 6:16 am

Everything 1.5.0.1330a adds the following ini settings:

zoom
zoom_steps
listview_text_padding_top
listview_text_padding_bottom
listview_icon_padding_top
listview_icon_padding_bottom
filelist_properties
tooltip_delay_time_reshow
tooltip_delay_time_autopop
tooltip_delay_time_initial
listview_tooltip_delay_time_initial
listview_detailed_tooltip_delay_time_initial
ellipsis
progress_bar_background_color
progress_bar_background_border_color
progress_bar_color
progress_bar_border_color
dark_progress_bar_background_color
dark_progress_bar_background_border_color
dark_progress_bar_color
dark_progress_bar_border_color
db_save_on_exit
context_menu_parent_folder

Everything 1.5.0.1330a removes the following ini settings:

text_size (replaced with zoom)
min_zoom (replaced with zoom_steps)
max_zoom (replaced with zoom_steps)

Everything 1.5.0.1330a improves the following ini settings:

path_search_type

Post by **void** » Thu Dec 08, 2022 6:35 am

Everything 1.5.0.1331a adds the following ini settings:

auto_move_same_serial_number
rename_single_wide
rename_single_high
findbar_highlight_all
findbar_match_case
findbar_match_diacritics
findbar_match_wholewords

Post by **void** » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:44 am

Everything 1.5.0.1332a adds the following ini settings:

search_history_autofill
allow_open_quote
findbar_focus_foreground_color
findbar_focus_background_color
findbar_highlight_foreground_color
findbar_highlight_background_color
dark_findbar_focus_foreground_color
dark_findbar_focus_background_color
dark_findbar_highlight_foreground_color
dark_findbar_highlight_background_color
findbar_tab_stop
quick_find_hide_delay
findbar_font
findbar_font_size
findbar_accent
findbar_dark_accent
findbar_accent_color
findbar_dark_accent_color

icon_blend_hidden is now off by default.

Post by **void** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 5:00 am

Everything 1.5.0.1333a makes the following changes:

Added the following ini settings:
thumbnail_text_padding_top
selected_text_click_action

Changed actions for jump_to_backslash_action and jump_to_forward_slash_action

Post by **void** » Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:07 am

Everything 1.5.0.1334a adds the following ini settings:

thumbnail_padding_left
thumbnail_padding_top
thumbnail_padding_right
thumbnail_padding_bottom
rename_paste_format
path_instance

Post by **void** » Thu Feb 02, 2023 5:49 am

Everything 1.5.0.1336a adds the following ini settings:

search_edit_paste_format
size_ceil_search

Post by **void** » Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:22 am

Everything 1.5.0.1338a adds the following ini settings:

full_name_select
date_cutoff_now

Post by **void** » Thu Mar 02, 2023 5:49 am

Everything 1.5.0.1339a adds the following ini settings:

dialog_title_format
find_and_select_wide
find_and_select_high
find_and_select_match_case
find_and_select_match_diacritics
find_and_select_regex
find_and_select_clear_selection
find_and_select_select_folders
find_and_select_select_files
find_and_select_last_filter
find_and_select_history
preview_single_handler_instance

Post by **void** » Thu May 04, 2023 7:04 am

Everything 1.5.0.1344a adds the following ini settings:

default_multithreaded
size_on_disk_type
divider_border_color
divider_border_dark_color
divider_background_color
divider_background_dark_color
menu_key_action

Post by **void** » Fri May 26, 2023 5:40 am

Everything 1.5.0.1347a adds the following ini settings:

hide_reconstructed_folders
dupe_lines
dupe_line_color
dupe_line_dark_color
statusbar_total_size
listview_item_margin_bottom

Post by **void** » Thu Jun 22, 2023 5:59 am

Post by **void** » Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:23 am

Everything 1.5.0.1352a adds the following ini settings:

highlight_max_or_paths
sh_file_operation
read_directory_changes_get_long_path_name
findbar_high
findbar_pos

Post by **void** » Thu Aug 03, 2023 6:31 am

Everything 1.5.0.1353a adds the following ini settings:

toolbar_high
findbar_search_edit_wide
find_first_file_large_fetch
folder_scan_sleep
get_ntfs_file_record_retry_delay
get_ntfs_file_record_retry_timeout
custom_open_command01 - custom_open_command12
custom_colors

Post by **void** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 6:11 am

Everything 1.5.0.1355a adds the following ini settings:

group_lines
group_match_case
open_file_commands
open_folder_commands
copy_as_csv_header
copy_as_tsv_header

Post by **void** » Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:21 am

Everything 1.5.0.1356a adds the following ini settings:

context_menu_copy_column_value
context_menu_explore_in_everything
context_menu_omit_results
context_menu_temp_omit_results
content_ifilter_handlers
shell_short_name (moved from shell_short_basename)
shell_execute_short_parameters
search_max_expand_size
keep_result_focus_in_view_foreground_only
clear_was_result_focus_in_view_on_file_operation
process_placeholder_compatibility_mode
ignore_punctuation_type
filelist_hide_reconstructed_folders (moved from hide_reconstructed_folders)
filelist_explore_folder_in_everything
treeview_subfolders_tab_stop

Post by **void** » Thu Oct 05, 2023 6:31 am

Everything 1.5.0.1357a adds the following ini settings:

allow_plugins
rename_trim_stem_and_extension
allow_advanced_settings
allow_dark_mode
allow_tabs
thumbnail_min_margin_wide
thumbnail_min_margin_high
filelist_preview
filelist_context_menu
rename_trim_stem_and_extension
ctrl_tab_action
hdrop_folder_format
hdrop_file_format
context_menu_hot_item
findbar_visible

Post by **void** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:04 am

Everything 1.5.0.1358a adds the following ini settings:

open_new_window_in_tab
icon_overlay_icon
rename_double_click_select_word
tabs_always_show
tabs_min_wide
tabs_max_wide
tabs_high
tabs_pos
tabs_show
tabs_margin_left
tabs_margin_top
tabs_margin_right
search_delay_type

Post by **void** » Thu Nov 02, 2023 6:34 am

Everything 1.5.0.1359a adds the following ini settings:

mouse_wheel_routing
drag_path
treeview_everything_expand_button

Post by **void** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:22 am

Everything 1.5.0.1360a adds the following ini settings:

property_db_timeout
paste_multiline_type
thumbnail_render_cache_max_size

Post by **void** » Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:26 am

Everything 1.5.0.1361a adds the following ini settings:

tabs_scroll_rate
tabs_scroll_mul
tabs_scroll_div
findbar_search_edit_not_found_background_color
findbar_search_edit_not_found_background_alpha_color
findbar_search_edit_not_found_background_dark_color
findbar_search_edit_not_found_background_dark_alpha
filters_dropdown_min_wide
search_for_text_when_you_start_typing

filters_wide, left_sidebar_wide, right_sidebar_wide, bookmarks_sidebar_high, filters_sidebar_high, treeview_high, preview_high are now in logical pixels. (instead of device pixels)

Removed triple_double_quote_escape

Post by **void** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:05 am

Everything 1.5.0.1362a adds the following ini settings:

highlight_max_length
statusbar_view
statusbar_view_thumbnail_size
toolbar_visible
monitor_file_operation
ini_backup
csv_backup

Post by **void** » Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:13 am

Everything 1.5.0.1364a adds the following ini settings:

drag_drop_data_object_async_capability
fat_rescan_timeout
remote_rescan_timeout
ntfs_open_file_by_id

Post by **void** » Fri Jan 05, 2024 4:31 am

Everything 1.5.0.1365a adds the following ini settings:

tooltip_font
tooltip_font_size

Post by **void** » Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:59 am

Everything 1.5.0.1367a adds the following ini settings:

shell_execute_show
statusbar_total_size
tabs_close_button
paste_multiline_group
paste_undo_conflict => undo_conflict

Post by **void** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:52 am

Everything 1.5.0.1369a adds the following ini settings:

icon_scale_down
property_cache_exclude_recall_on_data_access
tabs_selected_border_color
tabs_selected_border_dark_color

Post by **void** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:10 am

Everything 1.5.0.1372a adds the following ini settings:

tabs_title_format
session_store
session_store_max_tabs_undo
session_store_max_windows_undo
session_store_save_delay
home_temp_omit_results
gather_properties_on_copy
gather_properties_on_export
refresh_on_read_extended_information
ctrl_size_action
column_colors
open_search_action (replaces bookmark_open_action)
ctrl_open_search_action (replaces ctrl_bookmark_open_action)
shift_open_search_action (replaces shift_bookmark_open_action)
shell_folder_exclude_link
dupe_keep_sort
editor_last_import_type
find_and_select_match_wholewords
find_and_select_match_path
temp_omit_results
temp_omit_results_clear_on_search
preview_default_handler
bookmarks_sidebar_expanded

Post by **void** » Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:58 am

Everything 1.5.0.1373a makes the following changes:

length_dupe_tolerance is now specified in milliseconds.

Post by **void** » Thu May 09, 2024 6:14 am

Everything 1.5.0.1374a adds the following settings:

open_searches_in_tabs (replaces open_new_window_in_tab)
open_new_windows_in_tabs
session_store_restore_on_new_window
session_store_restore_on_startup
focus_on_hover
paste_multiline_type (added text option)
poll_volume_properies_rate
column_history
max_column_history
right_sidebar_anchor_left
Accidentally renamed allow_round_bracket_parenthesis2 to x

Added the following virtual ini settings:
columns ( A JSON array of column objects -for example: columns=[{"name":"Name","width":330},{"name":"Path","width":330}] )

Post by **void** » Fri May 10, 2024 4:15 am

Everything 1.5.0.1375a replaces x with allow_round_bracket_parenthesis2

Post by **void** » Thu May 16, 2024 6:45 am

Everything 1.5.0.1376a adds the following settings:

pane_min_wide