What is the Lite version of Everything?

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void
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What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by void »

The Lite version of Everything is the same as the normal multilingual version of Everything, except it has some features removed:
The Command line interface / ES will not work with the Lite version.
The SDK will not work with the Lite version.
Windows accessibility features and screen readers will not work with the Lite version.
Recent change indexing is disabled by default.

Connecting to an ETP server is still supported in the Lite version. Only the hosting of an ETP/FTP/HTTP server is removed.
Command line options are still supported. These are the commands you can pass to Everything.exe.

The Lite version is free. (same as the normal version)

The Lite version uses the MIT license (same as the normal version):

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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by zespri »

Could you please add a sentence or two on motivation for this new version?

Thanks!
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

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There has been malware going around that is using Everything to create a profile of your system via IPC.

The Lite version of Everything is locked down to prevent this type of attack.
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by byobu »

Hi void,
thank you for a reduced Everything version without server functionality!
However... why is in the Enterprise version still the option "Tools -> Connect to ETP Server" if this feature has been removed?
Also in the "Help" menu you can find "Command Line Options" althouth it is not supported in the Enterprise version anymore.
In the installation directory there is the "Everything.ini" file with "allow_http_server=1" and "allow_etp_server=1 - does this make sense?
Regards,
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

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Connecting to an ETP server is still supported in the Lite version.
You cannot create an ETP server in the Lite version.

Command line options are still supported.
These are the commands you can pass to Everything.exe.
The Command line options are different to the command line interface.
command line interface support is removed in the Lite version.

The ini options "allow_http_server" and "allow_etp_server" still exist and are ignored by the Lite version.
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by void »

Renamed the 'Enterprise' version to the 'Lite' version.

Although this 'Lite' version is targeted at enterprise use..

An Enterprise version usually implies more features and usually costs something.
A Lite version should imply a lighter version.
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by zespri »

Good choice. Thank you.
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by Stamimail »

void wrote: Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:20 am Connecting to an ETP server is still supported in the Lite version.
You cannot create an ETP server in the Lite version.

Command line options are still supported.
These are the commands you can pass to Everything.exe.
The Command line options are different to the command line interface.
command line interface support is removed in the Lite version.

The ini options "allow_http_server" and "allow_etp_server" still exist and are ignored by the Lite version.
I think it would be better to clarify these points in the first post (why "es.exe" is not mentioned?!) and add explanations at download page at the website as well ("which version should I use?")
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by void »

Thanks for your feedback Stamimail.

I've updated the first post.

The ini options "allow_http_server" and "allow_etp_server" have been removed from the Lite version in 1.4.1.988 to avoid confusion.
The msi installer may add these settings, but running Everything will remove them.
and add explanations at download page at the website as well ("which version should I use?")
This was done for the en-US pages. I'm still working out what the Lite version is.
I've filled in the Download Lite Installer localization strings with basic translations and I've added what the Lite version is in English to all localized "which version should I use?" pages .
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by user123 »

But is lite version faster or using less resources?
Right now on average Everything.exe uses around 165 MB of RAM on average.
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by void »

But is lite version faster or using less resources?
There should be no noticeable difference in CPU usage and RAM usage between the normal version and Lite version.

The Lite version does have recent changes disabled by default which may reduce the RAM usage only slightly.
https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/recent_changes/

Everything will use about 100MB per 1 million files.

Please consider excluding files to reduce RAM usage:
https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/options/#exclude

Please consider disabling the following features to reduce RAM usage:
https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/indexes/#optimizing_for_smallest_memory_foot_print
Optimal Settings for Everything 1.4
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by reelismism »

Looked for it, but couldn't see a portable Lite version (just to avoid any possible risk of malware, not that I'm sweating).

FYI couldn't see anything re 'Lite' in FAQ or otherwise :)
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by reelismism »

user123 wrote: Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:17 pm But is lite version faster or using less resources?
Right now on average Everything.exe uses around 165 MB of RAM on average.
Waddaya want - warp speed!? J/k :lol:
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

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reelismism wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:25 pm Looked for it, but couldn't see a portable Lite version ...
Downloads -> All Everything Downloads

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Everything-1.4.1.1005.x86.Lite.zip  Portable	x86	Multilingual	1410 KB
Everything-1.4.1.1005.x64.Lite.zip  Portable	x64	Multilingual	1531 KB
reelismism wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 5:25 pm FYI couldn't see anything re 'Lite' in FAQ or otherwise :)
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

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Portable Lite can be found here, https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/.
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

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Weird, maybe a cache issue?
Refreshed and can see faq and download now, thx.
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by Coldblackice »

Void, out of curiosity, which version do you personally use?
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by void »

Version 1.4.1.1006 (x64) at the moment (non-Lite version).
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by etl »

I didn't realize there was malware targeting Everything's IPC! I am really enjoying the Alpha version, and I don't think I have ever done anything with it that involves/requires IPC (though to be fair I don't know exactly what Everything uses it for). Is there any way to disable or lock down the IPC feature so users of standard and Alpha versions can be safe?
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by void »

If an attacker can make IPC requests to Everything then your system is already compromised.
The Everything IPC just makes listing files/folders faster than the standard win32 API FindFirstFile.

To disable IPC in the standard version, 1.5 version and 1.5 alpha version:
  • Exit Everything (File -> Exit)
  • From the Start menu, search for:
    notepad
  • Right click Notepad and click Run as administrator.
  • In Notepad, from the File menu, click Open.
  • Select your Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.
    (Everything-1.5a.ini for the alpha version)
  • Click Open.
  • Change the following line:
    ipc=1

    to:
    ipc=0
  • Save changes and exit Notepad.
  • Restart Everything.
ipc setting
lvm setting
IPC
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Re: What is the Lite version of Everything?

Post by etl »

If an attacker can make IPC requests to Everything then your system is already compromised.
Ah, well, I thought as much, but since you went to the trouble of making a whole separate Lite version to lock down these features, I figured maybe it's important. (and I assume I only need to edit the Everything-1.5a.ini file in C:\ProgramFiles, since the one in %appdata% doesn't have any ipc=1 entry to begin with.)

Thanks for your help!
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