Accidentally deleted a folder in Everything. How can I get it back?

[peachfuzz]

I merely wanted to copy the filename. So I select and pressed CTRL-C inside Everything. But what happened was it changed the filename to "c" without actually copying (I must have not pressed CTRL button hard enough). Now I need to undo the change and revert back to the original filename. But since there is no UNDO option inside Everything, I did CTRL-Z inside Windows Explorer. But for some reason or another, the entire folder that this file was in got deleted in the process. CTRL-Z or CTRL-Y is not available when I right click.

Is there any way to get the foler back?

[void]

What version of Everything are you using?

Everything 1.5 will have an undo system and the index journal.



For Everything 1.4, please try dumpusn:

• In Everything, find for your 'c' file with the following search:
  
  exact:c
• Select your c file and copy the full path and name (Ctrl + Shift + C)
• Save this filename somewhere.
  ---
• Create a new folder called dumpusn on your C: drive.
• Download dumpusn.zip and extract dumpusn.exe to C:\dumpusn
• From the Start menu, search for:
  
  cmd
• Right click Command prompt and click Run as administrator.
• Type in the following command:
  
  cd c:\dumpusn
• Type in the following command:
  
  dumpusn c:\path\to\c-file
  
  (where c:\path\to\c-file is the filename from above)
• the changes to this file will be shown in the console.
• The last RENAME_OLD_NAME reason will show the original name.

[hamid56]

in completing david guidance:
for generalizing and inserting dumpusn command to central CMD, we can easily copy dumpusn.exe to c:\windows\system32 and then perform dumpusn command from everywhere in system.

[peachfuzz]

First, thanks for the prompt reply.

I am currently using Everything 1.4x.

When I type "exact:c", it returns nothing.

So I created a dummy folder with bunch of dummy files, and replicated the problem by changing one of the files to "d" and permanently deleted the folder. Then I typed "exact:d" in Everything but it didn't find anything this time either.

So I don't know how to proceed from here.

I just wish there is an "UNDO" and "REDO" options inside Everything. This way, we can easily fix the problem right away.

Thanks again for your help.

PS. Following your recommendation, I installed Everything 1.5. It seems to work out of the box, but when I exclude "system files and folders" (I want to exclude C: drive), it doesn't show anything.

[void]

When I type "exact:c", it returns nothing.

Please try the following search:

nopath:exact:c

I want to exclude C: drive

To exclude your C: drive:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab on the left.
• Select your C: drive.
• Uncheck Include in database.
• Click OK.

[meteorquake]

I would highlight the other suggestion there, to update to version 1.5 which has a comprehensive undo system.

viewtopic.php?t=9787#download

Although an 'alpha' status it is invariably stable, and an update can be checked for every few weeks.

David