Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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fury
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Joined: Tue Jun 10, 2014 1:14 am

Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by fury »

I'm running Everything 1.4.1.935 (x64) under Win10 Pro x64 1809. I started having issues recently. Frequently, new files won't show up until I manually do a "Force Rebuild".

It's not the search string at fault, because I leave that as-is, and the files appear after the rebuild is complete.

This happens on all my drives, and I've run CHKDSK, to no avail.
void
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by void »

I suspect this is due to short filenames being used in the USN Journal.
I would need to see debug logs to be sure.

Please disable short filenames and let me know if the issue persists.

To disable short filenames:
  • From a admin command prompt, run the following command:
    fsutil.exe behavior set disable8dot3 1
This operation takes effect immediately (no restart required).
https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/121007/how-to-disable-8-3-file-name-creation-on-ntfs-partitions

Resolving shortnames in the USN journal is on my TODO list.
fury
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by fury »

Thank you.

I disabled 8.3 creation (and verified the registry setting), but it seems the issue persists.

I'll look into enabling debug logging.
void
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by void »

Thanks for the reply.

Could you please check "monitor changes" is enabled for all your NTFS volumes:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the NTFS tab on the left.
  • For each NTFS volume:
    • Check Monitor Changes.
  • Click OK.
fury
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by fury »

Thanks. It's enabled for all, and was previously.
void
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by void »

Thanks for the reply.

Please try enabling debug logging:
  • In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
    /debug_log=1
  • Restart Everything:
    Type in the following search and press ENTER:
    /restart
Notes:
Debug logs can grow very large.
Debug logs are overwritten when you start Everything.

After you have detected Everything has missed a file system change, could you please send your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt to support@voidtools.com

Please compress this file before sending. If the compressed file is larger than 10MB, please let me know.

To disable debug logging:
  • In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
    /debug_log=0
  • Restart Everything:
    Type in the following search and press ENTER:
    /restart
fury
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by fury »

I apologize (well, potentially). Before I posted previously, Everything did fail to index a new file I'd just created. But since then, I haven't had an issue. So the previous fix may have at least partially solved the problem.

Sorry--I only use it a few times a day, so it takes time for me to establish patterns. I test for a living, and don't have the wherewithal to do it off-hours as well.

I'll follow your advice if needed, and will follow up either way.
void
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by void »

Thanks for the reply.

I should note that disabling 8.3 filenames will only effect new files.
Old files will still have 8.3 filenames which might be used in the USN change journal.
fury
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by fury »

I still had the issue after my last post. But privacy concerns prevented me from creating and sending a log.

However, I reverted to 1.4.1.877 awhile back, and have not had the issue with it.
therube
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Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:48 pm

Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by therube »

Anything "special" with the files that did not show; name, path, how they were created, application that created them ... ?
fury
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by fury »

Not that I'm aware of. It was happening with a variety of files, created by different applications.
tuska
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by tuska »

I would also like to join on this subject and give an example below.
As a rule, all entries in the status bar only appear on my PC, when I manually run "Force Rebuild".

Example:
- y.txt created in D:\Daten
- 941,688 entries are displayed
- wfn:y.txt -> file exists in Everything (immediately!)
- Execute export ... 941688.efu (150 MB)
- Force Rebuild
- 943,748 entries are displayed
- Execute export ... 943748.efu (151 MB)

Difference in .efu files: 2060 entries (!)
Compare file contents: 2261 difference(s) found
The difference in entries is usually between 200 and a few thousand entries.
The number of entries often differs by about 1250.


Not immediately in the index are usually files from the following folders:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton 360\... -> example below...
C:\ProgramData\Norton\...
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\... -> example below...

Examples - the following two files were only visible in Everything after "Force Rebuild":

1. file BrandCfg.dat.data - changed/last access on 5.8.2019, created on 20.2.2018
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton 360\NortonData\22.7.0.76\hlinks\BrandCfg.dat.data",9860,132094933254656574,131636388178757516,32

2. file bth.inf_loc - changed/created/last access on 3.10.2018
"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.LanguageExperiencePackde-DE_18362.14.49.0_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Windows\System32\driverstore\de-DE\bth.inf_loc",5202,131830417574845224,131830417512185068,262176

The following questions arise for me:
- How can it be that I find a just created text file (D:\Daten\y.txt) IMMEDIATELY in Everything and
  other files from drive C: with an older date are not in the index?
- Could it be that Everything has no access to these files for some reason?
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PS: Concerning the topic "short filenames" I haven't done anything yet.
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Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.4OGHz, 16 GB RAM
Everything - Version 1.4.1.949 (x64) - Beta Nightly Builds
Portable on Systemdrive C: in C:\Tools\Everything
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by tuska »

Today I did an additional test with the 32 bit version of Everything.
The 32 bit and the 64 bit version behave identical in my opinion.

Only after a "Force Rebuild" all data are available in the file Everything.db.
In this case the difference was 2,255 entries and it was again the above mentioned paths.

For me this is no problem, because I never search for files in these folders on drive C:.
If I should search for it, my file manager will find these files (tested).

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Windows 10 Pro (x64) Version 1903 (OS build 18362.418)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.4OGHz, 16 GB RAM
Everything - Version 1.4.1.954 (x64) - Beta Nightly Builds
Portable on Systemdrive C: (x64) and portable on drive D: (x32)
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by void »

Thanks for the information.

It sounds like the NTFS monitors are working, except some files are missed.

Could you please run Everything in debug mode, you don't have to send me any of the logs..

Just look for lines in red like the following:
unable to update ntfs folder: ABC: folder not found
unable to update ntfs folder: ABC: parent 0123456701234567 not found
folder name ABC already exist, yet FRN 0123456701234567 doesn't
unable to remove ntfs folder: 0123456701234567: file not found
unable to rename ntfs folder: 0123456701234567: move into child
unable to rename ntfs folder: 0123456701234567: not found
unable to rename ntfs folder: 0123456701234567: new parent not found
unable to add ntfs file: ABC.txt: parent 0123456701234567 not found
unable to remove ntfs file: ABC: file not found

Also look for the following errors in grey:
read NTFS usn journal failed x
read usn journal: bad cb x
read usn journal: record overflow
read usn journal: bad file name offset x, length y
read usn journal: bad record length x

If you see any of these messages, please let me know.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by tuska »

Thank you for this detailed description for troubleshooting.

I did the following with Version 1.4.1.955 (x64) under
Windows 10 Pro (x64) Version 1903 (OS build 18362.418):

1. viewtopic.php?p=25825#p25825
    /debug_log=1
    /restart
2. Force Rebuild
3. %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt
    Check for entries listed above
4. /debug_log=0
    /restart
---------------------------------
- 941984 entries
- Force Rebuild
- 943234 entries --- Difference: 1250 entries
- %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt (55,1 KB) --> copied to another location and renamed to Everything Debug Log_Test1.txt
- Force Rebuild again on 22.10.2019 13:46
- 943234 entries --- same as before
- %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt (128 KB)
   Everything Debug Log.txt -> File size is constantly growing...

Lines in red and errors in grey: No colors available in Everything Debug Log.txt.
I did not find any of the above entries (hints for errors) in the Everything Debug Log.txt file.

The only thing I noticed was a couple of those entries:
2019-10-22 13:36:36.014: CreateFileW(): GetLastError(): 5: Failed to open volume \\?\Volume{126add44-5607-11e3-ba64-806e6f6e6963}
but I think you had classified such entries as irrelevant in another case.

Did I maybe do something wrong on the test?
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by NotNull »

I guess you also have to enable the debug console ( Ctrl-` to enable /disable it )

That will open a console window. Do not close it with the [X] in that window, but use a Ctrl-` in the Everything window instead.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by tuska »

Thanks for the advice! :)
I'm out of practice again. :roll:

I'll get back to that soon.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by fury »

Boy, I'd love to be a forum mod. Anyway...
void wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:09 am Thanks for the information.

It sounds like the NTFS monitors are working, except some files are missed.

Could you please run Everything in debug mode, you don't have to send me any of the logs..

Just look for lines in red like the following:
unable to update ntfs folder: ABC: folder not found
unable to update ntfs folder: ABC: parent 0123456701234567 not found
folder name ABC already exist, yet FRN 0123456701234567 doesn't
unable to remove ntfs folder: 0123456701234567: file not found
unable to rename ntfs folder: 0123456701234567: move into child
unable to rename ntfs folder: 0123456701234567: not found
unable to rename ntfs folder: 0123456701234567: new parent not found
unable to add ntfs file: ABC.txt: parent 0123456701234567 not found
unable to remove ntfs file: ABC: file not found

Also look for the following errors in grey:
read NTFS usn journal failed x
read usn journal: bad cb x
read usn journal: record overflow
read usn journal: bad file name offset x, length y
read usn journal: bad record length x

If you see any of these messages, please let me know.
I reinstalled 1.4.1.935 and enabled debug logging. There are many "not found" entries; here is a small excerpt:
2019-10-22 23:21:29.750: unable to add ntfs file: CachedImage_2560_1440_POS1.jpg: parent 04df000000006bf0 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.752: unable to remove ntfs folder: 04df000000006bf0: file not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.756: folder name CachedFiles already exist, yet FRN 0x057f000000002c47 doesn't
2019-10-22 23:21:29.759: folder name CachedFiles already exist, yet FRN 0x057f000000002c47 doesn't
2019-10-22 23:21:29.762: unable to add ntfs file: CachedImage_2560_1440_POS1.jpg: parent 057f000000002c47 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.764: unable to add ntfs file: CachedImage_2560_1440_POS1.jpg: parent 057f000000002c47 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.767: unable to update file: CachedImage_2560_1440_POS1.jpg: parent 057f000000002c47 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.770: unable to add ntfs file: CachedImage_2560_1440_POS1.jpg: parent 057f000000002c47 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.773: unable to update file: CachedImage_2560_1440_POS1.jpg: parent 057f000000002c47 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.776: unable to add ntfs file: CachedImage_2560_1440_POS1.jpg: parent 057f000000002c47 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.780: unable to update file: CachedImage_2560_1440_POS1.jpg: parent 057f000000002c47 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.846: unable to add ntfs file: $ILDNWCH.tmp: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.849: unable to add ntfs file: $ILDNWCH.tmp: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.857: unable to update file: $ILDNWCH.tmp: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.865: unable to add ntfs file: $ILDNWCH.tmp: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.868: unable to update file: $ILDNWCH.tmp: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.871: unable to rename ntfs folder: 01cb0000000072dd: new parent not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.873: unable to rename ntfs folder: 01cb0000000072dd: new parent not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.876: unable to remove ntfs folder: 01cb0000000072dd: file not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.884: unable to update ntfs folder: $RLDNWCH.tmp: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.887: unable to update ntfs folder: $RLDNWCH.tmp: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.890: unable to add ntfs file: $IM332LF: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.897: unable to add ntfs file: $IM332LF: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.900: unable to update file: $IM332LF: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.903: unable to add ntfs file: $IM332LF: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.905: unable to update file: $IM332LF: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.908: unable to rename ntfs folder: 0332000000002cf6: new parent not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.916: unable to rename ntfs folder: 0332000000002cf6: new parent not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.919: unable to remove ntfs folder: 0332000000002cf6: file not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.922: unable to update ntfs folder: $RM332LF: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
2019-10-22 23:21:29.925: unable to update ntfs folder: $RM332LF: parent 07e4000000000cd2 not found
I did not find "usn journal failed", "bad cb", "record overflow", "bad file name offset", or "bad record length" entries, nor "read usn journal". I was a bit confused by your reference to "red" and "grey".

I shut down Everything after 7 minutes, since it was still "Updating database...", and I'm perhaps overly paranoid about wear and tear on my 6-year-old SSD.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by NotNull »

fury wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:32 am Boy, I'd love to be a forum mod.
Please elaborate?
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by fury »

NotNull wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:22 pm
fury wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:32 am Boy, I'd love to be a forum mod.
Please elaborate?
I'm not sure who is talking to who anymore, and I am no longer following this thread. I think I just wasted an hour of my time when I was not the one being addressed.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by NotNull »

fury wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:25 pm I'm not sure who is talking to who anymore
Yeah, some threads here are quite confusing to follow (and sometimes I am partly to blame for that :)).
Thanks for clarifying!
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by tuska »

tuska wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:00 pm I'll get back to that soon.
Now I did the following...
Start PC, then after some time debug logging (single steps roughly summarized):

Code: Select all

- File - Export... CTRL+S --> C:\Tools\Everything\EFU\953124.efu  (153 MB)
- Completely exited 'Everything'
- Everything.ini debug_log=1
- Regedit.exe --> "C:\Tools\Everything\Everything.exe" -svc -debug-log
- Right clicked Everything and clicked Stop Service
- Right clicked Everything and clicked Start Service
- Restart Everything. -> Database update... running (takes a long time)
- 953137 objects
- 20191026@113019_Everything Debug Log.txt	 97.187	26.10.2019 11:30
- Force Rebuild
- 954751 objects | Difference: 1614 objects;
  Difference only in the .efu files -> drive C: ... *\Norton* and *\WindowsApps* ... Paths as specified above.
- 20191026@113435_Everything Debug Log.txt	161.931	26.10.2019 11:34
- File - Export... CTRL+S --> C:\Tools\Everything\EFU\954751.efu  (153 MB)
- 20191026@114601_Everything Debug Log.txt	413.291	26.10.2019 11:46
- 20191026@115306_Everything Debug Log.txt	500.863	26.10.2019 11:53
Result after checking the *Everything Debug Log.txt files:
None of the above error messages are contained in these files.

Result after checking the file: Everything Service Debug Log.txt ... renamed to:
20191026@115729_Everything Service Debug Log.txt 7.003.185 26.10.2019 11:57
None of the above error messages are contained in this file.

On my other internal (data-)hard disks (D:, I:, J:) I haven't missed any entries yet.
The PC is always used as a user and not as an administrator.

Tested with:
Windows 10 Pro (x64) Version 1903 (OS build 18362.449)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.4OGHz, 16 GB RAM
Everything - Version 1.4.1.955 (x64) - Beta Nightly Builds
Portable on Systemdrive C: in C:\Tools\Everything
Notnull wrote:I guess you also have to enable the debug console ( Ctrl-` to enable /disable it )
That will open a console window. Do not close it with the [X] in that window, but use a Ctrl-` in the Everything window instead.
I think this variant of debug logging doesn't have a console window.
The last time I saw one was in the topic "Everything - portable use",
in which an Everything.exe was previously specially prepared by the author.

Nevertheless I would be interested in this shortcut:
Could this shortcut be used to extract the content from a console window (with rapidly changing screen content)?
to the clipboard?

Does the shortcut refer to an English keyboard layout? (Here: German keyboard layout).
Which keys would I have to press at the same time on a German keyboard?
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by NotNull »

tuska wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:44 am I think this variant of debug logging doesn't have a console window.
This is what I see on my system (file viewer uses tail option to keep up with recent changes to the log file):
2019-10-26 15_12_16-Window.png
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On a German keyboard, the "`" ist zwischen ß und der Rücktaste.

Alternatively, you can add an extra keyboard shortcut (suggestion: Ctrl-Alt-D) to the debug console by adding it under Menu:Tools > Options > Keyboard : Tools|Console = CTRL+ALT+D (global)

tuska wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:44 am Nevertheless I would be interested in this shortcut:
Could this shortcut be used to extract the content from a console window (with rapidly changing screen content)?
to the clipboard?
Use the mouse to selct some text in the console window.
Conhost.exe (the program responsible for all input/output to/from console applications) on Win10 will halt all further screen output until you press ESCAPE.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by tuska »

2Notnull
Thank you for your prompt response and support.

I was a bit confused, because e.g. in Winword I need SHIFT+` ...
Now I have set CTRL+ALT+D as shortcut like you suggested.

With CTRL+` the console does not open, but with CTRL+ALT+D.
NotNull wrote: Sat Oct 26, 2019 1:30 pm ... Use the mouse to selct some text in the console window.
Conhost.exe (the program responsible for all input/output to/from console applications) on Win10
will halt all further screen output until you press ESCAPE.
This can work, but my experience has shown that it usually doesn't work for me.
With CTRL+A this works reliably and afterwards with CTRL+C I can get the whole screen content,
and then filter in EmEditor for desired entries.

I assume that the console content is reflected in the Everything Debug Log.txt file.
Everything has now been clarified for me on this topic (debugging console).
Thanks again.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by void »

Thanks for the logs.

It looks like some files and folders are missing because a parent folder was not indexed or is missing.
It's tricky to say without seeing the full logs as to why these parent folders were not indexed.
folder name CachedFiles already exist, yet FRN 0x057f000000002c47 doesn't
This is the first time I have ever seen this error reported.

This error occurs when a new folder is created, but that folder already exists in the Everything database (by name) with a different FRN.
This may occur if this folder was deleted and recreated and Everything missed the deletion. Again, I would need to see the full logs.
Folder FRNs can not change once a folder is created.
This CachedFiles folder has a very high Sequence Number (0x057f), so it looks like it is deleted and recreated often.

For future release I'll make sure Everything just removes the old inconsistent folder and re-adds it with the correct FRN. This may help pick up new changes, but not fix the underlying issue.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

Post by tuska »

Today I did a verbose debug logging and a debug logging for the 'Everything Service' in 'Everything'.
Single steps roughly summarized:

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Start PC 08:45, then after some time at 14:40 
- File - Export... CTRL+S --> C:\Tools\Everything\EFU\953971.efu  (153 MB)
Verbose debug logging:
- Completely exited 'Everything'
- Everything.ini: debug_log=1 ... verbose=1 <-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Saved changes and restarted Everything.
- %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt <---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
- 20191028@144516_Everything Debug Log.txt	690.798	28.10.2019 14:45
Verbose debug logging for the 'Everything Service'
- Regedit.exe --> "C:\Tools\Everything\Everything.exe" -svc -debug-log -verbose <-----------------------------------------------|
  ■ Everything Service
- Task Manager: Right clicked Everything and clicked Stop Service
- Task Manager: Right clicked Everything and clicked Start Service
- Restart Everything. -> Updating database... (takes now much longer)
- Admin required to see file "Everything Service Debug Log.txt" in C:\Windows\Temp\Everything Service Debug Log.txt  <----------|
  20191028@145410_Everything Service Debug Log.txt	2.032.747	28.10.2019 14:54
- 953977 objects
- Force Rebuild
- 955211 objects | Difference: 1234 objects
- File - Export... CTRL+S --> C:\Tools\Everything\EFU\955211.efu  (153 MB)
  Difference only in the .efu files -> ONLY drive C: ... ONLY *\Norton* ... Path as specified above. -> No problem at all for me!
- 20191028@150040_Everything Debug Log.txt		2.062.205	28.10.2019 15:00
- 20191028@150021_Everything Service Debug Log.txt	5.193.855	28.10.2019 15:00
- 20191028@151822_Everything Service Debug Log.txt	5.872.403	28.10.2019 15:18
- 20191028@151908_Everything Debug Log.txt		3.232.507	28.10.2019 15:19
- 20191028@160224_Everything Service Debug Log.txt	7.488.521	28.10.2019 16:02
- 20191028@160213_Everything Debug Log.txt		5.956.970	28.10.2019 16:02
- zzz.txt created as admin on drive C: (C:\zzz.txt) --> zzz.txt was found in 'Everything' IMMEDIATELY!
Result after checking the *Everything Debug Log.txt files:
None of the above error messages are contained in these files.

Result after checking the *Everything Service Debug Log.txt files:
None of the above error messages are contained in these files.

I only noticed this lines:

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20191028@150021_Everything Service Debug Log.txt ... (791 lines in total with "bad file record type 00000000)
20191028@151822_Everything Service Debug Log.txt ... (805 lines in total with "bad file record type 00000000)
e.g. 2019-10-28 14:56:14.377: bad file record type 00000000 ...

Tested under same conditions as above.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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bad file record type 00000000 ...
This is a empty NTFS record. Everything and Windows will ignore this file record.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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void wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 7:07 am
bad file record type 00000000 ...
This is a empty NTFS record. Everything and Windows will ignore this file record.
Thank you for that information.

Due to the number of entries, they probably cannot be related to those entries,
which I miss (usually 1250+ entries - only on drive C: in the above stated directories)
AND receive after a "Force rebuild"(!).
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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Looking into this some more, it looks like some of these files might be hard links or folder junctions.

When a hard link is created or removed a USN_REASON_HARD_LINK_CHANGE notification is stored in the USN Change Journal.

Everything does not process USN_REASON_HARD_LINK_CHANGE notifications yet.
Adding new hard links is on my TODO list.

I'm also testing a fix that will add missing folders to the index.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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On the point "Junctions" it looks like this to me:
2019-11-09_Junctions in Everything.png
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Thank you for your continued efforts to find a solution.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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2void
Everything 1.5 Alpha - Version 1.5.0.1238a (x64) has fixed the problem!

Short summary:
  1. Indexed NTFS drives C:, D:, I:, J:
  2. Only indexed NTFS drive C: (Systemdrive) did not show all files in Everything.
    These were usually files from the following folders:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton 360\...
    C:\ProgramData\Norton\...
    C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\...
Only because it was reported above:
Newly created files are also displayed immediately in Version 1.5.0.1238a...and 1.5.0.1241a (newest version of today).

Thank you very much for your efforts!

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Windows 10 Pro (x64) Version 20H2 (OS build 19042.867)
'Everything' 1.5.0.1241a (x64) | Portable on Systemdrive C:
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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Hi,

Everything (main instance) + Everything (PRIVATE) - (additional instance)

- Path\to\Everything64.exe -instance "PRIVATE"
- Everything Service: Everything (PRIVATE)

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Everything 1.5.0.1272a (x64) ............... starts daily with Windows ([✓] Start Everything on system startup)
Everything 1.5.0.1272a (x64) - (PRIVATE) ... is started manually when necessary, e.g. to call up another language menu.
I have noticed on several days now that the main instance and another instance in the status bar have a different number of objects.
The difference was between 25 and 62 objects/entries.

In the case of the switched-on Everything (PRIVATE) instance, the entries are updated after the start,
However, even with hours of PC use, the number of entries does not reach the number of entries of the main instance.

Only after a "force rebuild", e.g. for the Everything (PRIVATE) instance, the number of entries corresponds to the main instance.

I have now noticed that there is only a difference in drive C: and not in drives D:, I:, J:
A file comparison brought up the usual "suspects" for me, such as files from Norton 360.

Can there still be a connection to the (solved) issue mentioned above?

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'Everything' 1.5.0.1272a (x64)
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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Are you excluding any files or folders under Tools -> Options -> Exclude for the PRIVATE instance?
-If so, it's possible for Everything to miss changes if the files were ever excluded.

Are you using the include only setting under Tools -> Options -> NTFS -> drive -> Include only for the PRIVATE instance?


Could you please enable debug logging, allow Everything to run for sometime and check for missing files:
  • In the Everything private instance:
  • Ensure Everything is up to date. (force a rebuild from Tools -> Options -> Indexes -> Force Rebuild)
  • Enable debug logging from Tools -> Debug -> Start Debug Logging
  • Let Everything run for sometime.
  • Compare Everything with your other instance. (or Create a file list with the current index, force a rebuild and compare the file lists with the new index)
  • Stop debug logging from Tools -> Debug -> Stop Debug Logging.
    ---this will open the Everything debug log.txt in Notepad.
  • For the missing files, please check the debug log output for any associated USN events (and for any errors reported immediately after the USN event)
  • log entries should look something like:
    USN PROCESS 00000102 norton.tmp
    unable to add ntfs folder: norton: parent 0123456789abcdef not found
  • If possible, please send a copy of the USN events/errors (for the missing files only) to support@voidtools.com
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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2void
thank you for your prompt response. :)
void wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:56 am Are you excluding any files or folders under Tools -> Options -> Exclude for the PRIVATE instance?
-If so, it's possible for Everything to miss changes if the files were ever excluded.
No.
void wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:56 am Are you using the include only setting under Tools -> Options -> NTFS -> drive -> Include only for the PRIVATE instance?
No.

The settings are identical under Tools -> Options -> NTFS -> drive.

The *.ini files are also almost identical Everything.ini <-> Everything-PRIVATE.ini.
In my opinion, there are only a few and irrelevant differences (language, last_options_page, options_x, options_y).

Search queries in TC using 'Everything' (TC = Total Commander)
My procedure is illustrated here under point 15. 'Everything' - Multiple instances -> Named instances
... files created by Everything to be stored -> 2. in a separate (sub)folder, e.g. "Everything_PRIVATE" ...:
C:\Tools\Everything\Everything_PRIVATE\Everything64.exe -instance "PRIVATE"

I.e. I copied all settings files from C:\Tools\Everything\ into the "Everything_PRIVATE" folder and then renamed the files
-> "Everything.ini" ... "Everything-PRIVATE.ini", "Bookmarks.csv" ... "Bookmarks-PRIVATE.csv", etc.,
to have my settings identical in both instances.
The second instance was started as follows: C:\Tools\Everything\Everything_PRIVATE\Everything64.exe -instance "PRIVATE"
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I will submit debug logging later.
Since the last "Force Rebuild" on both instances, I currently only have 5 differences - 'Everything' 1.5.0.1272a (x64) - 26.8.2021.

27.8.2021

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Everything 1.5.0.1273a (x64)	 Everything 1.5.0.1273a (x64) - (PRIVATE)	Difference
1 303 954 objects .......... <-> 1 303 829 Einträge .....................	+ 125 objects (main instance)
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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Up to now I have done the following:
In the Everything private instance:
Ensure Everything is up to date. (force a rebuild from Tools -> Options -> Indexes -> Force Rebuild)
Everything 1.5.0.1273a (x64) - (PRIVATE) - "Force Rebuild"

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D:, I:, J: .........:  Objects ident						Difference
Everything (Private) - drive C:		900 513 Einträge			+ 31 objects (!)
Everything ......... - drive C:		900 482 objects
I have noticed a few times now that the instance (main or second) always has the most number of entries (only drive C:!),
that I've previously done a "force rebuild" on. However, this could probably also be due to the fact
that there are a lot of movements (new files, deletions, Windows, Norton) take place on drive C:.
On the internal drives D:, I:, J: only a few changes (my files, backup) take place in comparison - objects are always identical(!).

Everything 1.5.0.1273a (x64) - "Force Rebuild" (main instance)

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D:, I:, J: .........:  Objects ident						Difference
Everything (Private) - drive C:		900 514 Einträge			   0 objects
Everything ......... - drive C:		900 514 objects
Enable debug logging from Tools -> Debug -> Start Debug Logging
Done for Everything (Private) instance because here the next thing to expect is that there will be fewer entries.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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2void

Since Everything 1.5.0.1273a (x64) from 27.08.2021 the number of objects in the Everything main instance and
further instance ("Everything 1.5.0.1273a (x64) - (PRIVATE)") is always the same.
(After a "Force Rebuild" has been carried out on both instances).
Even if the number of objects changes over time, the number of objects is the same for both instances!

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27.08.2021 22:58
D:, I:, J: .........:  Objects ident						Difference
Everything (Private) - drive C:		902 108 Einträge (German)		   0 objects
Everything ......... - drive C:		902 108 objects

28.08.2021 11:29
D:, I:, J: .........:  Objects ident						Difference
Everything (Private) - drive C:		901 792 Einträge (German)		   0 objects
Everything ......... - drive C:		901 792 objects

28.08.2021 11:40
D:, I:, J: .........:  Objects ident						Difference
Everything (Private) - drive C:		901 862 Einträge (German)		   0 objects
Everything ......... - drive C:		901 862 objects
I.e. since this version, the problem has been solved.
Thank you very much!
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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Thanks for testing, please let me know if the issue occurs again.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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Thanks for the logs tuska,

Everything was not caching hardlink filenames correctly.

Everything 1.5.0.1274a fixes an issue with detecting changes to hardlinks.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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Thank you for the issue report tuska,

Everything 1.5.0.1275a fixes an issue with detecting all hardlink filenames when there was many hardlink filenames in a fragmented NTFS MFT record.

After installing, please force a rebuild from Tools -> Options -> Indexes.
Everything should not have any missing files after the rebuild.

Please let me know if Everything is still missing changes with this version.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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2void
I have now carried out tests under the following conditions.

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Test scenario - 16.9.2021 ... 21.9.2021:
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Windows 10 Pro (x64) Version 21H1 (OS build 19043.1237)    https://aka.ms/Windows/ReleaseInfo

Everything 1.5.0.1275a (x64)
Instances: 3				        Start: Automatic / manual			Everything Service
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- Everything 1.5.0.1275a (x64) .... "MAIN"      [✓] Start Everything on system startup		Everything
- Everything 1.5.0.1275a (x64) - (PRIVATE)       *) Start Everything on system startup		Everything (PRIVATE)
- Everything 1.5.0.1275a (x64) - (PRIVAT)       --- Start manually				Everything (PRIVAT)

*) C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Everything (x64) - (PRIVATE).lnk
   Link target: C:\Tools\Everything\Everything_PRIVATE\Everything64.exe -instance "PRIVATE" -startup

********************************************************************************************************************
Test results:
- Tested (multiple):	  Junction (Folder), Symlink (Folder, File), Hardlink (File) - create/delete
  Results:		  OK ... for Main instance, Everything (PRIVATE) and Everything (PRIVAT) instance

- Drive D:,I:,J:	  ) Always the same number of objects for these 3 instances.
- Drive C:	  	  ) Always the same number of objects for these 3 instances. !!!
********************************************************************************************************************
I have sent all the test details to you by email on 21.9.2021.

For me, the issue is solved. :)
Thank you very much for your efforts and support!
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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I am glad to hear Everything 1.5a is now picking up all hard links.

Thank you for testing Everything 1.5a.
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Re: Constantly have to "Force Rebuild"

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Everything 1.5.0.1284a fixes an issue with missing changes to hard links.

Everything 1.5.0.1284a will no longer attempt to track hard link removal.
Forcing a rebuild will be required to remove stale hard links.
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