Two questions about Everything

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AndreKR
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Two questions about Everything

Post by AndreKR »

I'm just trying out Everything and I'd like to know two things:

- Is it possible to make content search the default so that I don't have to type "content:" every time?
- If I don't configure rescanning, it will never find new files? Everything cannot go through the file system on demand when I search? (I have a very limited number of folders that I want to search.)
void
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Re: Two questions about Everything

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- Is it possible to make content search the default so that I don't have to type "content:" every time?
No, Everything primarily searches filenames.



Everything 1.5 will have an option to create a filter to search filenames or content:
  • In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
  • Change the Name to:
    Filename or Content
  • Change the Search to:
    #replaceterms:#(:search:#):,#(:<#term:|content:#term:>#):
  • Change the Macro to:
    fc<search>
  • Click OK.
Filters can be activated from the Search menu, Filter bar (View -> Filters), right clicking the status bar, filter macro or filter keyboard shortcut.


- If I don't configure rescanning, it will never find new files?
Everything will not find new files if "Attempt to monitor changes" is disabled.
You can choose to monitor changes and never rescan.
A rescan will pickup any files changes while Everything was not running.


Everything cannot go through the file system on demand when I search? (I have a very limited number of folders that I want to search.)
Everything always searches an index.
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