"Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows.
Small installation file.
Clean and simple user interface.
Quick file indexing.
Quick searching.
Quick startup.
Minimal resource usage.
Small database on disk.
Real-time updating.
Everything can be installed or run as a portable executable.
The installer and portable version of Everything can be found on the downloads page.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| Installer | The installer version will guide the user through the installation of Everything (recommended). The installed Everything.exe is the same as the portable Everything.exe. |
| Portable | The user must extract the Everything.exe to the desired location. No changes to the system are made. Most of the options in the installer are available in the portable version in the Everything Options. |
| x86 | Only x86 context menu extensions will work in Everything. This version will work on both x86 and x64 versions of Windows. |
| x64 | The x64 version requires a 64bit x64 OS. Supports databases larger than 2GB. Only x64 context menu extensions will work in Everything. The x64 version will use more memory than the x86 version. |
| English (US) | Only English is available for this version, the language pack can be installed manually. |
| Multilingual | Includes the Everything language pack for multiple language support. |
| Lite | This light version does not contain ETP/FTP/HTTP servers and does not allow IPC. |
Choose the language of the installer. This language will also be used in Everything.
See Supported Languages for a list of supported languages.
You must accept the agreement to install Everything.
You can find a copy of the license here.
Choose the installation location of Everything.
By default Everything is installed to:
C:\Program Files\Everything
or if you install the x86 version of "Everything" on a x64 OS:
c:\Program Files (x86)\Everything
Choose a location to store data and settings.
%APPDATA%\Everything is recommended.
This setting can be changed in the Everything options at anytime.
Choose a method for indexing NTFS volumes
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Install Everything service | Install the Everything service which will do all the low level volume reading required for NTFS indexing. The service runs with the necessary privileges so the Everything client can run as a standard user account. |
| Run as administrator | Run Everything with administrative privileges. |
| No NTFS indexing | Everything will not attempt to index NTFS volumes. |
This setting can be changed in the Everything options at anytime.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Check for updates | Enabling this setting will make Everything check www.voidtools.com for updates when you run Everything. |
| Start Everything on system startup | Run Everything when Windows starts. This will load the Everything database into memory and create the Everything tray icon. |
| Install folder context menus | Enabling this will show the context menu item "Search Everything..." when you right click a folder in Windows. Clicking on this context menu item will show the Everything window with the search set to the selected folder. |
| Install start menu items. | Creates the Search Everything and Uninstall Everything shortcuts in the Start menu. |
| Install Desktop shortcut | Creates the Search Everything shortcut on the Desktop. |
| Install Quick launch shortcut | Creates the Search Everything shortcut in the Quick launch toolbar. |
| ES URL Protocol | Open Everything from es: urls. |
| Associate EFU files with Everything | Associate Everything file lists (EFU files) with Everything. |
| Automatically index fixed NTFS volumes | If enabled Everything will automatically add all NTFS volumes to the index. Disable to manually setup which volumes are included. |
These settings can be changed in the Everything options at anytime.
Everything installation requires administrative privileges.
Click Yes to continue installation with administrative privileges.
The installation of Everything is complete. Click Finish to launch Everything.
When Everything launches it will begin creating the initial index which will take a few seconds.
For a basic guide on using Everything, please see Using Everything.
| Error | Description |
|---|---|
| OS is not x64 Install anyway? | This error is displayed when attempting to install the x64 version of Everything on a 32bit OS. Please make sure you have the correct x86 or x64 version of Everything for your OS (See What version of Everything should I download?). |
| Failed to execute admin command | The installer failed to run Everything as an administrator to make changes to the system. Please make sure Everything can run with elevated privileges. |
| Failed to execute user command | The installer failed to run Everything to install the options for the current user. This could be due to anti-virus software. Please make sure the installer can execute Everything from the temp directory. |
An index of all your local NTFS volumes is created when running Everything for the first time.
Indexing can take a few seconds.
Once the indexing stage is complete, All your files will be displayed.
Type in a partial filename in the search box at the top to begin.
The Everything search window contains the following parts:
The menu contains commands for working with the Everything search window, results, view, search, bookmarks, tools and help.
Search edit
Type in the partial filename to locate a file or folder.
Use the Advanced Search from the Search menu to perform more complex searches.
See Searching for the complete search syntax.
Basic search syntax can be displayed in Everything from the Help menu.
Result list header
Click a column header to sort the results by that column. Click the same column header to change the direction of the sort.
Right click to show or hide different columns.
Result list
Double click or select an item and press Enter to open it.
Items can be dragged and dropped on another program.
Right click on an item to show a list of actions for the selected results.
See Results for more information.
Status bar
Displays the current status of Everything and the current search options.
Right click the status bar to change the search options.
Double click a search option to disable it.
To show the search window:
Double click the Everything tray icon.
-or-
Use a Hotkey.
-or-
Run Everything from a shortcut, such as the Everything Desktop shortcut, Everything start menu shortcut or Everything quick launch shortcut.
Normally, Everything will only use one search window.
To allow multiple windows, enable Create a new window from the system tray and/or Create a new window when running Everything.
For example, to find files and folders modified today, search for:
dm:today
Right click an empty spot in the result list and click Sort by -> Date Modified to see changes to the file system in real-time.
Everything remembers the run count for each result.
Press Enter from the search edit to select the result with the highest run count.
Right click a file or folder to manually set the run count.
See Run History for more information.
To sort by run count, right click an empty spot in the result list and click Sort by -> Run Count.
Results can be exported to CSV, TXT or EFU files.
To export results:
In Everything, From the File menu, click Export....
Filters are predefined searches, such as audio and video files types.
To select a filter, click a filter from the Search menu. The selected filter will show in the status bar. Double click the filter in the status bar to disable it.
To show the filter bar, click Filters from the View menu.
See Customizing filters for more information.
Save the current search, filter, sort and index so it can be quickly restored later.
See Bookmarks for more information.
You can start your own web server in Everything to access your files from your phone or other device.
See HTTP Server for more information.
You can start your own ETP server in Everything to access your files from another computer.
See ETP Server for more information.
The result list font and colors can be customized in the Everything options.
To customize all fonts and colors, see Everything.ini.
To open folders with a custom file manager, see External File Manager.
For a list of existing keyboard shortcuts, see Keyboard Shortcuts.
See Customizing keyboard shortcuts for more information.
Include local NTFS volumes, any folders and/or file lists in the index.
See Indexes for more information.
Create a snap shot of files on a NAS, CD, DVD or BluRay and include them in your index.
To show the built in file list editor, from the Tools menu, click File List Editor....
See File Lists for more information.
Customize the installation of Everything, user interface, home search, search settings, how the results are displayed, how the results look, right click menus, fonts and colors, keyboard shortcuts, search and run history, ntfs volumes, folder indexing, file lists, excluded folders and file types, ETP and HTTP servers.
See options for more information.
When you close the Everything search window, Everything will continue to run in the background.
To exit Everything completely, click Exit from the File menu or right click the Everything tray icon and click Exit.
To make Everything exit when the Everything search window is closed:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the UI tab.
Uncheck Run in background.
Click OK.
ES is a command line interface to search Everything from a command prompt.
ES can be downloaded from the Downloads page.
Everything must be installed and running.
es.exe [options] [search text]
[option]
Optional option.
<option>
Required option.
ES uses the Everything search syntax.
These options will work with any version of Everything.
-r <search>
-regex <search>
Search using regular expressions.
Escape spaces with double quotes.
-i
-case
Match case.
-w
-ww
-whole-word
-whole-words
Match whole words.
-p
-match-path
Match full path and file name.
-h
-help
Display this help.
-o <offset>
-offset <offset>
Show results starting from the zero based offset.
-n <num>
-max-results <num>
Limit the number of results shown to <num>.
-s
Sort by full path.
The following switches require Everything 1.4 or later.
-a
-diacritics
Match diacritical marks.
-name
-path-column
-full-path-and-name
-filename-column
-extension
-ext
-size
-date-created
-dc
-date-modified
-dm
-date-accessed
-da
-attributes
-attribs
-attrib
-file-list-file-name
-run-count
-date-run
-date-recently-changed
-rc
Show the specified column. The full path and name column will be used if no name, path or full path and name column is specified.
Columns are displayed in the order specified.
-sort name
-sort path
-sort size
-sort extension
-sort date-created
-sort date-modified
-sort date-accessed
-sort attributes
-sort file-list-file-name
-sort run-count
-sort date-recently-changed
-sort date-run
-sort-name
-sort-path
-sort-size
-sort-extension
-sort-date-created
-sort-date-modified
-sort-date-accessed
-sort-attributes
-sort-file-list-file-name
-sort-run-count
-sort-date-recently-changed
-sort-date-run
-sort name-ascending
-sort name-descending
-sort path-ascending
-sort path-descending
-sort size-ascending
-sort size-descending
-sort extension-ascending
-sort extension-descending
-sort date-created-ascending
-sort date-created-descending
-sort date-modified-ascending
-sort date-modified-descending
-sort date-accessed-ascending
-sort date-accessed-descending
-sort attributes-ascending
-sort attributes-descending
-sort file-list-file-name-ascending
-sort file-list-file-name-descending
-sort run-count-ascending
-sort run-count-descending
-sort date-recently-changed-ascending
-sort date-recently-changed-descending
-sort date-run-ascending
-sort date-run-descending
-sort-name-ascending
-sort-name-descending
-sort-path-ascending
-sort-path-descending
-sort-size-ascending
-sort-size-descending
-sort-extension-ascending
-sort-extension-descending
-sort-date-created-ascending
-sort-date-created-descending
-sort-date-modified-ascending
-sort-date-modified-descending
-sort-date-accessed-ascending
-sort-date-accessed-descending
-sort-attributes-ascending
-sort-attributes-descending
-sort-file-list-file-name-ascending
-sort-file-list-file-name-descending
-sort-run-count-ascending
-sort-run-count-descending
-sort-date-recently-changed-ascending
-sort-date-recently-changed-descending
-sort-date-run-ascending
-sort-date-run-descending
Specify the sort. Results are sorted by name ascending if not specified.
-sort-ascending
-sort-descending
Set sort order. For example, sort by size ascending: -sort size -sort-ascending
If the sort order is not specified: size is sorted largest first, dates latest first and run count largest first, All other sorts are sorted alphabetically.
-instance <name>
Connect to the unique Everything instance name.
See Multiple Instances for more information.
-highlight
Highlight results.
Highlighting many results can decrease the performance of "Everything".
-highlight-color <color>
<color> can be one of the following color codes:
Highlight color 0x00-0xFF.
The default highlight color is 0x0a (light Green on Black).
-csv
-efu
-txt
-m3u
-m3u8
Change display format.
Use > to redirect to a file or | to pipe to another application.
See -export options below to also write to a file.
-export-csv <out.csv>
-export-efu <out.efu>
-export-txt <out.txt>
-export-m3u <out.m3u>
-export-m3u8 <out.m3u8>
Export to a file. No output is displayed on screen.
-export-efu will only export indexed information. Combine -export-efu with -size, -date-modified, -date-created and/or -attributes to gather this information.
UTF-8 encoding is used for exporting as txt and csv.
-size-format <format>
Format can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Auto |
| 1 | Bytes (default) |
| 2 | KB |
| 3 | MB |
-date-format <format>
Format can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | System format (default) |
| 1 | ISO-8601 |
| 2 | Windows FILETIME in decimal |
| 3 | ISO-8601 as UTC |
-pause
-more
Pause after each page of output.
-hide-empty-search-results
Don't show any results when the search is empty.
-empty-search-help
Show help when no search is specified.
-timeout <milliseconds>
Timeout after the specified number of milliseconds to wait for the Everything database to load before sending a query. The default timeout is 0 milliseconds.
-filename-color <color>
-name-color <color>
-path-color <color>
-extension-color <color>
-size-color <color>
-date-created-color <color>
-dc-color <color>
-date-modified-color <color>
-dm-color <color>
-date-accessed-color <color>
-da-color <color>
-attributes-color <color>
-file-list-filename-color <color>
-run-count-color <color>
-date-run-color <color>
-date-recently-changed-color <color>
-rc-color <color>
<color> can be one of the following color codes:
Set the column color 0x00-0xFF.
-filename-width <width>
-name-width <width>
-path-width <width>
-extension-width <width>
-size-width <width>
-date-created-width <width>
-dc-width <width>
-date-modified-width <width>
-dm-width <width>
-date-accessed-width <width>
-da-width <width>
-attributes-width <width>
-file-list-filename-width <width>
-run-count-width <width>
-date-run-width <width>
-date-recently-changed-width <width>
-rc-width <width>
Set the column width 0-200.
-size-leading-zero
-run-count-leading-zero
Format the number with leading zeros, use with -no-digit-grouping.
-no-digit-grouping
Don't group numbers with commas.
-path <path>
Search for subfolders and files in path.
-parent-path <path>
Search for subfolders and files in the parent of path.
-parent <path>
Search for files with the specified parent path.
/o[sort]
DIR style sorts.
sort must be one the following sorts:
| Sort | Description |
|---|---|
| N | Name ascending. |
| -N | Name descending. |
| S | Size ascending. |
| -S | Size descending. |
| E | Extension ascending. |
| -E | Extension descending. |
| D | Date modified ascending. |
| -D | Date modified descending. |
/ad
Folders only.
/a-d
Files only.
/a[attributes]
DIR style attributes search.
attributes can be any one or more of the following attributes:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| R | Read only. |
| H | Hidden. |
| S | System. |
| D | Directory. |
| A | Archive. |
| V | Device. |
| N | Normal. |
| T | Temporary. |
| P | Sparse file. |
| L | Reparse point. |
| C | Compressed. |
| O | Offline. |
| I | Not content indexed. |
| E | Encrypted. |
To exclude an attribute prefix it with a -
For example, find files with no read-only attribute set: es.exe /a-r
The Directory attribute is determined by the result being a file or folder in Everything, not the file attribute. Search for attributes:d for the true directory attribute.
-set-run-count <filename> <count>
Set the run count for the specified filename. No search is performed.
-inc-run-count <filename>
Increment the run count for the specified filename by one. No search is performed.
-get-run-count <filename>
Display the run count for the specified filename. No search is performed.
-get-result-count
Display the total result count for the specified search.
No filenames are displayed. -n is ignored.
-save-settings
-clear-settings
Save or clear settings. No search is performed.
Settings are stored in es.ini in the same location as your es.exe.
ES does not have access to bookmarks or filters.
Export all mp3 files to an Everything file list named mp3.efu
es.exe *.mp3 -export-efu mp3.efu
Show the top 10 largest files:
es.exe -sort size -n 10
Show the last 10 modified files:
es.exe -sort dm -n 10
Highlight the search terms foo bar
es.exe foo bar -highlight
Make ES show the size column, date modified column and set some pretty colors and make them the default settings:
es.exe -size -dm -sizecolor 0x0d -dmcolor 0x0b -save-settings
ES can return one of the following errorlevel codes:
| Errorlevel | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | No known error, search successful. |
| 1 | Failed to register window class. |
| 2 | Failed to create listening window. |
| 3 | Out of memory. |
| 4 | Expected an additional command line option with the specified switch. |
| 5 | Failed to create export output file. |
| 6 | Unknown switch. |
| 7 | Failed to send Everything IPC a query. |
| 8 | Everything IPC window not found. Please make sure the Everything search client is running. |
Dashes (-) inside switches can be omitted, for example, instead of using -no-digit-grouping, use: -nodigitgrouping
Switches can also start with a /
Use double quotes to escape spaces and switches.
Switches can be disabled by prefixing them with no-, eg: -no-size.
Use ^ to escape \, &, |, >, < and ^.
ES source code is included with the download.
A list of all the command line options available in Everything.
Most of these options are available within Everything, in the Everything options.
Everything.exe [file-list-filename] [options]
[option]
Optional option.
<option>
Required option.
These command line options return immediately and do not show an Everything search window.
Some command line options require administrative privileges. Running Everything with a command line option that requires administrative privileges from a standard user account will automatically relaunch Everything with the specified command line option as administrator.
-app-data
-noapp-data
Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything or in the same location as the executable.
When enabled, user settings in the Everything.ini in the same location as Everything.exe will be lost.
Requires administrative privileges.
-choose-language
Show the language selection page.
-choose-volumes
Do not automatically index volumes. Removes all NTFS volumes from the index.
-enable-run-as-admin
-disable-run-as-admin
Enable or disable run as administrator.
Requires administrative privileges.
-enable-update-notification
-disable-update-notification
Enable or disable update notification on startup.
-install <location>
Copies Everything.exe and uninstall.exe to the new location. Creates an uninstall entry in Programs and Features if uninstall.exe is present. Executes the copied Everything.exe with the install options specified in -install-options.
Requires administrative privileges.
-install-client-service
-uninstall-client-service
Install the "Everything" client as a service.
Requires administrative privileges.
-install-config <filename>
Install the specified configuration file. The specified ini file is merged with any existing configuration file before any other install options are applied.
-install-desktop-shortcut
-uninstall-desktop-shortcut
Create or delete the desktop shortcut for the current user.
Requires administrative privileges.
-install-all-users-desktop-shortcut
-uninstall-all-users-desktop-shortcut
Create or delete the desktop shortcut for all users.
Requires administrative privileges.
-install-efu-association
-uninstall-efu-association
Create or remove the EFU file association with Everything.
Requires administrative privileges.
Install or uninstall folder context menus.
Requires administrative privileges.
-install-options <command line options>
Command line options to pass to the newly installed Everything.exe.
Combine with -install.
Requires administrative privileges.
install options are executed with administrative privileges.
-install-quick-launch-shortcut
-uninstall-quick-launch-shortcut
Create or delete the Search Everything quick launch shortcut.
-install-run-on-system-startup
-uninstall-run-on-system-startup
Add or remove Everything from the system startup.
Requires administrative privileges.
-install-service
-uninstall-service
Install or uninstall the "Everything" service. The service is started automatically. Combine with -install-service-port to set the service port. Combine with -install-service-pipe-name to set the service pipe name.
Requires administrative privileges.
-install-service-port <port>
Install the Everything service on the specified port.
Combine with -install-service.
Removed in Everything 1.4, use -install-service-pipe-name instead.
Requires administrative privileges.
-install-service-pipe-name <name>
Install the Everything service with the specified pipe name.
Combine with -install-service.
Requires administrative privileges.
Create or delete the Everything shortcuts in the Start menu for the current user.
Requires administrative privileges.
Create or delete the Everything shortcuts in the Start menu for all users.
Requires administrative privileges.
-install-url-protocol
-uninstall-url-protocol
Install or uninstall the URL Protocol.
Requires administrative privileges.
-language <langID>
Set the language to the specified language ID in decimal. 1033 = English (US). 0 = System default. See Language IDs for a list of langIDs.
-uninstall [path]
Uninstall Everything from the specified path. If no path is specified Everything is uninstalled from the executables location. This removes Everything from system startup, removes the service, folder context menu, start menu shortcuts, desktop shortcut, quick launch shortcut, URL protocol, efu file associations and deletes any files created by Everything.
Requires administrative privileges.
-uninstall-user
Uninstall Everything user files.
-create-usn-journal <volume> <max-size-bytes> <allocation-delta-bytes>
Create a USN Journal on the specifed volume with the specified maximum size and allocation delta in bytes.
Requires administrative privileges.
-delete-usn-journal <volume>
Delete the USN Journal on the specifed volume.
Requires administrative privileges.
-install-language <langID>
Include in -install-options to set the installation language.
Set the language to the specified language ID in decimal. 1033 = English (US). 0 = System default. See Language IDs for a list of langIDs.
Requires administrative privileges.
-save-install-options <user-install-option-flags>
Include in -install-options to save user install options to the registry.
user-install-option-flags in decimal, can be zero or more of the following:
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Update notifications |
| 2 | Install Quick Launch shortcut |
| 4 | Choose volumes |
Requires administrative privileges.
Command line options to manipulate Everything file lists EFU files.
[file-list-filename]
Open the specified file list.
-create-file-list <filename> <path>
Create a file list of a path. When this command completes Everything.exe will exit, no search window is shown.
-create-file-list-exclude-files <filters>
Set a semicolon delimited wildcard filter of files to exclude with -create-file-list.
Prefix a filter with regex: to use Regex.
-create-file-list-exclude-folders <filters>
Set a semicolon delimited wildcard filter of folders to exclude with -create-file-list.
Prefix a filter with regex: to use Regex.
-create-file-list-include-only-files <filters>
Set a semicolon delimited wildcard filter of files to include only with -create-file-list.
Prefix a filter with regex: to use Regex.
-edit <filename>
Open the specified file list with the file list editor.
-f <filename>
-filelist <filename>
Open a file list.
Command line options to connect to an ETP server.
-ftp-links
-drive-links
Link type for ETP connections. Use with -connect.
-connect <[username[:password]@]host[:port]>
Connect to an ETP server.
Command line options to manipulate the search.
-bookmark <name>
Open a bookmark.
-case
-nocase
Enable or disable case matching.
-diacritics
-nodiacritics
Enable or disable diacritics matching.
-filename <filename>
Search for a file or folder by filename.
-filter <name>
Select a search filter.
-l
-local
Load the local database.
-matchpath
-nomatchpath
Enable or disable full path matching.
-p <path>
-path <path>
Search for a path.
-parent <path>
Search for files and folders in path. Does not search subfolders.
-parentpath <path>
Search for the parent of a path.
-regex
-noregex
Enable or disable Regex.
-s <text>
-search <text>
Set the search.
-url <[es:]search>
Set the search from an ES: URL.
-wholeword
-nowholeword
-ww
-noww
Enable or disable match whole word.
-home
Open the home search.
-name-part <filename>
Search for the name part of a filename.
-search-file-list <filename>
Search the specified text file for a list of file names.
Each filename must appear on a single line.
Include a backslash to match the full path and filename.
Command line options to manipulate the results.
-sort <name>
Set the sort to the specified name.
-sort-ascending
Sort ascending.
-sort-descending
Sort descending.
-details
View results in the detail view.
-thumbnail-size <size>
Specify the size of thumbnails in pixels.
-thumbnails
Show results in thumbnail view.
-focus-bottom-result
Focus the bottom result.
-focus-last-run-result
Focus the last run result.
-focus-most-run-result
Focus the most run result.
-focus-results
Focus the result list.
-focus-top-result
Focus the top result.
-select <filename>
Focus and select the specified result.
General command line options.
-?
-h
-help
Show this help.
-admin
Run Everything as an administrator.
-client-svc
Everything client service entry point.
-config <filename>
The filename of the ini file.
-console
-debug
Show the debugging console.
-debug-log
Enables debug mode and logs debugging information to disk.
-exit
-quit
Exit an existing "Everything" instance.
-instance <name>
The name of the Everything instance.
-is-run-as
Everything was executed with "runas" and should not attempt to runas again.
-start-client-service
-stop-client-service
Start or stop the Everything client service.
-start-service
-stop-service
Start or stop the Everything service.
-startup
Run Everything in the background.
-svc
Service entry point. Optionally combine with -svc-port.
-svc-port <port>
Run the Everything service on the specified port.
-svc-pipe-name <name>
Host the pipe server with the specified name.
-svc-security-descriptor <sd>
Host the Everything Service pipe server with the specified security descriptor.
Requires Everything 1.4.1.994 or later.
-service-port <port>
Connect to the Everything service on the specified port.
-service-pipe-name <name>
Connect to the Everything service using the specified pipe name.
-verbose
-noverbose
Display all or basic debug messages. combine with -debug.
-first-instance
Only run Everything if this is the first instance of Everything.
If Everything is already running this call will be ignored.
-no-first-instance
Only run Everything if Everything is already running.
If Everything is not running this call will be ignored.
Command line options to manipulate the Everything database.
-db <filename>
The filename of the database. Combine with -read-only.
-load-delay <milliseconds>
The delay in milliseconds before loading the database.
The database is loaded if required before this delay.
-nodb
Do not save to or load from the "Everything" database file.
-read-only
Do not update the database.
Prevents new database creation.
-reindex
Force database rebuild.
-update
Save the database to disk.
-monitor-pause
Pause NTFS, ReFS and folder index monitors.
-monitor-resume
Resume NTFS, ReFS and folder index monitors.
Command line options to manipulate the search window and results.
-fullscreen
-nofullscreen
Show the search window fullscreen or in a window.
-maximized
-nomaximized
Maximize or restore the search window.
-minimized
-nominimized
Minimize or restore the search window.
-newwindow
-nonewwindow
Create a new search window or show an existing window.
-ontop
-noontop
Enable or disable always ontop.
-close
Close the current search window.
-toggle-window
Shows or hides the current search window.
Shows the multi file renamer dialog and does not start Everything.
-copyto [filename1] [filename2] [filename3] [...]
Show the Everything multi file renamer for a copy to operation.
-moveto [filename1] [filename2] [filename3] [...]
Show the Everything multi file renamer for a move to operation.
-rename [filename1] [filename2] [filename3] [...]
Show the Everything multi file renamer for a rename operation.
Dashes (-) inside switches can be omitted, for example, instead of using -no-new-window, use: -nonewwindow
Use double quotes to escape spaces and switches.
Use ^ to escape \, &, |, >, < and ^.
Use """ to escape a literal "
Search for ABC or 123:
Everything.exe -s "ABC|123"
Connect to an ETP server:
Everything.exe -connect "ComputerName" -drive-links
Create a filelist mp3 and flac files in D:\Music
Everything.exe -create-file-list "music.efu" "D:\Music" -create-file-list-include-only-files "*.mp3;*.flac"
Everything can be customized through the Everything.ini, registry and Everything options.
This guide will help you customize Everything.
To customize the Everything search window caption, HTTP server title and/or taskbar notification title:
Exit Everything
Open your Everything.ini file.
Change the following lines:
window_title_format=$s?{$s - }$t$i?{ ($i)}
http_title_format=$s?{$s - }$t
taskbar_notification_title_format=$t$i?{ ($i)}
Set a new format:
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
$s | Current search |
$t | Everything (localized) |
$v | Version |
$i | Instance name |
Use the following syntax to optionally display text:
| Syntax | Description |
|---|---|
$x?{text} | Display text if $x is not empty. |
Save changes and close the Everything.ini.
Restart Everything.
Example formats:
| Format | Search | Title |
|---|---|---|
| $s?{$s - }My Search | apples | apples - My Search |
| $s?{$s - }My Search | My Search |
Note: Changing the window_title_format will also affect the title on the taskbar button.
To change the Everything icon:
Copy your custom icon file to:
%APPDATA%\Everything\Everything.ico
If Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is disabled, copy your custom icon file to Everything.ico in the same location as your Everything.exe.
Exit Everything (Right click the Everything system tray icon and click Exit)
Restart Everything.
Download the colorful Everything Icon Pack:
To change the Everything Taskbar group icon:
Right click the Everything taskbar button.
Hold down the Shift key and right click Search Everything.
Click Properties.
Click Change Icon.
Click Browse..., select a new icon and click Open.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Rebuild the icon cache:
From the Start menu, type in the following search and press enter:
cmd
In the command prompt, navigate to local app data folder by typing in the following and pressing enter:
cd %localappdata%
Remove the hidden attribute from the icon cache database by typing the following and pressing enter:
attrib iconcache.db -h
Delete the icon cache database by typing the following and pressing enter:
del iconcache.db
Terminate Windows Explorer by typing the following and pressing enter:
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
Restart Windows Explorer by typing the following and pressing enter:
explorer
To open paths in an external file manager:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Context Menu tab.
Select Open Path.
Change the command to:
$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\ExternalFileManager\ExternalFileManager.exe" "%1")
Where C:\ExternalFileManager\ExternalFileManager.exe is the location of the external file manager.
Use $$, $%, $( and $) to escape $, %, ( and ).
Check your external file manager help for any required command line parameters.
Click OK.
To use a custom date format in Everything:
Exit Everything.
Open your Everything.ini.
Change the following line:
date_format=
Date format can be zero or more of the following codes:
| code | Description |
|---|---|
| d | Day of month as digits with no leading zero for single-digit days. |
| dd | Day of month as digits with leading zero for single-digit days. |
| ddd | Day of week as a three-letter abbreviation. The function uses the LOCALE_SABBREVDAYNAME value associated with the specified locale. |
| dddd | Day of week as its full name. The function uses the LOCALE_SDAYNAME value associated with the specified locale. |
| M | Month as digits with no leading zero for single-digit months. |
| MM | Month as digits with leading zero for single-digit months. |
| MMM | Month as a three-letter abbreviation. The function uses the LOCALE_SABBREVMONTHNAME value associated with the specified locale. |
| MMMM | Month as its full name. The function uses the LOCALE_SMONTHNAME value associated with the specified locale. |
| y | Year as last two digits, but with no leading zero for years less than 10. |
| yy | Year as last two digits, but with leading zero for years less than 10. |
| yyyy | Year represented by full four digits. |
| gg | Period/era string. The function uses the CAL_SERASTRING value associated with the specified locale. This element is ignored if the date to be formatted does not have an associated era or period string. |
Save changes to the Everything.ini
Restart Everything.
To use a custom time format in Everything:
Exit Everything.
Open your Everything.ini.
Change the following line:
time_format=
Time format can be zero or more of the following codes:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| h | Hours with no leading zero for single-digit hours; 12-hour clock. |
| hh | Hours with leading zero for single-digit hours; 12-hour clock. |
| H | Hours with no leading zero for single-digit hours; 24-hour clock. |
| HH | Hours with leading zero for single-digit hours; 24-hour clock. |
| m | Minutes with no leading zero for single-digit minutes. |
| mm | Minutes with leading zero for single-digit minutes. |
| s | Seconds with no leading zero for single-digit seconds. |
| ss | Seconds with leading zero for single-digit seconds. |
| t | One character time-marker string, such as A or P. |
| tt | Multicharacter time-marker string, such as AM or PM. |
| SSS | Milliseconds with leading zeros, must be the last part of the format. |
Save changes to the Everything.ini
Restart Everything.
To change the translucency see translucent_selection_rectangle_alpha
To change the background color see translucent_selection_rectangle_background_color
To change the border color see translucent_selection_rectangle_border_color
See home
To change the result list font see Fonts and colors
To change the search edit font see search_edit_font and search_edit_font_size
To change the status bar font see status_bar_font and status_bar_font_size
To change the result list header font see header_font and header_font_size
To change the status bar format see statusbar_selected_item_format
See Change the default HTTP files.
See etp_server_welcome_message in the Everything.ini.
This is very basic description and is likely to change...
Since the database is just a cache of the NTFS mft with some volume information, it can be re-built from scratch easily.
BZIP compression can be applied.
I usually see a total 11:1 compression ratio.
After BZIP decompression it should look something like:
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00000000 | DWORD | 0x42445A45 or EZDB or (0x455A4442 or BDZE for byte swapped) |
| 0x00000004 | DWORD | 0x01060006 or version 0xXXYYZZZZ x.y.z (major.minor.revision) |
| 0x00000008 | DWORD | flags: 0x00000002 exclude hidden files and folders. 0x00000004 exclude system files and folders. |
| 0x0000000C | DWORD | folder count |
| 0x00000010 | DWORD | file count |
| 0x00000014 | DWORD | folder decode size |
| 0x00000018 | DWORD | file decode size |
Followed immediately by the monitoring status for each volume.
There are 26 of the following structures, one for each drive:
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00000000 | BYTE | included: 0x00 there is no data for this volume so start reading the next volume. 0x01 continue reading the information for this volume. |
| 0x00000001 | DWORD | serial number |
| 0x00000005 | QWORD | USN Journal ID |
| 0x0000000D | QWORD | Next USN |
Followed immediately by the exclude list count:
| 0x00000000 | DWORD | number of exclude items. |
Followed immediately by the exclude list:
Use the exclude list count from above to determine how many exclude items there are..
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00000000 | BYTE | exclude type |
| 0x00000001 | DWORD | length of the exclude string |
| 0x00000005 | length of the exclude string | exclude string |
Followed immediately by the sorted folders:
We know the number of folders from above.
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00000000 | BYTE | drive this folder belongs too. |
| 0x00000001 | QWORD | FRN |
| 0x00000005 | DWORD | Parent folder offset, or 0xFFFFFFFF if root. |
| 0x00000009 | DWORD | FRN offset |
| 0x0000000D | BYTE | code length, if 0 it is the same name, skip to the next folder after adding the same name. |
| 0x0000000E | BYTE | code offset |
| 0x0000000F | code length | code |
Followed immediately by the sorted files:
We know the number of files from above.
| Offset | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00000000 | DWORD | Parent folder offset |
| 0x00000004 | BYTE | code length, if 0 it is the same name, skip to the next file after adding the same name. |
| 0x00000005 | BYTE | code offset |
| 0x00000006 | code length | code |
The Everything ETP/FTP server allows you to search and access your files from an Everything client or FTP client.
To start an ETP/FTP server:
On the computer whose files you wish to share, In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the ETP/FTP tab.
Check Enable ETP/FTP server.
Click OK.
Please make sure you share each drive on your server as its drive letter.
For example, share C: drive as: C
To use custom shares, please see ETP path rewriting.
To connect to an ETP server:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click connect to ETP server....
Type in the server name or IP for the host.
Click OK.
There are four link types that change the way the Everything client accesses files on the ETP server.
When connecting to an ETP server you can specify the link type.
| Link type | Description |
|---|---|
| C: | No change, the paths are the same as they are on the server. This is useful if you index a subst'ed drive on the server and are using mapped network drives on the client. |
| \\Server\C | Use Windows shares (this is the default link type). By default these shares do not exist, you will need to create them on the server if you wish to use this method. |
| \\Server\C$ | Use the default admin drive shares. |
| ftp://host/C: | Use ftp links. |
To change the ETP/FTP server username and password:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the ETP/FTP Server tab.
Type in a new username and password.
Click OK.
To disable ETP/FTP file downloading:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the ETP/FTP Server tab.
Uncheck Allow file download.
Click OK
To index different NTFS volumes for the ETP server, see Multiple Instances.
Everything works best if you share each drive as a single letter, for example, share your C: drive as C, D: drive as D and so on.
To create a windows share for a single folder, please follow the guide below:
For example, we want to host an ETP/FTP server for one folder:
C:\share
Substitute a drive letter for the local folder c:\share:
From a command prompt, run:
subst H: c:\share
Setup an index to include only the H: drive.
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the NTFS tab.
Uncheck Include in database for all volumes, except the H: drive.
Click OK.
Add a share name to c:\share
In Explorer, right click the c:\share and click properties.
Click the Sharing tab.
Click Advanced Sharing....
Click Add.
Type in H for the share name.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Click Close.
Connect to the ETP/FTP server with \\Server\C links.
Every file and folder indexed by Everything can be searched and downloaded via the ETP server.
To disable file downloading:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the ETP Server tab.
Uncheck allow file download.
See Disable ETP/FTP Server to remove the ETP server options and prevent the ETP server from starting.
To disable the ETP/FTP server:
Exit Everything (right click the Everything system tray icon and click Exit)
Open your Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe
Change the following line:
allow_etp_server=1
to:
allow_etp_server=0
Save changes and restart Everything.
ETP clients can rewrite the ETP server paths so they can be accessed from different shares.
For example, rewrite the path D:\music to \\server\music and "D:\Install Files" to "\\server\Install Files"
To rewrite the paths on the ETP client.
On the Everything ETP client PC:
Completely exit Everything (Right click the Everything system tray icon and click Exit)
Open your %APPDATA%\Everything\Everything.ini
Change the following lines:
etp_client_rewrite_patterns=
etp_client_rewrite_substitutions=
to:
etp_client_rewrite_patterns=D:\music;"D:\\Install Files"
etp_client_rewrite_substitutions=\\server\music;"\\\\server\\Install Files"
Save changes and restart Everything.
The pattern must match the path on the server. It is not effected by the link type.
To run an Everything ETP server as a client service (not to be confused with the Everything service):
Copy your Everything.exe to an empty folder.
Run Everything.exe as administrator
Please make sure Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is disabled.
Please make sure the Everything service is not installed.
Setup your indexes.
Setup the ETP server settings.
Completely exit Everything (right click the Everything tray icon and click Exit).
From a command prompt, navigate to your Everything.exe
Run the following command to install the client service:
Everything.exe -install-client-service
This will install and start the Everything ETP server as a service.
To uninstall the Everything client service:
From a command prompt, navigate to your Everything.exe
Run the following command to install the client service:
Everything.exe -uninstall-client-service
To automatically connect to an ETP server when starting Everything:
On the "Everything" client, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Home tab.
Change Index to: ETP server.
Set the ETP server to: username:password@host:port
Set the desired Link type.
Click OK.
Unable to start ETP server: bind failed 10048
Please make sure no FTP servers are already running on port 21 or use a different ETP server port.
To change the ETP server port:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the ETP/FTP Server tab.
Change the port to: 2121
Click OK.
Please match the same port number when connecting to the ETP server.
The Everything service helps Everything index NTFS volumes and monitor USN Journals.
Everything can run as a standard user when the Everything service is installed.
On XP or earlier the Everything service is not required.
On Vista or later with a standard user account you will need to install the Everything service to use NTFS indexing.
On Vista or later with the true administrator account the Everything service is not required.
The Everything service is installed by default on Windows Vista or later when the installer is run with a standard user account.
Check the Install Everything Service option when running the Everything installer.
-or-
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the General Tab.
Check Everything Service.
Uncheck Run as administrator.
Click OK.
Windows automatically starts the Everything service on system start-up.
The Everything service is always running and generally does not need to be stopped.
However, you can start or stop the Everything service from Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services. Right click the Everything service and select Start or Stop.
Everything.exe -install-service [-install-service-pipe-name <name>] [-install-service-security-descriptor <sd>]
Everything.exe -uninstall-service
Everything.exe -start-service
Everything.exe -stop-service
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the General Tab.
Check or uncheck the Everything service to install or uninstall the Everything service.
Click OK.
To launch the Everything service as a normal administrator application, run the following:
Everything.exe -svc
To specify the pipe name, use the -svc-pipe-name <name> command line option, for example:
Everything.exe -svc -svc-pipe-name "my Everything pipe name"
Running the Everything service this way does not modify the system.
The Everything service has no interface.
Use Task Manager to terminate the service application when it is no longer needed.
You can close the portable service application easily by making a batch file that runs Everything.exe -svc
Simply close the console window to terminate the service application.
The Everything service will use about 1MB of RAM and will have none to very little CPU usage.
Any local user can use the Everything Service to create a list of all NTFS filenames.
Note: The Everything Service can not be used to access files, only filenames.
Everything File List (EFU) are recommended for off-line files or files that do not change, for example a CDRom, DVDRom or read only NAS.
An EFU file is a Comma-separated Values (CSV) file containing a list of filenames, sizes, dates and attributes.
File lists can be opened with Everything or included in your Everything index.
File lists can be searched and sorted by size, date or attributes instantly.
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click File List Editor....
In the File List Editor, drag and drop files into the list to add to your file list.
You can also add files and folders from the Edit menu.
When you are finished, from the File menu, click Save.
To save the current search as an EFU file list
In "Everything", from the File menu, click Export....
Change Save as Type to EFU Everything File List (*.efu).
Type in a filename and click OK.
To create a file list from the command line:
Everything.exe -create-file-list <output-filename> <path-to-scan>
Combine with -create-file-list-exclude-files <filters> to exclude files.
Combine with -create-file-list-exclude-folders <filters> to exclude folders.
Combine with -create-file-list-include-only-files <filters> to include only the specified files.
Examples
To create a file list excluding tmp files:
Everything.exe -create-file-list "myfilelist.efu" "c:\" -create-file-list-exclude-files "*.tmp"
To create a file list excluding lnk and thumbs.db files:
Everything.exe -create-file-list "myfilelist.efu" "c:\" -create-file-list-exclude-files "*.lnk;thumbs.db"
To exclude folders with the name 1033:
Everything.exe -create-file-list "myfilelist.efu" "c:\" -create-file-list-exclude-folders "1033"
To exclude a specific folder
Everything.exe -create-file-list "myfilelist.efu" "c:\" -create-file-list-exclude-folders "c:\windows"
To exclude specific folders
Everything.exe -create-file-list "myfilelist.efu" "c:\" -create-file-list-exclude-folders "c:\windows;c:\program files;c:\program files (x86)"
To include specified files only:
Everything.exe -create-file-list "myfilelist.efu" "c:\" -create-file-list-include-only-files "*.mp3;*.flac"
regex can be used in the exclude lists, for example, exclude files starting with A-M
Everything.exe -create-file-list "myfilelist.efu" "c:\" -create-file-list-exclude-files "regex:^^[A-M]"
Path matching can be done by including a \ in your filter (\\ for regex).
Everything.exe -create-file-list "myfilelist.efu" "c:\" -create-file-list-exclude-files "c:\folder\a specific file.txt"
Everything will only access the files if you try to open a file or right click a file.
File size, dates and attributes are read from the file list.
Open the file list in Notepad.
Press Ctrl + H to replace.
Change Find what to the old volume (eg: D:)
Change Replace with to the new volume (eg: E:)
Click Replace All.
Save changes to the file list.
Yes, filenames are relative to the file list location.
Optionally use . and .. for locations relative to the file list location.
You can use \ at the start of a filename to specify a file relative to the root of the file list.
Specify a filename with a full path to override relative filenames.
To rebuild a file list every hour with the task scheduler:
Open the Task Scheduler from Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Task Scheduler.
Click Create Task....
Set the Name to Everything File List
Click the Triggers tab.
Click New....
Select One time.
Check Repeat task every.
Change the Repeat task every time to 1 hour.
Change for a duration of to Indefinitely.
Click OK.
Click the Actions tab.
Click New....
Select Start a program for Action.
Click Browse to select Everything.exe
Set Add arguments to:
-create-file-list c:\filelist.efu c:\
Click OK.
Click OK.
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the File Lists tab.
Click Add... to add a file list.
Select a file list.
Click Open.
Click OK.
"Everything" will automatically reload modified file lists that are included in the Everything index.
To disable this feature:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the File Lists tab.
Select the file list to stop monitoring.
Uncheck Monitor changes.
Click OK.
EFU files are comma-separated values (CSV) files.
A header is required with at least the Filename column specified.
File size is specified in bytes.
Dates are FILETIMEs (100-nanosecond intervals since January 1, 1601.) in decimal or ISO 8601 dates.
Attributes can be zero or more of the Windows File Attributes.
EFU files are encoded with UTF-8.
To open a file list with excel:
In Excel, from the Data menu, from the Import External Data submenu, click Import data....
Select your exported csv and click Open.
Change File origin to 65001 : Unicode (UTF-8).
Click Next.
Check Comma.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
Click OK to put the data in the existing worksheet at $A$1.
Folder indexing allows Everything to include any file system folder in the Everything index.
Indexed folders can go offline and remain in the Everything index.
The following folders can be added to your Everything index:
Network shares or mapped network drives.
FAT32 and other volumes.
Any physical file-system folder.
No, folder indexing does not require administrative privileges or the Everything service.
Folder indexing uses the same approach as the Windows search.
This can be a lot slower than NTFS indexing.
Everything can take a couple minutes to scan a folder and all its subfolders and files.
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Folders tab.
Click Add....
Select a folder to add to the Everything index.
Click OK.
Click OK.
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Folders tab.
Click Add....
Select the network share to add to the Everything index, for example:
\\server\share
Click OK.
Click OK.
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Folders tab.
Click Add....
Select the mapped network drive.
Click OK.
Click OK.
If network drives are not listed in Everything, please try running Everything as a standard user:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the General tab on the left.
Check Everything service.
Uncheck Run as administrator.
Click OK.
Restart Everything (right click the Everything tray icon and click Exit).
To prevent Everything from rescanning folders on startup:
In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
Folder rescanning will occur at the next scheduled time.
Almost all changes are detected.
Changes can be missed if too many occur in a short time.
To rebuild the folder index when too many changes occur in a short time:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Folders tab.
Select a folder.
Check Rescan on full buffer.
Everything can schedule an update time or update interval to rescan the entire folder for changes that might have been missed.
To customize the update time or update interval:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Folders tab.
Select a folder.
Choose one of the options below:
Update each day, or weekly on a specific day, at a specific time.
Update periodically in the specified hours or minutes.
Never update.
To manually update all folder indexes:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Folders tab.
Click Rescan All Now.
Click OK.
To manually update a folder index:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Folders tab.
Select the folder to update and click Rescan Now.
Click OK.
The folder index will remain unchanged.
Everything will continue to re-scan the folder at the specified update time or update interval and only update the folder when it is online.
Displaying icons and file information of offline folders can take several seconds to time-out.
You can press F5 to refresh this cache when the folder is back online.
The Everything HTTP server is a web server that allows you to search and access your files from a web browser.
To start a HTTP server:
In Everything, From the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the HTTP Server tab.
Check Enable HTTP server.
Click OK.
Start the HTTP server and open http://ComputerName in your web browser. Where ComputerName is the name of the computer running the HTTP server.
Changing the username and password will take effect immediately.
To change the HTTP server username and password
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options
Click the HTTP server tab.
Type in a new username and password.
Click OK
You can disable file downloading and allow clients to list results only.
To disable HTTP file downloading:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options
Click the HTTP server tab.
Uncheck Allow file download.
Click OK
Syntax:
http://localhost/?s=&o=0&c=32&j=0&i=0&w=0&p=0&r=0&m=0&path_column=0&size_column=0&date_modified_column=0&sort=name&ascending=1
key=value pairs can be omitted if not required.
Keys:
s
q
search
search text
o
offset
display results from the nth result
c
count
return no more than value results
j
json
return results as a JSON object if value is nonzero
i
case
match case if value is nonzero
w
wholeword
search whole words if value is nonzero
p
path
search whole paths if value is nonzero
r
regex
perform a regex search if value is nonzero
m
diacritics
match diacritics if value is nonzero
path_column
list the result's path in the json object if value is nonzero
size_column
list the result's size in the json object if value is nonzero
date_modified_column
list the result's modified date in the json object if value is nonzero
sort
where value can be one of the following:
| Sort name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Sort by Name. |
| path | Sort by Path. |
| date_modified | Sort by Date Modified. |
| size | Sort by Size. |
ascending
sort by ascending order if value is nonzero
Default html query strings values:
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| search | |
| offset | 0 |
| count | 32 |
| json | 0 |
| case | 0 |
| wholeword | 0 |
| path | 0 |
| regex | 0 |
| diacritics | 0 |
| sort | name |
| ascending | 1 |
Default JSON object query strings values:
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| search | |
| offset | 0 |
| count | 4294967295 |
| json | 1 |
| case | 0 |
| wholeword | 0 |
| path | 0 |
| regex | 0 |
| diacritics | 0 |
| path_column | 0 |
| size_column | 0 |
| date_modified_column | 0 |
| date_created_column | 0 |
| attributes_column | 0 |
| sort | name |
| ascending | 1 |
For example, search for ABC AND 123, from the starting offset of 0, displaying only the first 100 results, sorted by size descending:
http://localhost/?search=ABC+123&offset=0&count=100&sort=size&ascending=0
You can customize the layout of the server, the icon, folder image, file image, everything logo, sort up image, sort down image and up one folder image.
Create the folder
HTTP Server
in:
%APPDATA%\Everything
If Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is disabled, the HTTP Server folder must be created in the same location as your Everything.exe.
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Start HTTP Server.
Download the following files to your HTTP Server folder:
Edit these files in the HTTP Server folder in your "Everything" installation folder.
Everything will load these files instead of the embedded HTTP server files.
Hold Shift and press the reload button to force your browser to refresh.
To change the default HTTP server page:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the HTTP Server tab.
Set the Default page to your custom page.
To customize the builtin HTTP server strings:
Download the HTTP server strings template: http_server_strings.zip
Extract the http_server_strings.ini file to: %APPDATA%\Everything\HTTP server
Make any changes to your http_server_strings.ini
In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/http_server_strings=C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Everything\HTTP Server\http_server_strings.ini
where <user> is your username.
Restart the HTTP Server:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the HTTP Server tab.
Uncheck Enable HTTP Server.
Click Apply.
Check Enable HTTP Server.
Click OK.
Every file and folder indexed by Everything can be searched and downloaded via the web server.
To disable file downloading:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the HTTP Server tab.
Uncheck allow file download.
See Disable HTTP Server to remove the HTTP server options and prevent the HTTP server from starting.
To disable the HTTP server:
Exit Everything (right click the Everything system tray icon and click Exit)
Open your Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe
Change the following line:
allow_http_server=1
to:
allow_http_server=0
Save changes and restart Everything.
How do I fix the Unable to start HTTP server: bind failed 10048 error?
There is already another service running on port 80.
Please try changing the Everything HTTP server port to another port.
To change the HTTP server port:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options
Click the HTTP server tab.
Change Listen on port to a new port, for example 8080.
Click OK
Please make sure to specify this port when connecting to the web server with your web browser, for example:
http://localhost:8080
Everything supports range requests for streaming support.
By default, "Everything" indexes all local fixed NTFS volumes.
Indexes can be customized in the Everything options.
Everything stores the database in:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Everything\Everything.db
If Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is disabled, Everything.db is stored in the same location as Everything.exe.
To set the database location:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Select the Indexes tab.
Set the Database location.
Click OK.
Everything indexes file size and date modified by default.
Everything will maintain this extra file information in real-time.
File information that is indexed can be searched instantly.
Extra file information, such as date created and file attributes is not indexed.
This file information is gathered when displayed in Everything.
Searching or sorting by this file information can be quite slow for many results.
To include extra file information in the Everything index:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options
Click the Indexes tab.
Check the desired options:
Index file size
Index folder size
Index date created
Index date modified
Index date accessed
Index attributes
Click OK.
Note: Including extra file information in the index will require more memory.
Hover over an extra file information option to see a tooltip showing the extra memory requirements.
To show folder sizes in "Everything":
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options
Click the Indexes tab.
Check Index folder size.
Click OK.
"Everything" maintains a "Fast sort" index for size and date modified information.
Fast sorting is persistent, that is, "Everything" will remember the sort between searches.
When sorting by file information that does not have fast sorting enabled "Everything" must gather this information from disk which can be slow.
To enable fast sorting:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Indexes tab.
Check the desired fast sort options:
Fast size sort
Fast date created sort
Fast date modified sort
Fast date accessed sort
Fast attribute sort
Fast path sort
Fast extension sort
Click OK.
Note: Enabling fast sort requires more memory. The corresponding extra file information must be included in the index.
Hover over a fast sort option to see a tooltip showing the extra memory requirements.
Name, Date Run, Run Count and Date Recently Changed are always fast sort enabled.
"Everything" will automatically index all fixed NTFS volumes.
To manually index fixed NTFS volumes:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the NTFS tab
uncheck Auto include new fixed volumes.
Click OK.
To include removable NTFS volumes in the index:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the NTFS tab
Select the removable volume.
Check Include in database.
Click OK.
"Everything" will automatically index all fixed ReFS volumes.
To manually index fixed ReFS volumes:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the ReFS tab
uncheck Auto include new fixed volumes.
Click OK.
To include removable ReFS volumes in the index:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the ReFS tab
Select the removable volume.
Check Include in database.
Click OK.
Use folder indexing to include mapped network drives, CDRoms, DVDRoms, FAT and FAT32 volumes.
See Folder Indexing for more information.
Use file lists to index CDs, DVDs, BluRays and other offline files and folders.
See File lists for more information.
"Everything" will index every file and folder, you can then exclude files from the index.
To exclude files or folders with the hidden or system attributes from the "Everything" index:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Exclude tab
Check Exclude hidden files and folders to exclude files and folders with the hidden attribute.
Check Exclude system files and folders to exclude files and folders with the system attribute.
Click OK.
To exclude a folder from the "Everything" index:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Exclude tab
Click Add Folder...
Select the folder to exclude.
Click OK.
Click OK.
To include only certain types of files in the "Everything" index:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Exclude tab
Type in the semicolon delimited list of wildcard filters for include only files, for example, include only mp3 and jpg files:
*.mp3;*.jpg
Click OK.
To exclude certain types of files from the "Everything" index:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Exclude tab
Type in the semicolon delimited list of wildcard filters for exclude files, for example, exclude thumbs.db, desktop.ini and tmp files:
thumbs.db;desktop.ini;*.tmp
Click OK.
To use regex in your exclude filters, prefix the exclude filter with regex:, for example, to exclude folders starting with A-N, set the exclude filter to:
regex:^[A-N]
To reduce the memory requirements for "Everything":
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Indexes tab
Uncheck Index recent changes.
Uncheck Index file size.
Uncheck Index folder size.
Uncheck Index date created.
Uncheck Index date modified.
Uncheck Index date accessed.
Uncheck Index attributes.
Uncheck Fast path sort.
Uncheck Fast extension sort.
Click OK.
To recover a list of filenames from a Everything.db:
Please make sure you have a backup of your Everything.db.
Download db2efu.zip.
Open db2efu.zip and run db2efu.exe
Select your Everything.db file.
Choose a filename to store the list of filenames.
This file list file can be opened with "Everything", notepad or Excel.
To force "Everything" to rebuild its indexes:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Indexes tab
Click Force Rebuild.
Click OK.
To keep offline NTFS volumes in your Everything index:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the NTFS tab
Uncheck Automatically remove offline volumes.
Click OK.
To manually remove an offline volume:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the NTFS tab
Select the offline NTFS volume and click Remove.
Click OK.
"Everything" must perform a reindex when a new volume is added to the index or an existing volume is removed from the index.
When a reindex occurs with "Everything" 1.3 and earlier, all volumes must be completely rescanned, even if they have not changed.
"Everything" 1.4 can quickly reindex by reusing the existing up-to-date indexes.
While all NTFS/ReFS hard links are indexed, changes made to a hard link will only update the first hard link entry in "Everything".
"Everything" does not follow junctions with NTFS/ReFS indexing.
To pause NTFS monitors, ReFS monitors, folder monitors and file list monitors:
In "Everything", type in the following search and press ENTER:
/monitor_pause
To resume NTFS monitors, ReFS monitors, folder monitors and file list monitors:
In "Everything", type in the following search and press ENTER:
/monitor_resume
Monitors will remain paused until they are resumed.
The Everything.ini stores all the settings for Everything.
Most of these settings can be changed from within Everything, in the Everything Options.
To show the current value for a setting in the status bar, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/<ini option>
where <ini option> is one of the ini options below. Not all ini options are supported.
For example, to check the current value for the ini option snap, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/snap
The current value is shown in the status bar for 3 seconds.
To change the value for a setting, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/<ini option>=<value>
where <ini option> is one of the ini options below and <value> is the new value. Not all ini options are supported.
For example, to enable the snap ini option, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/snap=1
The new value is shown in the status bar for 3 seconds.
The Everything.ini is located in:
%APPDATA%\Everything
If Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is disabled, the Everything.ini is stored in the same location as Everything.exe.
The Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything setting is stored in the Everything.ini in the same location as Everything.exe.
To open your Everything.ini file, type in the following search and press ENTER:
about:config
The Everything.ini is automatically generated. Any changes made to the Everything.ini while Everything is running are lost when Everything exits.
Please exit "Everything" before making changes to the Everything.ini file.
To exit Everything:
Right click the Everything system tray icon and click Exit.
The Everything.ini should be opened and saved as UTF-8.
[section]
key=value
[Everything]
This begins the Everything section.
Only the Everything section is used.
General settings for Everything.
app_data
The location of settings and data. If set to 1, settings and data are stored in %APPDATA%\Everything. If set to 0, settings and data are stored in the same location as the Everything.exe.
This option is always stored in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.
run_as_admin
Run Everything as an admin. If set to 1 and Everything was run as from a standard user account, Everything will relaunch as an admin. If set to 1 and Everything was run as an admin, Everything will continue as normal. If set to 0, Everything will not relaunch as an admin.
This option is always stored in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.
allow_multiple_windows
Create a new search window or show an existing search window when Everything.exe is run. If set to 1, a new search window is always created. If set to 0 and no search window exists a new one is created. If set to 0 and a search window already exists, the existing search window is shown.
run_in_background
Specify wether Everything should exit after all the search windows have been closed. If set to 1, Everything will continue to run in the background after closing all the search windows. If set to 0, Everything will exit when all search windows are closed.
show_tray_icon
Show the Everything icon in the notification area. If set to 1, the tray icon is shown. If set to 0, the tray icon is not shown.
language
The Language Identifier in decimal for displaying text. If set to 1033, English (US) is used. If set to 0, The user default language for displaying text is used.
open_folder_command2
open_file_command2
open_path_command2
explore_command2
explore_path_command2
The command to execute when opening or exploring a folder, file or path.
See External file manager for more information.
last_export_type
The last export type. Can be one of the following:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | EFU File |
| 1 | CSV File |
| 2 | TXT File |
check_for_updates_on_startup
Check for updates when Everything is started. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
connect_history_hosts
A list of successful ETP connections.
connect_history_ports
A list of ports for each connect_history_hosts.
connect_history_usernames
A list of usernames for each connect_history_hosts.
connect_history_link_types
A list of history link types for each connect_history_hosts. Can be one of the following values:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | C:\ links. |
| 1 | \\server\C links. |
| 2 | \\server\$C links. |
| 3 | ftp://server/C links. |
search_history_enabled
Enable or disable search history. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
run_history_enabled
Enable or disable run history. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
search_history_days_to_keep
The number of days to keep search history.
run_history_days_to_keep
The number of days to keep run history.
search_history_keep_forever
Keep search history forever.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
run_history_keep_forever
Keep run history forever.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
search_history_always_suggest
Show search suggestions on each keystroke or only show suggestions when Ctrl + Space is pressed. Set to 1 to always show suggestions. Set to 0 to show suggestions when Ctrl + Space is pressed.
search_history_sort
The search history organizer sort.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Sort by search |
| 1 | Sort by search count |
| 2 | Sort by search date |
search_history_sort_ascending
The search history organizer sort order.
Set to 1 to sort ascending. Set to 0 to sort descending.
search_history_x
search_history_y
The search history window position.
search_history_wide
search_history_high
The search history window dimensions.
search_history_column_search_wide
The width of the search column in pixels.
search_history_column_search_order
The position of the search column.
search_history_column_count_wide
The width of the search count column in pixels.
search_history_column_count_order
The position of the search count column.
search_history_column_date_wide
The width of the last search date column in pixels.
search_history_column_date_order
The position of the last search date column.
settings that affect appearance.
window_x
The last horizontal position of the search window's upper left corner, in screen coordinates before it was closed. New search windows are positioned based on this setting.
window_y
The last vertical position of the search window's upper left corner, in screen coordinates before it was closed. New search windows are positioned based on this setting.
window_wide
window_high
The last size of the Everything search window, in pixels before it was closed. New search windows are sized based on this setting.
maximized
Control how new search windows are displayed. If set to 1, new search windows are shown maximized. If set to 0, new search windows are not shown maximized.
minimized
Control how new search windows are displayed. If set to 1, new search windows are minimized, If set to 0, new search windows are not shown minimized. Everything does not save this value, it must be set manually.
fullscreen
Show the Everything search window in a full screen window. Set to 1 to enable full screen mode. Set to 0 to window mode.
ontop
Keep the Everything window on top of other windows. Set to 0 to never be on top. Set to 1 to be always on top. Set to 2 to be on top only while the search is not empty.
alternate_row_color
Set to 1 to alternate the result list row color. Set to 0 to use a solid color for the result list.
show_mouseover
Show the row the mouse is currently over in a different color. Set to 1 use a custom color. Set to 0 to use the default color.
show_highlighted_search_terms
Show highlighted search terms. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
text_size
Offset in pixels of the font height for displaying results. Set to 0 to reset.
hide_empty_search_results
Don't show any results when the search is an empty string. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to show all results when the search is empty.
clear_selection_on_search
Reset the selection when changing a search parameter. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to keep the selection between searches.
show_selected_item_in_statusbar
Show the full path and filename of the currently selected item in the status bar. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
translucent_selection_rectangle_alpha
The alpha level for the selection rectangle. Ranges from 0 - 255. 0 = transparent, 255 = opaque.
last_options_page
The last Everything options page. When opening a new option window, this page will be shown.
invert_layout
Toggle LTR/RTL view. Set to 1 to invert.
allow_multiple_windows_from_tray
Create a new search window or show an existing search window when opening Everything from the tray icon. Set to 1 to always create a new search window. Set to 0 to show an existing window before creating a new search window.
single_click_tray
Open the Everything search window with a single or double click from the tray icon. Set to 1 to open with a single click. Set to 0 to open with a double click.
close_on_execute
Close the Everything search window after executing an item. Set to 1 to close after executing. Set to 0 to keep the window open after executing.
double_click_path
Open the path in the path column when double clicking it. Set to 1 to allow a double click to open the path. Set to 0 to ignore the double click.
update_display_after_scroll
Force the display to update immediately after it is scrolled. Set to 1 to update after scrolling. Set to 0 to invalidate and update later.
auto_scroll_view
Automatically scroll the view when dragging the selection mask outside the window. Set to 1 to automatically scroll. Set to 0 to only scroll when the mouse is moved.
double_quote_copy_as_path
Include double quotes around the path when copied to the clipboard. Set to 1 to include the double quotes. Set to 0 to copy without the double quotes.
rename_select_filepart_only
Select only the file part only (not the extension) or the entire filename when renaming. Set to 1 to select only the file part and not select the extension. Set to 0 to select the entire filename.
select_search_on_mouse_click
Select all the search text when focusing the search edit.
focus_search_on_activate
Focus the search edit when the Everything window is activated.
single_click_open
Open a result with a single click or double click.
Set to 0 to use the system default setting for single click open. Set to 1 to open with a single click. Set to 2 to open with a double click.
underline_icon_titles
Show result text with underlines.
Set to 0 to use the system default setting for underline icon titles. Set to 1 to always show underlines. Set to 2 to never show underlines. Set to 3 to underline result text when hovering with the mouse cursor.
wrap_focus
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | focus is clamped to the result list. |
| 1 | focus wraps around the top and bottom of the result list. |
| 2 | focus wraps around the top and bottom of the result list and search edit. |
load_icon_priority
load_thumbnail_priority
load_fileinfo_priority
The thread priority of the load action.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| -15 | Idle priority. |
| -1 | Below normal priority. |
| 0 | Normal priority. |
| 1 | Above normal priority. |
| 2 | High priority. |
full_row_select
Allow clicking anywhere in the row to select an item and show the selection for the entire row.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
double_buffer
Use an off screen buffer when rendering the result list. Set to 1 to use the off screen buffer. Set to 0 to render directly to the screen. Use a double buffer to remove flickering when rendering. Drawing directly to the screen may improve performance on older computers.
show_number_of_results_with_selection
Show the total number of results with the selection count in the status bar. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
date_descending_first
Show dates in descending order first.
size_descending_first
Show sizes in descending order first.
size_format
The size format type, can be one of the following:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Best format depending on the size. |
| 1 | Always show sizes in bytes. |
| 2 | Always show sizes in KB. |
| 3 | Always show sizes in MB. |
alpha_select
Draw the selection mask as a translucent rectangle or a XOR outline mask. Set to 1 to use a translucent rectangle. Set to 2 to use a XOR outline mask. Set to 0 to use the system default selection rectangle.
show_size_in_statusbar
Set to 1 to show the selection or total size in status bar.
Set to 0 to disable.
Enabling can decrease search performance.
tooltips
Show or don't show tooltips in the option window. Set to 1 to show tooltips. Set to 0 to not show tooltips.
editor_x
editor_y
The last file list editor window position.
editor_wide
editor_high
The last file list editor window dimensions.
editor_maximized
The file list editor is maximized.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
rename_x
rename_y
The multi-file rename window position.
rename_wide
rename_high
The multi-file rename window dimensions.
rename_match_case
Match or ignore case in a multi-file rename operation.
Set to 1 to match case. Set to 0 to ignore case.
rename_regex
Enable regex in a multi-file rename operation.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
advanced_copy_to_x
advanced_copy_to_y
The advanced copy to window position.
advanced_copy_to_wide
advanced_copy_to_high
The advanced copy to window dimensions.
advanced_copy_to_match_case
Match or ignore case in a advanced copy to operation.
Set to 1 to match case. Set to 0 to ignore case.
advanced_copy_to_regex
Enable regex in a advanced copy to operation.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
advanced_move_to_x
advanced_move_to_y
The advanced move to window position.
advanced_move_to_wide
advanced_move_to_high
The advanced move to window dimensions.
advanced_move_to_match_case
Match or ignore case in a advanced move to operation.
Set to 1 to match case. Set to 0 to ignore case.
advanced_move_to_regex
Enable regex in a advanced move to operation.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
advanced_search_x
advanced_search_y
The advanced search window position.
advanced_search_wide
advanced_search_high
The advanced search window dimensions.
advanced_search_page_y_offset
The vertical scroll offset from the top of the advanced search page.
advanced_search_focus_id
The ID of the advanced search item that had focus last.
show_copy_name
Show or do not show the copy name context menu item. Set to 1 to show the context menu item. Set to 0 to not show the context menu item. Set to 2 to use the default show setting. Set to 3 to show when holding down the Shift key.
show_copy_path
Show or do not show the copy path context menu item. Set to 1 to show the context menu item. Set to 0 to not show the context menu item. Set to 2 to use the default show setting. Set to 3 to show when holding down the Shift key.
show_copy_full_name
Show or do not show the copy full name context menu item. Set to 1 to show the context menu item. Set to 0 to not show the context menu item. Set to 2 to use the default show setting. Set to 3 to show when holding down the Shift key.
show_open_path
Show or do not show the open path context menu item. Set to 1 to show the context menu item. Set to 0 to not show the context menu item. Set to 2 to use the default show setting. Set to 3 to show when holding down the Shift key.
show_explore
Show or do not show the Explore context menu item. Set to 1 to show the context menu item. Set to 0 to not show the context menu item. Set to 2 to use the default show setting. Set to 3 to show when holding down the Shift key.
show_explore_path
Show or do not show the Explore path context menu item. Set to 1 to show the context menu item. Set to 0 to not show the context menu item. Set to 2 to use the default show setting. Set to 3 to show when holding down the Shift key.
filters_visible
Show the filter bar in the toolbar.
Set to 1 to show. Set to 0 to hide.
filters_wide
Width of the filter bar in pixels.
filters_right_align
Left or right alignment of the filter bar. Set to 1 to align to the right. Set to 0 to align to the left.
filter_everything_name;
The name of the Everything filter.
filter_organize_x
filter_organize_y
The filter organize window position.
filter_organize_wide
filter_organize_high
The filter organize window dimensions.
preview_visible
Show or hide the preview pane.
Set to 1 to show. Set to 0 to hide.
preview_x
The width of the preview pane in pixels.
name_column_pos
path_column_pos
size_column_pos
extension_column_pos
type_column_pos
last_write_time_column_pos
creation_time_column_pos
date_accessed_column_pos
attribute_column_pos
file_list_filename_column_pos
date_run_column_pos
run_count_column_pos
date_recently_changed_column_pos
The position of the column. 0 being the left most.
name_column_width
path_column_width
size_column_width
extension_column_width
type_column_width
last_write_time_column_width
creation_time_column_width
date_accessed_column_width
attribute_column_width
file_list_filename_column_width
date_run_column_width
run_count_column_width
date_recently_changed_column_width
The width of the column in pixels.
path_column_visible
size_column_visible
extension_column_visible
type_column_visible
last_write_time_column_visible
creation_time_column_visible
date_accessed_column_visible
attribute_column_visible
file_list_filename_column_visible
date_run_column_visible
run_count_column_visible
date_recently_changed_column_visible
Visibility of the column. Set to 1 to show. Set to 0 to hide.
Settings that affect the search.
match_whole_word
Match whole words. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to match anywhere.
match_path
Match full paths. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to match filenames only.
match_case
Match case. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to ignore case.
match_diacritics
Match diacritical marks. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
match_regex
Use regular expressions. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
home_match_case
The match case value for the home search. Set to 0 to use the last value. set to 1 to use a custom value.
home_match_whole_word
The match whole word value for the home search. Set to 0 to use the last value. set to 1 to use a custom value.
home_match_path
The match path value for the home search. Set to 0 to use the last value. set to 1 to use a custom value.
home_match_diacritics
The match diacritics value for the home search. Set to 0 to use the last value. set to 1 to use a custom value.
home_regex
The Regex value for the home search. Set to 0 to use the last value. set to 1 to use a custom value.
home_search
The search type for the home search. Set to 0 to use the last value. Set to 1 to use a custom search.
home_filter
The filter type for the home search. Set to 0 to use the last value. Set to 1 to use a custom filter.
home_sort
The sort type for the home search. Set to 0 to use the last value. Set to 1 to use a custom sort.
home_view
The result list view mode for the home search.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Details |
| 1 | Thumbnails |
home_index
The index type for the home search. Set to 0 to use the last value. Set to 1 to use a custom index.
fast_ascii_search
Use single byte ASCII lower case comparisons. Set to 0 to fix Turkish I with dot mappings.
match_path_when_search_contains_path_separator
Enable full path matching when the search contains a backslash (\). Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
allow_literal_operators
Allow use of the literal operators AND, OR and NOT. Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow. Can cause conflicts if enabled and a filename contains the text AND, OR or NOT.
allow_round_bracket_parenthesis
Allow ( and ) for grouping. Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow. Can cause conflicts if enabled and a filename contains a ( or ).
expand_environment_variables
Expand environment strings inside % quotes. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable. Can cause conflicts if enabled and a filename contains a %.
search_as_you_type
Search as you type or search when you press enter. Set to 1 to search as you type. Set to 0 to search when you press enter.
convert_forward_slash_to_backslash
Convert backslashes (/) to forward slashes (\). Set to 1 to convert / to \. Set to 0 to allow /. Can cause conflicts if enabled and a filename contains a /. Note: filenames on NTFS volumes can not contain a /. It is possible to use / in file lists for URLs.
match_whole_filename_when_using_wildcards
Match the whole filename or anywhere when using wildcards. Set to 1 to match the whole filename. Set to 0 to match anywhere.
operator_precedence
Order of operations.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | OR > AND |
| 1 | AND > OR |
search
The last search string. Only valid if home_search is set to 1.
bookmark_remember_case
bookmark_remember_wholeword
bookmark_remember_path
bookmark_remember_diacritic
bookmark_remember_regex
bookmark_remember_sort
bookmark_remember_view
bookmark_remember_filter
bookmark_remember_index
Save the search settings to the bookmark. Set to 1 to remember the setting. Set to 0 to keep the current setting. If enabled, when the bookmark is opened the search settings are restored.
bookmark_organize_x
bookmark_organize_y
The current bookmark window position.
bookmark_organize_wide
bookmark_organize_high
The current bookmark window dimensions.
filter
The last filter name. If home_filter is 1, this filter is restored when opening a new search window.
sort
The last sort. If home_sort is 1, this sort is restored when opening a new search window. If always_keep_sort is 0, this value will be ignored if it is a slow sort.
Can be one of the following sort types:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Name |
| 1 | Path |
| 2 | Extension |
| 3 | Type |
| 4 | Date modified |
| 5 | Date created |
| 6 | Date accessed |
| 7 | Attributes |
| 8 | Date recently changed |
| 9 | Run count |
| 10 | Date run |
| 11 | File list filename |
sort_ascending
Sort ascending or descending. Set to 1 to sort ascending. Set to 0 to sort descending.
index
The last index type. If home_index is 1, this index is restored when opening a new search window.
Can be one of the follow index types:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Local DB. |
| 1 | File list. |
| 2 | ETP server. |
index_file_list
The file list filename when the last index is a file list.
index_etp_server
The ETP server when the last index is a ETP server.
index_link_type
The ETP link type when the last index is a ETP server.
view
The result list view mode.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Details |
| 1 | Thumbnails |
thumbnail_size
The thumbnail size in pixels.
status_bar_visible
Show or hide the status bar. Set to 1 to show the status bar. Set to 0 to hide the status bar.
settings that affect indexing.
auto_include_fixed_volumes
Automatically rebuild the database to include a new fixed NTFS volume has been added to the system.
auto_include_removable_volumes
Automatically rebuild the database to include a new removable NTFS volume has been added to the system.
auto_remove_offline_ntfs_volumes
Automatically remove offline NTFS volumes included in the index.
If disabled, offline volumes can be removed manually.
auto_include_fixed_refs_volumes
Automatically rebuild the database to include a new fixed ReFS volume has been added to the system.
auto_include_removable_refs_volumes
Automatically rebuild the database to include a new removable ReFS volume has been added to the system.
auto_remove_offline_refs_volumes
Automatically remove offline ReFS volumes included in the index.
If disabled, offline volumes can be removed manually.
exclude_list_enabled
Enable or disable the exclude list. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
Exclude or include hidden files and folders. Set to 1 to exclude hidden files and folders. Set to 0 to include hidden files and folders.
exclude_system_files_and_folders
Exclude or include system files and folders. Set to 1 to exclude system files and folders. Set to 0 to include system files and folders.
include_only_files
semicolon delimited list of which extensions to include. eg: *.mp3;*.jpg
Set to an empty string to include all file types.
exclude_files
semicolon delimited list of which extensions to exclude. eg: *.db
Set to an empty string to not exclude any file types.
db_location
The path where the Everything.db is located.
db_multi_user_filename
Use a unique filename for the database for each computer and user. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable. Might be useful when using the portable version on different computers.
db_compress
Use Bzip 2 to compress the database. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable. Can improve loading performance on slow hard drives at the cost of higher CPU usage when loading and saving.
index_size
Include file size information in the index.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
fast_size_sort
Maintain a size sorted index for instant size sorting.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
index_date_created
Include file and folder date created information in the index.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
fast_date_created_sort
Maintain a date created sorted index for instant date created sorting.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
index_date_modified
Include file and folder date modified information in the index.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
fast_date_modified_sort
Maintain a date modified sorted index for instant date modified sorting.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
index_date_accessed
Include file and folder date accessed information in the index.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
fast_date_accessed_sort
Maintain a date accessed sorted index for instant date accessed sorting.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
index_attributes
Include file and folder attributes information in the index.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
fast_attributes_sort
Maintain an attributes sorted index for instant attributes sorting.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
index_folder size
Include folder size information in the index.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
fast_path_sort
Maintain an path sorted index for instant path sorting.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
fast_extension_sort
Maintain an extension sorted index for instant extension sorting.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
extended_information_cache_monitor
Monitor changes to file sizes, dates and attributes. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
index_recent_changes
Maintain a list of changes to the database. These changes can be searched, or all results can be sorted by date recently changed.
ntfs_volume_guids
The list of NTFS volumes guids to potentially include in the database.
ntfs_volume_paths
The list of NTFS volumes paths to potentially include in the database.
ntfs_volume_roots
The list of NTFS volumes roots to potentially include in the database. The root is a path without the root part to specify the base folder to index.
ntfs_volume_includes
List of include or exclude values for each NTFS volume in the ntfs_volume_path list. Set to 1 to include. Set to 0 to exclude.
ntfs_volume_load_recent_changes
List of load recent change values for each NTFS volume in the ntfs_volume_path list. Set to 1 to load recent changes. Set to 0 to not load recent changes.
ntfs_volume_include_onlys
List of load include only values for each NTFS volume in the ntfs_volume_path list. Set to an empty string to include all folders. Set to a semicolon delimited list of folders to exclude.
ntfs_volume_monitors
List of monitor values for each NTFS volume in the ntfs_volume_path list. Set to 1 to monitor changes. Set to 0 to not monitor changes.
refs_volume_guids
The list of ReFS volumes guids to potentially include in the database.
refs_volume_paths
The list of ReFS volumes paths to potentially include in the database.
refs_volume_roots
The list of ReFS volumes roots to potentially include in the database. The root is a path without the root part to specify the base folder to index.
refs_volume_includes
List of include or exclude values for each ReFS volume in the refs_volume_path list. Set to 1 to include. Set to 0 to exclude.
refs_volume_load_recent_changes
List of load recent change values for each ReFS volume in the refs_volume_path list. Set to 1 to load recent changes. Set to 0 to not load recent changes.
refs_volume_include_onlys
List of load include only values for each ReFS volume in the refs_volume_path list. Set to an empty string to include all folders. Set to a semicolon delimited list of folders to exclude.
refs_volume_monitors
List of monitor values for each ReFS volume in the refs_volume_path list. Set to 1 to monitor changes. Set to 0 to not monitor changes.
filelists
A list of file list filenames to include in the index.
folders
A comma separated list of folders to include in the index.
folder_monitor_changes
A comma separated list of monitor values for each folder in the folders list. Set to 1 to monitor changes. Set to 0 to not monitor changes.
folder_buffer_size_list
A comma separated list of buffer sizes in bytes for each folder in the index.
folder_rescan_if_full_list
A comma separated list of rescan if full option for each folder in the index.
Set to 1 to rescan if full. Set to 0 to ignore changes if buffer is full.
folder_update_types
A comma separated list of update types for each folder in the folders list. Can be one of the following values:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Never update. |
| 1 | Update at a specified interval. |
| 2 | Update on the specified day. |
folder_update_days
A comma separated list of update days for each folder in the folders list. Can be one of the following values:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Update everyday. |
| 1 | Update every Sunday |
| 2 | Update every Monday |
| 3 | Update every Tuesday |
| 4 | Update every Wednesday |
| 5 | Update every Thursday |
| 6 | Update every Friday |
| 7 | Update every Saturday |
folder_update_ats
A comma separated list of update ats in hours for each folder in the folders list. Can be in the range from 0 - 23.
folder_update_intervals
A comma separated list of update intervals in minutes or hours (depending on folder_update_interval_types) for each folder in the folders list.
folder_update_interval_types
A comma separated list of update intervals types for each folder in the folders list. Can be one of the following values:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Minutes |
| 1 | Hours |
exclude_folders
A comma separated list of folders to exclude. Set to an empty string to include all folders.
settings that affect the ETP server
etp_server_enabled
Enable or disable the ETP server. Set to 1 to enable the ETP server. Set to 0 to disable the ETP server.
etp_server_bindings
The ETP server listening socket bindings. Set to an empty string to bind to all interfaces.
etp_server_port
The ETP server listening socket port.
etp_server_username
The ETP server username. Set to an empty string to ignore.
etp_server_password
The ETP server password. Set to an empty string to ignore.
etp_server_welcome_message
The ETP welcome message.
The following macros can be included:
| Macro name | Description |
|---|---|
| %% | A single % |
| %v | Current Everything version. |
| %n | A new line. |
Leave empty to use the default welcome message.
etp_server_log_file_name
The filename of the ETP server log. Set to an empty string to use the default filename.
etp_server_logging_enabled
Enable or disable ETP server logging. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
etp_server_log_max_size
The maximum size of the ETP server log file in bytes. If the log file exceeds this size it is truncated etp_server_log_delta_size bytes.
etp_server_log_delta_size
The number of bytes removed from the start of the ETP server log when it exceeds the maximum size.
etp_server_allow_file_download
Allow or disallow file downloading from the ETP server. Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow.
Settings that affect the HTTP server
http_server_enabled
Enable or disable the HTTP server. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
http_server_bindings
The HTTP server listening socket bindings. Set to an empty string to bind to all interfaces.
http_server_port
The HTTP server listening socket port.
http_server_username
The HTTP server username. Set to an empty string to ignore.
http_server_password
The HTTP server password. Set to an empty string to ignore.
http_server_home
The HTTP server folder.
http_server_default_page
The HTTP server default page.
http_server_log_file_name
The HTTP server log filename. Set to an empty string to use the default log filename.
http_server_logging_enabled
Enable or disable HTTP server logging. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
http_server_log_max_size
The maximum size of the HTTP server log file in bytes. If the log file exceeds this size it is truncated http_server_log_delta_size bytes.
http_server_log_delta_size
The number of bytes removed from the start of the HTTP server log when it exceeds the maximum size.
http_server_allow_file_download
Allow or disallow file downloading from the HTTP server. Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow.
Settings for hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts:
new_window_key
show_window_key
toggle_window_key
The hotkey code. The LOBYTE is the Virtual key. HIBYTE is the modifier flags.
The modifier flags can be 0 or more of the following:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0x01 | Control |
| 0x02 | Alt |
| 0x04 | Shift |
| 0x08 | Windows key |
file_new_search_window_keys
file_open_file_list_keys
file_close_file_list_keys
file_close_keys
file_export_keys
file_copy_full_name_to_clipboard_keys
file_copy_path_to_clipboard_keys
file_set_run_count_keys
file_create_shortcut_keys
file_delete_keys
file_delete_permanently_keys
file_edit_keys
file_open_keys
file_open_selection_and_close_everything_keys
file_explore_path_keys
file_open_new_keys
file_open_path_keys
file_open_with_keys
file_open_with_default_verb_keys
file_play_keys
file_preview_keys
file_print_keys
file_print_to_keys
file_properties_keys
file_read_extended_information_keys
file_rename_keys
file_run_as_keys
file_exit_keys
file_copy_name_to_clipboard_keys
file_open_selection_and_do_not_close_everything_keys
file_open_most_run_keys
file_open_last_run_keys
file_custom_verb_1_keys
file_custom_verb_2_keys
file_custom_verb_3_keys
file_custom_verb_4_keys
file_custom_verb_5_keys
file_custom_verb_6_keys
file_custom_verb_7_keys
file_custom_verb_8_keys
file_custom_verb_9_keys
file_custom_verb_10_keys
file_custom_verb_11_keys
file_custom_verb_12_keys
indexes_folders_rescan_all_now_keys
indexes_force_rebuild_keys
edit_cut_keys
edit_copy_keys
edit_paste_keys
edit_select_all_keys
edit_invert_selection_keys
edit_copy_to_folder_keys
edit_move_to_folder_keys
edit_advanced_advanced_copy_to_folder_keys
edit_advanced_advanced_move_to_folder_keys
view_filters_keys
view_preview_keys
view_status_bar_keys
view_details_keys
view_medium_thumbnails_keys
view_large_thumbnails_keys
view_extra_large_thumbnails_keys
view_increase_thumbnail_size_keys
view_decrease_thumbnail_size_keys
view_window_size_small_keys
view_window_size_medium_keys
view_window_size_large_keys
view_window_size_auto_fit_keys
view_zoom_zoom_in_keys
view_zoom_zoom_out_keys
view_zoom_reset_keys
view_go_to_back_keys
view_go_to_forward_keys
view_go_to_home_keys
view_go_to_show_all_history_keys
view_sort_by_name_keys
view_sort_by_path_keys
view_sort_by_size_keys
view_sort_by_extension_keys
view_sort_by_type_keys
view_sort_by_date_modified_keys
view_sort_by_date_created_keys
view_sort_by_attributes_keys
view_sort_by_file_list_filename_keys
view_sort_by_run_count_keys
view_sort_by_date_run_keys
view_sort_by_date_recently_changed_keys
view_sort_by_date_accessed_keys
view_sort_by_ascending_keys
view_sort_by_descending_keys
view_refresh_keys
view_fullscreen_keys
view_toggle_ltrrtl_direction_keys
view_on_top_never_keys
view_on_top_always_keys
view_on_top_while_searching_keys
search_match_case_keys
search_match_whole_word_keys
search_match_path_keys
search_match_diacritics_keys
search_enable_regex_keys
search_advanced_search_keys
search_add_to_filters_keys
search_organize_filters_keys
bookmarks_add_to_bookmarks_keys
bookmarks_organize_bookmarks_keys
tools_options_keys
tools_console_keys
tools_file_list_editor_keys
tools_connect_to_etp_server_keys
tools_disconnect_from_etp_server_keys
help_everything_help_keys
help_search_syntax_keys
help_regex_syntax_keys
help_command_line_options_keys
help_everything_website_keys
help_check_for_updates_keys
help_about_everything_keys
help_donate_keys
search_edit_focus_search_edit_keys
search_edit_delete_previous_word_keys
search_edit_auto_complete_search_keys
search_edit_show_search_history_keys
search_edit_show_all_search_history_keys
result_list_item_up_keys
result_list_item_down_keys
result_list_page_up_keys
result_list_page_down_keys
result_list_start_of_list_keys
result_list_end_of_list_keys
result_list_item_up_extend_keys
result_list_item_down_extend_keys
result_list_page_up_extend_keys
result_list_page_down_extend_keys
result_list_start_of_list_extend_keys
result_list_end_of_list_extend_keys
result_list_focus_up_keys
result_list_focus_down_keys
result_list_focus_page_up_keys
result_list_focus_page_down_keys
result_list_focus_start_of_list_keys
result_list_focus_end_of_list_keys
result_list_focus_up_extend_keys
result_list_focus_down_extend_keys
result_list_focus_page_up_extend_keys
result_list_focus_page_down_extend_keys
result_list_focus_start_of_list_extend_keys
result_list_focus_end_of_list_extend_keys
result_list_focus_result_list_keys
result_list_focus_highest_run_count_result_keys
result_list_focus_last_run_result_keys
result_list_toggle_path_column_keys
result_list_toggle_size_column_keys
result_list_toggle_extension_column_keys
result_list_toggle_type_column_keys
result_list_toggle_date_modified_column_keys
result_list_toggle_date_created_column_keys
result_list_toggle_attributes_column_keys
result_list_toggle_file_list_filename_column_keys
result_list_toggle_run_count_column_keys
result_list_toggle_date_recently_changed_column_keys
result_list_toggle_date_accessed_column_keys
result_list_toggle_date_run_column_keys
result_list_size_all_columns_to_fit_keys
result_list_size_result_list_to_fit_keys
result_list_scroll_left_or_thumbnail_left_keys
result_list_scroll_right_or_thumbnail_right_keys
result_list_scroll_page_left_or_thumbnail_focus_left_keys
result_list_scroll_page_right_or_thumbnail_focus_right_keys
result_list_left_extend_keys
result_list_right_extend_keys
result_list_focus_left_extend_keys
result_list_focus_right_extend_keys
result_list_select_focus_keys
result_list_toggle_focus_selection_keys
result_list_copy_as_csv_keys
preview_focus_preview_keys
Comma delimited list of keyboard shortcuts for the command. The LOBYTE is the virtual key. The HIBYTE can be 0 or more of the follow values:
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| 0x01 | Control modifier. |
| 0x02 | Alt modifier. |
| 0x04 | Shift modifier. |
| 0x08 | Windows key modifier. |
| 0x10 | Use in search edit only. |
| 0x20 | Use in result list only. |
settings for fonts and colors.
result_list_font
The family name of the result list font.
result_list_font_size
The size of the result list font in pixels.
search_edit_font
The family name of the search edit font.
search_edit_font_size
The size of the search edit font in pixels.
status_bar_font
The family name of the status bar font.
status_bar_font_size
The size of the status bar font in pixels.
header_font
The family name of the result list header font.
header_font_size
The size of the result list header font in pixels.
normal_background_color
current_sort_alternate_row_highlighted_foreground_color
current_sort_alternate_row_highlighted_background_color
current_sort_alternate_row_foreground_color
current_sort_alternate_row_background_color
alternate_row_highlighted_foreground_color
alternate_row_highlighted_background_color
alternate_row_foreground_color
alternate_row_background_color
mouseover_current_sort_highlighted_foreground_color
mouseover_current_sort_highlighted_background_color
current_sort_mouseover_foreground_color
current_sort_mouseover_background_color
mouseover_highlighted_foreground_color
mouseover_highlighted_background_color
mouseover_foreground_color
mouseover_background_color
highlighted_current_sort_foreground_color
highlighted_current_sort_background_color
current_sort_foreground_color
current_sort_background_color
highlighted_drop_target_foreground_color
highlighted_drop_target_background_color
drop_target_foreground_color
drop_target_background_color
highlighted_selected_inactive_foreground_color
highlighted_selected_inactive_background_color
selected_inactive_foreground_color
selected_inactive_background_color
highlighted_selected_foreground_color
highlighted_selected_background_color
selected_foreground_color
selected_background_color
highlighted_foreground_color
highlighted_background_color
normal_foreground_color
The item's color. Set to #RRGGBB, RR is the red hex value, GG is the green hex value and BB is the blue hex value. Set to an empty string to use the default color.
current_sort_alternate_row_highlighted_bold
current_sort_alternate_row_bold
alternate_row_highlighted_bold
alternate_row_bold
mouseover_current_sort_highlighted_bold
current_sort_mouseover_bold
mouseover_highlighted_bold
mouseover_bold
highlighted_current_sort_bold
current_sort_bold
highlighted_drop_target_bold
drop_target_bold
highlighted_selected_inactive_bold
selected_inactive_bold
highlighted_selected_bold
selected_bold
highlighted_bold
normal_bold
The item's style, can be one of the following values:
| Style | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Normal |
| 1 | Default style |
| 2 | Bold |
These settings are not available in the Everything UI.
These settings are only available in the Everything.ini.
allow_http_server
Set to 1 to allow the HTTP server to be enabled.
Set to 0 to disable the HTTP server and remove it from the interface.
This option is only available in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.
See http_server_enabled to enable the HTTP server.
allow_etp_server
Set to 1 to allow the ETP server to be enabled.
Set to 0 to disable the ETP server and remove it from the interface.
This option is only available in the Everything.ini in the same location as your Everything.exe.
See etp_server_enabled to enable the ETP server.
allow_multiple_instances
Allow a new Everything process when one is already running. If set to 1, a new process is created every time you run Everything (Not recommended, use named instances instead). If set to 0 and an Everything process already exists, the commands line options are sent to the existing process. If set to 0 and there is no existing Everything process, a new Everything process is created.
beta_updates
Include beta updates when checking for updates. If set to 1, beta updates are included. If set to 0, only stable releases are included.
window_title_format
taskbar_notification_title_format
Window title or taskbar notification.
See Change the Everything window caption for more information.
instance_name
The instance name.
See Multiple Instances for more information.
max_threads
Limit the number of threads Everything uses. Set to 0 to use all available threads. Set to 1 to use only one thread.
reuse_threads
Reuse threads. Set to 1 to put threads to sleep when they complete. The thread is reused when a new thread is required. Set to 0 to terminate threads when they complete. Disabling can cause memory leaks.
max_recv_size
The maximum packet size to receive over TCP-IP in bytes.
search_history_always_suggest_extend_toolbar
Always extend the toolbar height when always suggestion search history is enabled.
Set to 1 to extend the toolbar. Set to 0 to disable.
search_history_visible_count_max
Set the maximum number of visible search history items.
search_history_always_suggest_visible_count_max
Set the maximum number of visible search history items when always show search suggestions is enabled.
search_history_show_all_max
Set the maximum number of search history results when showing all search history.
search_history_suggestion_max
Set the maximum number of search history results when suggesting a search.
search_history_show_all_sort
Set the sort order for search history when showing all search history.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Sort by search |
| 1 | Sort by search count |
| 2 | Sort by search date |
search_history_suggestion_sort
Set the sort order for search history when showing search suggestions.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Sort by search |
| 1 | Sort by search count |
| 2 | Sort by search date |
search_history_show_above
Show the search history drop down list above or below the search edit. Set to 1 to show above. Set to 0 to show below.
debug
Show the debug console. Set to 1 to show the debug console when Everything starts. Set to 0 to not show the debug console when Everything starts.
debug_log
Log debug messages to %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt
Set to 1 to enable debugging mode and debug logging. Set to 0 to disable.
verbose
Enable verbose debugging.
min_zoom
The minimum pixel offset of the zoom.
max_zoom
The maximum pixel offset of the zoom.
Use context menus for single parents only.
Set to 1 to enable single parents only.
Set to 0 to disable single parents only.
If enabled, context menu items of files in different paths will only work for items in the same location as the focused item (or first selected item).
The maximum context menu type to use. Can be one of the following settings:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Use highest context menu interface type possible. |
| 1 | Only IID_IContextMenu types. |
| 2 | Support IID_IContextMenu or IID_IContextMenu2 types. |
| 3 | Support IID_IContextMenu, IID_IContextMenu2 or IID_IContextMenu3 types. |
auto_size_1
auto_size_2
auto_size_3
The window height in pixels to use when auto sizing.
auto_size_aspect_ratio_x
auto_size_aspect_ratio_y
The aspect ratio x:y to use when auto sizing.
auto_size_width_only
Set to 1 to enable, set to 0 to disable.
When enabled the height is unchanged when auto-sizing.
auto_size_path_x
auto_size_path_y
The ratio x:y to use for auto sizing the name and path column.
sticky_vscroll_bottom
When the vertical scrollbar is scrolled to the bottom, it will remain at the bottom when resizing the window or when the results change.
draw_focus_rect
Disable the focus rect drawn around result list items when they have focus.
date_format
The format to display dates. This is the same format GetDateFormat uses. Leave blank to use the default date format.
See customizing#date_format for more information.
time_format
The format to display times. This is the same format GetTimeFormat uses. Leave blank to use the default time format.
See customizing#time_format for more information.
listview_item_high
The height of a result list item in pixels. Set to 0 to use the default height.
update_display_after_mask
Force the display to update immediately after changing the selection mask. Set to 1 to update immediately. Set to 0 to invalidate and update later. Setting this to 1 can improve performance when the mouse updates faster than 40hz.
rename_move_caret_to_selection_end
Move the caret to the selection end or keep the selection when renaming. Set to 1 to move the caret to the end of the selection. Set to 0 to move the caret from the current position.
search_edit_move_caret_to_selection_end
Move the caret to the selection end or keep the selection when focusing the search edit. Set to 1 to move the caret to the end of the selection. Set to 0 to move the caret from the current position.
reset_vscroll_on_search
Scroll the results to the top when the search changes.
header_high
Custom header height in pixels. Set to 0 to use the default header height.
hide_on_close
Instead of closing the window, hide it temporarily. when a new search window is requested this window is made visible instead. Useful for keeping extended file information cached.
winmm
Automatically plays the focused item with Windows Multimedia API mciSendString. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
Escape & characters in menu items. Set to 0 to define custom keyboard shortcuts for bookmarks and filters. Custom keyboard shortcuts can be defined by prefixing a letter with the & character.
Enable submenus by including \ in your macro and bookmark names.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
For example, to use the bookmark name "Beatles" in a submenu called "Music", call your bookmark Music\Beatles
Change the sub menu separator \ to the specified string.
Split menus into columns and limit each column to the specified number of items. set to 0 to disable.
new_inherit
Inherit search settings from an existing window.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
When enabled, creating a new window from an existing window will create a new window with the same settings otherwise the default settings are used.
rtl_listview_edit
Use a right to left layout edit when renaming a file that contains a right to left character. Set to 1 to use a right to left edit. Set to 0 to always use a left to right edit.
force_path_ltr_order
Force the path to be shown in Left to Right order.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
force_path_left_align
Force the path to be left aligned.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
date_time_order
Change the order of date and time.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Date Time for LTR localizations, Time Date for RTL localizations |
| 1 | Date Time |
| 2 | Time Date |
| 3 | Time Date for LTR localizations, Date Time for RTL localizations |
date_time_align
Change the alignment of date and time text.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Left aligned for LTR localizations, Right aligned for RTL localizations |
| 1 | Left aligned |
| 2 | Right aligned |
| 3 | Right aligned for LTR localizations, Left aligned for RTL localizations |
size_align
Change the alignment of size text.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Left aligned for LTR localizations, Right aligned for RTL localizations |
| 1 | Left aligned |
| 2 | Right aligned |
| 3 | Right aligned for LTR localizations, Left aligned for RTL localizations |
update_layout_on_input_language_change
Automatically change the layout to match the current input language.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
control_shift_action
Set the action when pressing the Control and Shift keys.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Do nothing |
| 1 | Change input |
| 2 | Change layout |
| 3 | Change input and layout |
change_search_rtl_reading_action
Change the search edit Right to left reading order action
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Do nothing |
| 1 | Change input |
| 2 | Change layout |
| 3 | Change input and layout |
invert_layout_action
Change the invert layout action
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Do nothing |
| 1 | Change input |
| 2 | Change layout |
| 3 | Change input and layout |
file_list_relative_paths
Use relative paths with file lists.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
advanced_search_warnings
Show warning icons on advanced search fields that could perform slowly.
display_full_path_name
Display the full path and filename in the name column. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
themed_toolbar
Use visual themes or windows classic style to render the toolbar. Set to 1 to use visual themes. Set to 0 to use Windows classic style.
copy_path_folder_append_backslash
Append a backslash to copied folder names. Set to 1 to append a backslash. Set to 0 to not append a backslash.
custom_verb01
custom_verb02
custom_verb03
custom_verb04
custom_verb05
custom_verb06
custom_verb07
custom_verb08
custom_verb09
custom_verb10
custom_verb11
custom_verb12
Define a custom verb for the custom verb keyboard shortcuts.
filters_tab_stop
Include the filter bar when cycling through the control focus with TAB. Set to 1 to include the filter bar. Set to 0 to exclude the filter bar.
preview_tab_stop
Allow TAB to focus the preview pane.
translucent_selection_rectangle_background_color
The color of the translucent selection rectangle. Set to #RRGGBB, RR is the red hex value, GG is the green hex value and BB is the blue hex value. Set to an empty string to use the default color.
translucent_selection_rectangle_border_color
The color of the translucent selection rectangle border. Set to #RRGGBB, RR is the red hex value, GG is the green hex value and BB is the blue hex value. Set to an empty string to use the default color.
size_tiny
size_small
size_medium
size_large
size_huge
The size to use when searching for size:small, size:medium, size:large, size:huge or size:gigantic.
always_keep_sort
Always keep the sort. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to only keep fast sorts. Enabling this will drastically reduce performance.
select_search_on_focus_mode
Select all the search text when the search edit gains focus.
Can be one of the following modes:
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Do nothing. |
| 1 | Select all text and move the caret to the end. |
| 2 | Deselect all text and move the caret to the end. |
select_search_on_set_mode
Can be one of the following modes:
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Do nothing. |
| 1 | Select all text and move the caret to the end. |
| 2 | Deselect all text and move the caret to the end. |
db_update_thread_priority
The thread priority to update the database.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| -15 | Idle priority. |
| -1 | Below normal priority. |
| 0 | Normal priority. |
| 1 | Above normal priority. |
| 2 | High priority. |
refs_file_id_extd_directory_info_buffer_size
The read buffer size in bytes for reading ReFS folders. Set to 0 to use the default buffer size (64k).
folder_update_thread_mode_background
Set the folder monitor thread to have low IO priority.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
folder_update_rescan_asap
Rescan folders when starting Everything if a scheduled folder rescan was missed.
Set to 1 to rescan immediately. Set to 0 to rescan at the next scheduled time.
monitor_thread_mode_background
Set the USN monitor thread to have low IO priority.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
monitor_retry_delay
The retry delay in milliseconds before attempting to reopen an offline volume for monitoring.
monitor_update_delay
The delay in milliseconds between reading USN journal changes.
monitor_pause
Pause folder indexes monitoring, file list changes monitoring and USN change journal monitors.
Set to 1 to pause. Set to 0 to allow monitors to start.
Monitors can be pause and resumed with the search commands: /monitor_pause and /monitor_resume.
usn_record_filter
Include list of USN reasons flags. USN Reasons that are not included in this list are ignored.
Set to 0xffffffff to include all USN reasons.
Can be zero or more of the follow flags in hexadecimal:
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
| 0x00000001 | USN_REASON_DATA_OVERWRITE |
| 0x00000002 | USN_REASON_DATA_EXTEND |
| 0x00000004 | USN_REASON_DATA_TRUNCATION |
| 0x00000010 | USN_REASON_NAMED_DATA_OVERWRITE |
| 0x00000020 | USN_REASON_NAMED_DATA_EXTEND |
| 0x00000040 | USN_REASON_NAMED_DATA_TRUNCATION |
| 0x00000100 | USN_REASON_FILE_CREATE |
| 0x00000200 | USN_REASON_FILE_DELETE |
| 0x00000400 | USN_REASON_EA_CHANGE |
| 0x00000800 | USN_REASON_SECURITY_CHANGE |
| 0x00001000 | USN_REASON_RENAME_OLD_NAME |
| 0x00002000 | USN_REASON_RENAME_NEW_NAME |
| 0x00004000 | USN_REASON_INDEXABLE_CHANGE |
| 0x00008000 | USN_REASON_BASIC_INFO_CHANGE |
| 0x00010000 | USN_REASON_HARD_LINK_CHANGE |
| 0x00020000 | USN_REASON_COMPRESSION_CHANGE |
| 0x00040000 | USN_REASON_ENCRYPTION_CHANGE |
| 0x00080000 | USN_REASON_OBJECT_ID_CHANGE |
| 0x00100000 | USN_REASON_REPARSE_POINT_CHANGE |
| 0x00200000 | USN_REASON_STREAM_CHANGE |
| 0x80000000 | USN_REASON_CLOSE |
cancel_delay
The delay in milliseconds to wait before showing the cancel dialog when the Everything database is busy.
http_title_format
The http title format.
See Change the Everything window caption for more information.
http_server_show_drive_labels
Show drive labels for root folders.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
http_server_strings
Customize the built in http server.
See Custom Strings for more information.
alpha
Set the transparency value of the Everything.
0 = transparent. 128 = 50% transparent. 192 = 25% transparent. 255 = opaque.
snap
Snap the Everything search window to the desktop edges. Set to 1 to enable snapping. Set to 0 to disable snapping.
snaplen
The maximum number of pixels from a desktop edge before the Everything search window will snap to it.
thumbnail_fill
Set to 1 to resize the thumbnail to fill the full thumbnail size. Set to 0 to limit the resizing to 1:1.
min_thumbnail_size
Set the minimum thumbnail size in pixels. Must be greater than 0.
max_thumbnail_size
Set the maximum thumbnail size in pixels. Must be greater than 0. Anything larger than thumbnail_load_size will be stretched.
medium_thumbnail_size
Set the medium thumbnail size in pixels.
large_thumbnail_size
Set the large thumbnail size in pixels.
extra_large_thumbnail_size
Set the extra large thumbnail size in pixels.
thumbnail_load_size
Set the internal thumbnail size. The largest supported thumbnail size is 1024x1024.
Set to 0 to use the default internal size (256x256).
show_in_taskbar
Set to 1 to show the Everything taskbar button.
Set to 0 to prevent the Everything search window from showing in the taskbar.
toggle_window_from_tray_icon
Set to 1 to toggle the search window from the tray icon. The taskbar must be ontop, there must not be any topmost windows.
Set to 0 to show or create a new search window from the tray icon.
show_focus_on_search
Set to 1 to brings the result list item focus into view after each search or sort.
Set to 0 to allow the result list item focus to go off screen after a search or sort.
statusbar_selected_item_format
The following string substitutions can be used:
| String | Substitution |
|---|---|
$$ | A single $ |
$f | Full path and file name |
$n | Name |
$p | Path |
$s | Size |
$e | Extension |
$t | Type |
$m | Date modified |
$c | Date created |
$a | Date accessed |
$b | Attributes |
$d | Date recently changed |
$r | Run count |
$u | Date last run |
$l | File list file name |
Set to an empty string to use the text from each visible column (showing path last)
minimize_to_tray
When enabled, the Everything Search window will not show up in the task bar when minimized.
The search window can be restored from the tray icon.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
auto_remove_moved_ntfs_volumes
Set to 1 to enable.
Set to 0 to disable.
Automatically remove old NTFS volumes that have moved to a new drive letter.
auto_remove_moved_refs_volumes
Set to 1 to enable.
Set to 0 to disable.
Automatically remove old ReFS volumes that have moved to a new drive letter.
find_mount_points_on_removable_volumes
Look for mount points on removable volumes.
Set to 1 to enable.
Set to 0 to disable.
Can caused undesired access to removable volumes if enabled.
find_subfolders_and_files_max_threads
Set to the number of threads to use.
Set to 0 to use the default number of threads. The default number of threads to use is max_thread / 2 (at least one thread is used).
statusbar_size_format
Set the size format for the total selected size in the status bar.
Must be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Auto (Bytes/KB/MB/GB depending on size). |
| 1 | Always Bytes |
| 2 | Always KB. |
| 3 | Always MB. |
lvm
Enable or disable listview messages. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
ipc
Enable or disable IPC. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
Enable or disable rename navigation or inline renaming. Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
tray_show_command_line
The command line to execute when running Everything from the tray icon.
For example, set to -home to load the home settings when clicking on the tray icon.
dpi
The Dots Per Inch (DPI) multiplier. Use to scale Everything.
Set to 0 to disable.
96 = 100%, 120=125%, 144=150%, 168=175%, 192=200%
This setting is multiplied by the current system DPI.
Please note that some widgets always use the system DPI.
ctrl_mouse_wheel_action
The action to perform when using the mouse wheel with the control held down.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | None. |
| 1 | Change view |
| 2 | Change zoom |
allow_open
Allow executing results.
Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow.
Allow right clicking on results.
Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow.
allow_delete
Allow deleting results.
Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow.
allow_rename
Allow renaming results.
Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow.
allow_cut
Allow cutting/moving results.
Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow.
allow_copy
Allow copying results.
Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow.
allow_paste
Allow pasting results.
Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow.
allow_drag_drop
Allow dragging results and allow dropping on results.
Set to 1 to allow. Set to 0 to disallow.
auto_column_widths
Auto adjust column widths when resizing the search window.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
hotkey_explorer_path_search
Set the search to the current path in Windows Explorer when opening Everything from a hotkey.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
get_key_name_text
Use the keyboard driver for keyboard button names.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
paste_new_line_op
Convert new lines when pasting multi-line text into the search box.
Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | AND (convert new lines to spaces) |
| 1 | OR (convert new lines to |) |
always_update_query_on_search_parameter_change
Update the query when search as you type is disabled and when you change a search option or filter.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
preview_mag_filter
Set the magnify filter for images in the preview window.
Only works for images.
Must be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Use default setting. |
| 3 | Color on color. (Performance) |
| 4 | Half tone (Quality) |
preview_min_filter
Set the mipmap filter for images in the preview window.
Only works for images.
Must be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Use default setting. |
| 3 | Color on color. (Performance) |
| 4 | Half tone (Quality) |
preview_fill
Set to 1 to resize the preview image to fill the full preview window. Set to 0 to limit the resizing to 1:1.
Only works for images.
show_preview_handlers_in_preview_pane
Allow system preview handlers in the preview pane. Everything has a built in preview handler for images.
Set to 0 to use the system setting. Set to 1 to allow. Set to 2 to disallow. The system setting can be changed from Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options... -> View -> Show preview handlers in preview pane.
preview_load_size
The single value used for both width and height in pixels of the image preview load buffer. Set to 0 to use the default of 1024.
service_pipe_name
Name of the service pipe.
Must be in the form of \\.\pipe\pipename
Leave blank to use the default pipe name: \\.\pipe\Everything Service
thumbnail_mouseover_border_color
Set the thumbnail mouse over border color.
Use the following color format: #RRGGBB
preview_background_color
Set the preview background color.
Use the following color format: #RRGGBB
etp_client_rewrite_patterns
etp_client_rewrite_substitutions
A comma (,) separated list of ETP link rewrites.
For example, on the ETP server you may have a folder D:\folder1 which is shared as \\ETPserver\folder1.
Set the pattern to: "D:\\folder1"
set the substitution to: "\\\\ETPserver\\folder1"
icons_only
Always display icons, never thumbnails.
Must be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Use system setting. |
| 1 | Icons only |
| 2 | Thumbnails |
The system setting can be changed in Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options... -> View -> Always show icons, never thumbnails.
auto_scroll_repeat_delay
The delay to wait in milliseconds before auto scrolling the result list.
auto_scroll_repeat_rate
The repeat rate in milliseconds to auto scroll the result list.
open_many_files_warning_threshold
Show the open many files warning dialog when attempting to open more than the specified number of files.
search_edit_drag_accept_files
Allow files and folders to be dropped on the search edit. When a single folder is dropped, Everything will search inside this folder. When multiple files and/or folders are dropped, a file list search is generated to find the specified files and folders.
always_request_all_fileinfo
Always request file information, even when it is not displayed in the result list.
replace_exact_trailing_star_dot_star_with_star
Replace *.* with *
Only works when match_whole_filename_when_using_wildcards is enabled.
When enabled, *.* also matches files that do not contain a .
When disabled, *.* matches only files containing a .
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
allow_exclamation_point_not
Allow ! to be used as a NOT operator.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
search_command_prefix
The search command prefix. If convert_forward_slash_to_backslash is enabled, you may wish to change this to > or some other prefix.
auto_complete_search_command
Allow TAB to auto complete search commands. The search must currently start with the search command prefix.
Set to 1 to enable. Set to 0 to disable.
listview_tooltips
Show or don't show tooltips in the result list. Set to 1 to show tooltips. Set to 0 to not show tooltips.
show_detailed_listview_tooltips
Show detailed tooltips in thumbnail view.
Set to 1 to show text for all visible column types. Set to 0 to show the name only.
To make a backup of all settings:
In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/config_save
Choose a filename and destination and click Save.
To restore all settings:
In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/config_load
Select a Everything.ini and click Open.
To restore all the default settings in Everything:
Exit "Everything"
Delete the Everything.ini file in %APPDATA%\Everything
Restart Everything.
Use Everything.exe -config <Everything.ini> to specify the filename of the Everything ini file.
A list of all the default keyboard shortcuts for Everything and how to customize them.
Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when the search edit has focus.
| Shortcut key | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + A | Select all text. |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete previous word. |
| Ctrl + Space | Complete search. Requires search history to be enabled. |
| Enter | Focus result list and select the item with the highest run count. |
| Up Arrow Down Arrow | Focus result list. |
| Alt + Up Arrow Alt + Down Arrow | Show search history. |
| Double Click | Select word |
| Triple Click | Select all |
Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when the result list has focus.
| Shortcut key | Action |
|---|---|
| F2 | Rename the focused item. |
| Delete | Move selected items to the recycle bin. |
| Shift + Delete | Permanently delete selected items. |
| Left Arrow | Scroll left. |
| Right Arrow | Scroll right. |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Scroll left one page. |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Scroll right one page. |
| Enter | Open the selected items. |
| Ctrl + Enter | Open the path of the selected item. |
| Alt + Enter | Display properties of the selected items. |
| Ctrl + + | auto adjust column widths. |
| Up Arrow Down Arrow Page Up Page Down Home End | Navigate item focus and selection. |
| Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Shift + Page Up Shift + Page Down Shift + Home Shift + End | Extend item selection. |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow Ctrl + Down Arrow Ctrl + Page Up Ctrl + Page Down Ctrl + Home Ctrl + End | Navigate item focus. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Page Up Ctrl + Shift + Page Down Ctrl + Shift + Home Ctrl + Shift + End | Extend item selection, keeping the current selection. |
| Space | Select focus. |
| Ctrl + Space | Toggle item selection. |
| Escape | Cancel any current actions. |
| Ctrl + A | Selected all items. |
| Ctrl + C Ctrl + Insert | Copy selected items. |
| Ctrl + E | Read the file size, date and attributes of the current selection. May be useful before exporting all sizes, dates and attributes. |
| Ctrl + V Shift + Insert | Paste items from the clipboard into the selected folder. |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected items. |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy the full path and name of the current selection to the clipboard. |
| Shift + F10 | Display item context menu for the current selection. Displays the result list context menu if no selection. |
| Any character | Adds a character to the jump to text. |
| Backspace | Remove the last character in the jump to text. |
Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when an Everything search window has focus.
| Shortcut key | Action |
|---|---|
| Escape Ctrl + W | Close the Everything window. |
| F1 | Show the Everything help. |
| F3 Ctrl + F Alt + D | Focus and highlight the search edit. |
| F5 | Reload icons, file sizes, dates and attributes. |
| F11 | Toggle fullscreen. |
| Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Cycle between open windows. |
| Tab Shift + Tab | Cycle between search edit and results view. |
| Escape | Close the current window. |
| Alt + 1 | Resize the window to 512 x 398. |
| Alt + 2 | Resize the window to 640 x 497. |
| Alt + 3 | Resize the window to 768 x 597. |
| Alt + 4 | Auto size the window. |
| Alt + P | Toggle the preview pane. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 1 | Toggle extra large thumbnails. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 2 | Toggle large thumbnails. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 3 | Toggle medium thumbnails. |
| Ctrl + Shift + 6 | Toggle detail view. |
| Ctrl + Alt + + | Increase thumbnail size. |
| Ctrl + Alt + - | Decrease thumbnail size. |
| Ctrl + ` | Toggle debug console. |
| Ctrl + F1 | Show About Everything. |
| Ctrl + 1 | Sort by name. |
| Ctrl + 2 | Sort by path. |
| Ctrl + 3 | Sort by size. |
| Ctrl + 4 | Sort by extension. |
| Ctrl + 5 | Sort by type. |
| Ctrl + 6 | Sort by date modified. |
| Ctrl + 7 | Sort by date created. |
| Ctrl + 8 | Sort by attributes. |
| Ctrl + 9 | Sort by date recently changed. |
| Ctrl + B | Toggle match whole word. |
| Ctrl + D | Bookmark the current search. |
| Ctrl + I | Toggle match case. |
| Ctrl + M | Toggle match diacritics. |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new search window. |
| Ctrl + O | Open an Everything file list. |
| Ctrl + P | Show the Options window. |
| Ctrl + Q | Exit Everything. |
| Ctrl + R | Toggle Regex. |
| Ctrl + S | Export the current results to an Everything file list, csv or txt file. |
| Ctrl + T | Toggle always on top. |
| Ctrl + U | Toggle match path. |
| Ctrl + + | Increase text size. |
| Ctrl + - | Decrease text size. |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset text size to Normal. |
| Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Up Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Down | Change view. |
| Alt + Home | Go to the home search. |
| Alt + Left Arrow Back Mouse back button | Go back to the previous search. |
| Alt + Right Arrow Forward Mouse forward button | Go forward to the next search. |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Organize filters. |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Organize bookmarks. |
| Ctrl + H Ctrl + Shift + H | Show all search history. |
The Everything search window can be shown by pressing a hotkey.
Hotkeys can be used anywhere in Windows.
There are three different methods for opening the Everything window with a hotkey:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| New window | Always show a new Everything search window. |
| Show window | Show the Everything search window if one exists, otherwise create a new Everything search window. |
| Toggle window | Hide the Everything search window if it is currently in the foreground, otherwise show the Everything search window if one exists, otherwise create a new Everything search window. |
To define a Hotkey to open Everything:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Keyboard tab.
Choose a hotkey method.
Press a new key combination.
Click OK.
Note: Everything must be running in the background for hotkeys to work.
Note: You can not override any existing hotkey.
To disable a Windows hotkey, such as Win + F:
From the Start menu, open regedit
In the Registry Editor, navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Create a new String Value called DisabledHotkeys
Set the DisabledHotkeys data to the letter you would like freed, for example: F
Restart your computer
Apply the (now free) hotkey Win + F in Everything.
To customize keyboard shortcuts:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Keyboard tab.
Use Show commands containing: to search for a command
Click Add... to add a new keyboard shortcut or click Edit... to edit an existing one.
Select a location to use the shortcut in:
| Location | Description |
|---|---|
| Global | The shortcut will work anywhere in the Everything search window. |
| Search Edit | The shortcut will only work when pressed in the search edit. |
| Result List | The shortcut will only work when pressed in the result list. |
Press a new keyboard shortcut for shortcut key.
Check shortcut key currently used by, this existing shortcut (if any) will be removed if you click OK.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Use with the shell:<name> search function.
Replace <name> with one of the following physical folders:
Use double quotes to escape spaces in the shell name, eg: shell:"Common Start Menu"
| Name | Availability | Example Path |
|---|---|---|
| AccountPictures | Windows 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures |
| Administrative Tools | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools |
| AppData | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming |
| Application Shortcuts | Windows 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Application Shortcuts |
| Cache | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\XXXXXXXX |
| Camera Roll | Windows 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Pictures\Camera Roll |
| CD Burning | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn |
| Common Administrative Tools | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools |
| Common AppData | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\ProgramData |
| Common Desktop | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\Public\Desktop |
| Common Documents | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\Public\Documents |
| Common Programs | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs |
| Common Start Menu | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu |
| Common Start Menu Places | Windows 10 | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu Places |
| Common Startup | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup |
| Common Templates | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates |
| CommonDownloads | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\Public\Downloads |
| CommonMusic | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\Public\Music |
| CommonPictures | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\Public\Pictures |
| CommonRingtones | Windows 7, 8, 10 | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones |
| CommonVideo | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\Public\Videos |
| Contacts | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Contacts |
| Cookies | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies |
| CredentialManager | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials |
| CryptoKeys | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto |
| Default Gadgets | Windows Vista, 7 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets |
| Desktop | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Desktop |
| Device Metadata Store | Windows 7, 8, 10 | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceMetadataStore |
| DocumentsLibrary | Windows 7, 8, 10 | Libraries\Documents |
| Downloads | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Downloads |
| DpapiKeys | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Protect |
| Favorites | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Favorites |
| Fonts | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Windows\Fonts |
| Gadgets | Windows Vista, 7 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets |
| GameTasks | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer |
| History | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History |
| ImplicitAppShortcuts | Windows 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts |
| Links | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Links |
| Local AppData | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local |
| Local Documents | Windows 10 | C:\Users\User\Documents |
| Local Downloads | Windows 10 | C:\Users\User\Downloads |
| Local Music | Windows 10 | C:\Users\User\Music |
| Local Pictures | Windows 10 | C:\Users\User\Pictures |
| Local Videos | Windows 10 | C:\Users\User\Videos |
| LocalAppDataLow | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\LocalLow |
| LocalizedResourcesDir | Windows XP, Vista | C:\Windows\Resources\<LanguageID> |
| My Music | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Music |
| My Pictures | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Pictures |
| My Video | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Videos |
| NetHood | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts |
| OneDrive | Windows 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\OneDrive |
| Personal | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Documents |
| PrintHood | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts |
| Profile | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User |
| ProgramFiles | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Program Files |
| ProgramFilesCommon | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Program Files\Common Files |
| ProgramFilesCommonX64 | Windows 10 | C:\Program Files\Common Files |
| ProgramFilesCommonX86 | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files |
| ProgramFilesX64 | Windows 10 | C:\Program Files |
| ProgramFilesX86 | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Program Files (x86) |
| Programs | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs |
| Public | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\Public |
| PublicAccountPictures | Windows 8, 10 | C:\Users\Public\AccountPictures |
| PublicGameTasks | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer |
| PublicLibraries | Windows 8, 10 | C:\Users\Public\Libraries |
| Quick Launch | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch |
| Recent | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent |
| ResourceDir | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Windows\Resources |
| Ringtones | Windows 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Ringtones |
| Roaming Tiles | Windows 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\RoamingTiles |
| SampleMusic | Windows Vista, 7 | C:\Users\Public\Music\Sample Music |
| SamplePictures | Windows Vista, 7 | C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures |
| SampleVideos | Windows Vista, 7 | C:\Users\Public\Videos\Sample Videos |
| SavedGames | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Saved Games |
| SavedPictures | Windows 10 | C:\Users\User\Pictures\Saved Pictures |
| Searches | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\Searches |
| SendTo | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo |
| SkyDriveCameraRoll | Windows 8 | C:\Users\User\SkyDrive\Pictures\Camera Roll |
| SkyDriveDocuments | Windows 8 | C:\Users\User\SkyDrive\Documents |
| SkyDriveMusic | Windows 8 | C:\Users\User\SkyDrive\Music |
| SkyDrivePictures | Windows 8 | C:\Users\User\SkyDrive\Pictures |
| Start Menu | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu |
| Startup | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup |
| System | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Windows\System32 |
| SystemCertificates | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificates |
| SystemX86 | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64 |
| Templates | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates |
| ThisDeviceFolder | Windows 8, 10 | C:\Users\Public |
| User Pinned | Windows 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned |
| UserProfiles | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users |
| UserProgramFiles | Windows 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs |
| UserProgramFilesCommon | Windows 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Common |
| UsersFilesFolder | Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Users\User |
| Windows | Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | C:\Windows |
A list of Windows language Identifiers
| Hexadecimal code | Decimal code | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0000 | 0 | Language Neutral |
| 0x007f | 127 | The language for the invariant locale (LOCALE_INVARIANT). See MAKELCID. |
| 0x0400 | 1024 | Process or User Default Language |
| 0x0800 | 2048 | System Default Language |
| 0x0436 | 1078 | Afrikaans |
| 0x041c | 1052 | Albanian |
| 0x0401 | 1025 | Arabic (Saudi Arabia) |
| 0x0801 | 2049 | Arabic (Iraq) |
| 0x0c01 | 3073 | Arabic (Egypt) |
| 0x1001 | 4097 | Arabic (Libya) |
| 0x1401 | 5121 | Arabic (Algeria) |
| 0x1801 | 6145 | Arabic (Morocco) |
| 0x1c01 | 7169 | Arabic (Tunisia) |
| 0x2001 | 8193 | Arabic (Oman) |
| 0x2401 | 9217 | Arabic (Yemen) |
| 0x2801 | 10241 | Arabic (Syria) |
| 0x2c01 | 11265 | Arabic (Jordan) |
| 0x3001 | 12289 | Arabic (Lebanon) |
| 0x3401 | 13313 | Arabic (Kuwait) |
| 0x3801 | 14337 | Arabic (U.A.E.) |
| 0x3c01 | 15361 | Arabic (Bahrain) |
| 0x4001 | 16385 | Arabic (Qatar) |
| 0x042b | 1067 | Windows 2000/XP: Armenian. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x042c | 1068 | Azeri (Latin) |
| 0x082c | 2092 | Azeri (Cyrillic) |
| 0x042d | 1069 | Basque |
| 0x0423 | 1059 | Belarusian |
| 0x0445 | 1093 | Bengali (India) |
| 0x141a | 5146 | Bosnian (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 0x0402 | 1026 | Bulgarian |
| 0x0455 | 1109 | Burmese |
| 0x0403 | 1027 | Catalan |
| 0x0404 | 1028 | Chinese (Taiwan) |
| 0x0804 | 2052 | Chinese (PRC) |
| 0x0c04 | 3076 | Chinese (Hong Kong SAR, PRC) |
| 0x1004 | 4100 | Chinese (Singapore) |
| 0x1404 | 5124 | Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000/XP: Chinese (Macao SAR) |
| 0x041a | 1050 | Croatian |
| 0x101a | 4122 | Croatian (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 0x0405 | 1029 | Czech |
| 0x0406 | 1030 | Danish |
| 0x0465 | 1125 | Windows XP: Divehi. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x0413 | 1043 | Dutch (Netherlands) |
| 0x0813 | 2067 | Dutch (Belgium) |
| 0x0409 | 1033 | English (United States) |
| 0x0809 | 2057 | English (United Kingdom) |
| 0x0c09 | 3081 | English (Australian) |
| 0x1009 | 4105 | English (Canadian) |
| 0x1409 | 5129 | English (New Zealand) |
| 0x1809 | 6153 | English (Ireland) |
| 0x1c09 | 7177 | English (South Africa) |
| 0x2009 | 8201 | English (Jamaica) |
| 0x2409 | 9225 | English (Caribbean) |
| 0x2809 | 10249 | English (Belize) |
| 0x2c09 | 11273 | English (Trinidad) |
| 0x3009 | 12297 | Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000/XP: English (Zimbabwe) |
| 0x3409 | 13321 | Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000/XP: English (Philippines) |
| 0x0425 | 1061 | Estonian |
| 0x0438 | 1080 | Faeroese |
| 0x0429 | 1065 | Farsi |
| 0x040b | 1035 | Finnish |
| 0x040c | 1036 | French (Standard) |
| 0x080c | 2060 | French (Belgian) |
| 0x0c0c | 3084 | French (Canadian) |
| 0x100c | 4108 | French (Switzerland) |
| 0x140c | 5132 | French (Luxembourg) |
| 0x180c | 6156 | Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000/XP: French (Monaco) |
| 0x0456 | 1110 | Windows XP: Galician |
| 0x0437 | 1079 | Windows 2000/XP: Georgian. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x0407 | 1031 | German (Standard) |
| 0x0807 | 2055 | German (Switzerland) |
| 0x0c07 | 3079 | German (Austria) |
| 0x1007 | 4103 | German (Luxembourg) |
| 0x1407 | 5127 | German (Liechtenstein) |
| 0x0408 | 1032 | Greek |
| 0x0447 | 1095 | Windows XP: Gujarati. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x040d | 1037 | Hebrew |
| 0x0439 | 1081 | Windows 2000/XP: Hindi. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x040e | 1038 | Hungarian |
| 0x040f | 1039 | Icelandic |
| 0x0421 | 1057 | Indonesian |
| 0x0434 | 1076 | isiXhosa/Xhosa (South Africa) |
| 0x0435 | 1077 | isiZulu/Zulu (South Africa) |
| 0x0410 | 1040 | Italian (Standard) |
| 0x0810 | 2064 | Italian (Switzerland) |
| 0x0411 | 1041 | Japanese |
| 0x044b | 1099 | Windows XP: Kannada. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x0457 | 1111 | Windows 2000/XP: Konkani. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x0412 | 1042 | Korean |
| 0x0812 | 2066 | Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 only: Korean (Johab) |
| 0x0440 | 1088 | Windows XP: Kyrgyz. |
| 0x0426 | 1062 | Latvian |
| 0x0427 | 1063 | Lithuanian |
| 0x0827 | 2087 | Windows 98 only: Lithuanian (Classic) |
| 0x042f | 1071 | Macedonian (FYROM) |
| 0x043e | 1086 | Malay (Malaysian) |
| 0x083e | 2110 | Malay (Brunei Darussalam) |
| 0x044c | 1100 | Malayalam (India) |
| 0x0481 | 1153 | Maori (New Zealand) |
| 0x043a | 1082 | Maltese (Malta) |
| 0x044e | 1102 | Windows 2000/XP: Marathi. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x0450 | 1104 | Windows XP: Mongolian |
| 0x0414 | 1044 | Norwegian (Bokmal) |
| 0x0814 | 2068 | Norwegian (Nynorsk) |
| 0x0415 | 1045 | Polish |
| 0x0416 | 1046 | Portuguese (Brazil) |
| 0x0816 | 2070 | Portuguese (Portugal) |
| 0x0446 | 1094 | Windows XP: Punjabi. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x046b | 1131 | Quechua (Bolivia) |
| 0x086b | 2155 | Quechua (Ecuador) |
| 0x0c6b | 3179 | Quechua (Peru) |
| 0x0418 | 1048 | Romanian |
| 0x0419 | 1049 | Russian |
| 0x044f | 1103 | Windows 2000/XP: Sanskrit. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x043b | 1083 | Sami, Northern (Norway) |
| 0x083b | 2107 | Sami, Northern (Sweden) |
| 0x0c3b | 3131 | Sami, Northern (Finland) |
| 0x103b | 4155 | Sami, Lule (Norway) |
| 0x143b | 5179 | Sami, Lule (Sweden) |
| 0x183b | 6203 | Sami, Southern (Norway) |
| 0x1c3b | 7227 | Sami, Southern (Sweden) |
| 0x203b | 8251 | Sami, Skolt (Finland) |
| 0x243b | 9275 | Sami, Inari (Finland) |
| 0x0c1a | 3098 | Serbian (Cyrillic) |
| 0x1c1a | 7194 | Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia, and Herzegovina) |
| 0x081a | 2074 | Serbian (Latin) |
| 0x181a | 6170 | Serbian (Latin, Bosnia, and Herzegovina) |
| 0x046c | 1132 | Sesotho sa Leboa/Northern Sotho (South Africa) |
| 0x0432 | 1074 | Setswana/Tswana (South Africa) |
| 0x041b | 1051 | Slovak |
| 0x0424 | 1060 | Slovenian |
| 0x040a | 1034 | Spanish (Spain, Traditional Sort) |
| 0x080a | 2058 | Spanish (Mexican) |
| 0x0c0a | 3082 | Spanish (Spain, Modern Sort) |
| 0x100a | 4106 | Spanish (Guatemala) |
| 0x140a | 5130 | Spanish (Costa Rica) |
| 0x180a | 6154 | Spanish (Panama) |
| 0x1c0a | 7178 | Spanish (Dominican Republic) |
| 0x200a | 8202 | Spanish (Venezuela) |
| 0x240a | 9226 | Spanish (Colombia) |
| 0x280a | 10250 | Spanish (Peru) |
| 0x2c0a | 11274 | Spanish (Argentina) |
| 0x300a | 12298 | Spanish (Ecuador) |
| 0x340a | 13322 | Spanish (Chile) |
| 0x380a | 14346 | Spanish (Uruguay) |
| 0x3c0a | 15370 | Spanish (Paraguay) |
| 0x400a | 16394 | Spanish (Bolivia) |
| 0x440a | 17418 | Spanish (El Salvador) |
| 0x480a | 18442 | Spanish (Honduras) |
| 0x4c0a | 19466 | Spanish (Nicaragua) |
| 0x500a | 20490 | Spanish (Puerto Rico) |
| 0x0430 | 1072 | Sutu |
| 0x0441 | 1089 | Swahili (Kenya) |
| 0x041d | 1053 | Swedish |
| 0x081d | 2077 | Swedish (Finland) |
| 0x045a | 1114 | Windows XP: Syriac. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x0449 | 1097 | Windows 2000/XP: Tamil. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x0444 | 1092 | Tatar (Tatarstan) |
| 0x044a | 1098 | Windows XP: Telugu. This is Unicode only. |
| 0x041e | 1054 | Thai |
| 0x041f | 1055 | Turkish |
| 0x0422 | 1058 | Ukrainian |
| 0x0420 | 1056 | Windows 98/Me, Windows 2000/XP: Urdu (Pakistan) |
| 0x0820 | 2080 | Urdu (India) |
| 0x0443 | 1091 | Uzbek (Latin) |
| 0x0843 | 2115 | Uzbek (Cyrillic) |
| 0x042a | 1066 | Windows 98/Me, Windows NT 4.0 and later: Vietnamese |
| 0x0452 | 1106 | Welsh (United Kingdom) |
makevoidtools is a program to compile your own voidtools.com website.
All text can be customized for localization.
Extact makevoidtools.zip to a new folder, eg: c:\makevoidtools
Copy the en-us.txt file and name it with the language code for your language and region.
This is the main translation template file for the website.
For example: en-us.txt
Copy the en-us subfolder and name it with the language code for your language and region.
This is the main translation folder for the website.
For example: en-us
open your main translation file, eg: en-us.txt
Read the notes inside this translation file for help.
translate all strings.
translate all pages in the main translation folder, eg: en-us\*.txt
I recommend leaving the filenames in English (Optional).
Only the files directly in your main translation folder (eg: en-us) need to be translated.
Translating the support wiki is not required. -not all pages need translating as some are quite technical.
translating the following support wiki pages are encouraged:
01-Installing Everything.txt
02-Using Everything.txt
Searching.txt
The Everything.chm offline help will use the same support wiki templates.
Run makevoidtools.exe
makevoidtools will compile *.txt in the same location as makevoidtools.exe
These txt files will be translation templates for each language and region.
makevoidtools.exe <output folder> <url root>
Example:
makevoidtools.exe c:\makevoidtools\voidtools file://c:/makevoidtools/voidtools
Open c:\makevoidtools\voidtools\index.html
Make sure you open and save wiki pages as UTF-8
Wiki pages in the support folder use basic wiki markup language.
Prefixing a wiki page template with a number are shown above all other wiki pages in sequence. For example, 01-Installing Everything.txt is the first wiki page listed and 02-Using Everything.txt is the second wiki page listed and so on.
wiki page templates starting with a underscore (_) are hidden. For example: http://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/db.
The voidtools wiki syntax is very similar to Wikipedia's markup with some limitations:
Text
A paragraph of text.
A paragraph of text.
Headers
=Main Header=
==Sub Header==
Italic
''Italic''
Italic
Bold
'''Bold'''
bold
Italic and Bold
'''''Italic and Bold'''''
Italic and Bold
Links
Relative URLs are relative to http://www.voidtools.com/en-us
where en-us is your language-region code.
The |text part in [ [url|text]] can be omitted, in which case the url is used as the text and URLs paths are striped when no protocol is present.
[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/]]
[[faq#what_is_everything|What is Everything?]]
Images
[[File:support/everything/Everything.Search.Window.png|alt=Everything Search Window]]
Preformatted text
<pre>
int i;
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
{
printf("hello %d\n",i);
}
</pre>
int i;
for(i=0;i<10;i++)
{
printf("hello %d\n",i);
}
Unordered lists
<ul>
*item1
*item2
<ul>
*subitem1
*subitem2
*subitem3
</ul>
*item3
</ul>
item1
item2
subitem1
subitem2
subitem3
item3
Tables
{|
! header1
! header2
! header3
|-
| row1, data1
| row1, data2
| row1, data3
|-
| row2, abc1
| row2, abc2
| row2, abc3
|}
| header1 | header2 | header3 |
|---|---|---|
| row1, data1 | row1, data2 | row1, data3 |
| row2, abc1 | row2, abc2 | row2, abc3 |
Discription lists
<dl>
;''item1''
text1
;''item2''
text2
;''item3''
text3
</dl>
item1
text1
item2
text2
item3
text3
Macros
{{DOWNLOAD_EVERYTHING}}
ChangesWhat's NewOlder VersionsLicenseSHA256Supported LanguagesHelp
If you need any assistance, please contact David Carpenter.
By default there is only one instance of Everything.
When you run Everything.exe it will check for an existing instance. If an existing instance is found the command line options are sent and processed by the existing instance. If no existing instance is found a new one is created.
To run multiple instances of Everything use Named instances.
By default Everything uses the unnamed instance.
Assign unique names to Everything instances to use multiple instances.
There can only be one instance for each unique name.
To assign a name to the instance:
Use the -instance command line option to specify the instance name when starting Everything.exe.
For example:
Everything.exe -instance "ETP Server"
Named instances use unique settings and data.
For example, the named instanced "ETP Server" will use Everything-ETP SERVER.ini as the settings file.
The name of the instance is located in the Everything search window caption and in the tooltip when hovering over the tray icon with the cursor.
By default Everything will install a service for each instance.
To use the same service for all instances, use the -service-pipe-name command line option or service_pipe_name ini option to specify the same service pipe name.
The default unnamed servive pipe name is:
\\\\.\\PIPE\\Everything Service
For example, to connect to the default service pipe with a different instance name:
Everything.exe -instance "ETP Server" -service-pipe-name "\\\\.\\PIPE\\Everything Service"
The Everything Options contains settings that modify the system or Everything.
To open the Everything Options window:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Select one of the "tabs" below:
Contains settings for configuring the installation of Everything.
Language
Selects the language used for displaying text in Everything. If set to User Default the language is determined by the current users language for displaying text, (User Default) is displayed next to this language in the language selection combo.
Click the download button to the right of languages to open the download page for the Everything language pack in your web browser.
Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything
Choose the location for storing settings and data. If enabled, settings and data are stored in %APPDATA%\Everything. If disabled, settings and data are stored in the same location as the Everything.exe.
This option is enabled in the installer by default and disabled in the portable version by default. Changing this setting will overwrite any existing settings.
Check for updates on startup
Check www.voidtools.com for Everything updates when starting Everything.
To include beta updates, see Beta updates.
Start Everything on system startup
Start Everything when Windows starts. When Everything starts from Windows startup, the tray icon is shown and the database is loaded and updated, no Everything search window is shown.
Run as administrator
If enabled and Everything is run with limited privileges, Everything will relaunch with administrative privileges.
The Everything service is not required when enabling this option.
When disabling this option you must manually restart Everything.
When enabled, applications run from Everything will also run as administrator.
Mapped network drives will also need to be created for the administrator account.
Everything service
Install the Everything service. The Everything service will allow the Everything search window to read and monitor the USN Journal on all NTFS volumes. Enabling this will allow Everything to run as a standard user.
Add the Search Everything... item to folder context menus. The folder context menu is displayed when you right click a folder in Windows. Clicking on the folder context menu item Search Everything... will launch Everything and populate the search with the selected folder.
Add Search Everything shortcut (and Uninstall Everything shortcut if uninstall.exe is present) to the start menu under Programs \ Everything.
Desktop shortcut
Add Search Everything shortcut to the Desktop.
Quick launch shortcut
Add Search Everything shortcut to the Quick launch toolbar.
To show the Quick Launch toolbar in Windows Vista or later:
Right click an empty spot on the taskbar.
From the Toolbars submenu, click New toolbar...
type in:
%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
Click Select Folder.
URL protocol
Open Everything from es: urls.
For example, when clicking on es:abc123 Everything will launch and populate the search with abc123.
EFU file association
Open EFU files with Everything. EFU files are Everything file lists, for more information please see File Lists.
Contains settings for configuring the user interface.
Run in background
Keep Everything running in the background when all search windows are closed. If disabled and all search windows are closed, Everything will exit completely.
Show tray icon
Show the Everything tray icon.
Single click tray
If enabled, Everything will open from the tray icon with a single mouse click. If disabled, Everything will open from the tray icon with a double click.
Create a new window from the system tray
If enabled, always create a new search window from the system tray. If disabled, opening the search window from the tray will show an existing search window before creating a new search window.
Create a new window when running Everything
If enabled, always create a new search window when running Everything.exe or an Everything shortcut. If disabled, running Everything.exe or an Everything shortcut will show an existing search window before creating a new search window.
Search as you type
If enabled, each keystroke you press will update the search results. If disable, you must press enter to update the search results.
Select search on mouse click
Select all the search edit text when the search edit gains focus from a mouse click.
Focus search on activate
Focus the search edit, when Everything is activated from alt + tab or clicking on an Everything search window with the mouse.
Full row select
The whole row is selectable, otherwise only the name part is selectable.
Single click open
Open a file or folder with a single click or double click. To select a file or folder when single click is active hover over the item with the cursor.
Underline icon titles
Choose when filenames are underlined in single click mode.
Contains settings for configuring the first search when a new Everything search window is shown.
Match case
The default match case setting. If set to use last value, the match case setting will be restored from the previously closed Everything search window.
Match whole word
The default match whole word setting. If set to use last value, the match whole word setting will be restored from the previously closed Everything search window.
Match path
The default match path setting. If set to use last value, the match path setting will be restored from the previously closed Everything search window.
Match diacritics
The default match diacritics setting. If set to use last value, the match diacritics setting will be restored from the previously closed Everything search window.
Match Regex
The default match regex setting. If set to use last value, the match regex setting will be restored from the previously closed Everything search window.
Search
The default search. If set to use last value, the search will be restored from the previously closed Everything search window. Set to custom to define your own default search.
Filter
The default filter. If set to use last value, the filter will be restored from the previously closed Everything search window.
Sort
The default sort. If set to use last value, the sort will be restored from the previously closed Everything search window if it was a fast sort. A fast sort is a sort by name, run count, date run or date recent changed.
To always keep the sort, see Always keep sort.
Index
The default index. If set to use last value, the index will be restored from the previously closed Everything search window.
File list
The filename of the file list when the index is set to a file list.
ETP server
The username, password, host and port of the ETP server when the index is set to a ETP server.
Link type
The link type of the ETP server when the index is set to an ETP server.
Contains settings for configuring the search.
Fast ASCII search
Use single byte comparisons for lower case ASCII characters.
Enabling this will greatly improve searching performance when match diacritics is enabled.
Disable this to allow Turkish I with dot to match lowercase i.
Match path when a search term contains a path separator
Match the full path and filename when a search term contains a backslash (\).
Disable this to find files with backslashes in the filename.
Match whole filename when using wildcards
If enabled, using wildcards must match the entire filename.
If disabled, wildcard matches can be found anywhere in the filename.
Allow literal operators
Allow AND, OR and NOT as operators.
Can cause issues when searching for filenames that include the string AND, OR or NOT.
Allow round bracket grouping
Allow ( and ) for grouping operators. Can cause issues when searching for filenames with the text ( and ).
Expand environment variables
Expand environment variables inside % quotes.
For example: %APPDATA% will expand to C:\Users\<Current User>\AppData\Roaming.
Can cause issues when searching for filenames that include a % character.
Replace forward slashes with backslashes
Forward slashes (/) are replaced with backslashes (\).
Can cause issues when searching for filenames that include a / character. File lists can contain URLs with forward slashes (/).
Operator precedence
Set the order in which operators are evaluated.
Set to OR > AND to evaluate OR operations first, for example, searching for A B | C D is the same as A (B | C) D.
Set to AND > OR to evaluate AND operations first, for example, searching for A B | C D is the same as (A B) | (C D).
Contains settings for configuring the result list.
Hide results when the search is empty
The results are not shown until you type in a search.
Clear selection on search
Clear the selection each time the search changes. Disable to preserve the selection between searches.
Close window on execute
The Everything search window is closed immediately after opening an item.
Open path with double click
Paths in the path column can be opened with a double click.
Auto scroll view
Periodically scroll the result list when the mouse is dragged outside the visible area.
Double quote copy as path
Include double quotes when copying filenames to the clipboard.
Do not select extension when renaming
Enable to select the file part only, excluding the extension when renaming a file.
Sort date descending first
When sorting by date, display newest dates first.
Sort size descending first
When sorting by size, display the largest files first.
Result list focus
Can be one of the following:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Clamp | The result list focus will be clamped to the top and bottom items. |
| Repeat | The result list focus will wrap around the top and bottom items. |
| Repeat with search | The result list focus will wrap around the top and bottom items to the search edit. |
Load icon priority
The thread priority for loading icons.
Load thumbnail priority
The thread priority for loading thumbnails.
Load extended information priority
The thread priority for loading file dates, sizes and attributes.
Contains settings for configuring the view.
Double buffer
Use an off screen buffer when rendering the result list. Enable to avoid flickering when rendering. Disable to draw directly to the screen.
Alternate row color
Show odd and even rows in a different color.
Show row mouseover
Show the row the mouse is currently over in a different color.
Show highlighted search terms
Show highlighted search terms.
Show selected item in status bar
Show the full path and filename of the selected file in the status bar.
The status bar format for the selected item can be customized with the statusbar_selected_item_format ini option.
Show the result count with the selection count
Show the total number of results with the selection count in the status bar.
Show size in status bar
Shows the total file selection size in the status bar.
Folder are not included.
If there is no selection the total file size is shown.
Show tooltips
Show helpful tooltips in the Everything Options window.
Update display immediately after scrolling
Force the display to update immediately after it is scrolled. Enabling this can cause performance issues for mice with high refresh rates.
Size format
The size format. Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto | Use the best format depending on the size. |
| Bytes | Always display sizes in bytes. |
| KB | Always display sizes in KB. |
Selection rectangle
The selection rectangle display type. Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Use system default. | Use the same setting as Windows Explorer. |
| Translucent mask | Show a transparent selection mask. Translucency and color can be customized. |
| XOR mask | Display every other pixel as an inverted pixel. |
Contains settings for configuring the context menu. The context menu is displayed when right clicking a file or folder in the Everything result list.
Show this item
Show this item when the Shift key is down
Do not show this item
Choose the visibility of this context menu item.
Command
The command for the selected context menu item.
The following command syntax can be used:
| command | Description |
|---|---|
| $exec(filename) | Executes the specified filename. |
| $openpath(filename) | Opens the folder containing the specified filename and selects the specified filename. |
| $parent(filename) | The parent folder of the specified filename |
| $pathpart(filename) | The path part of filename |
| $namepart(filename) | The name and extension part of filename |
| %1 | The selected filename. |
| $$ | A single literal $ |
| $( | A single literal ( |
| $) | A single literal ) |
See Customizing for more information.
Contains settings for configuring the font and colors in Everything.
Font
Size
The result list font family and size. Use (Default) to use the same settings as the Windows icon font.
To customize other fonts, please see Everything.ini.
Foreground color
The text color for the selected item. Select a custom color by clicking on the color button.
Background color
The background color for the selected item. Select a custom color by clicking on the color button.
Font style
The font style. Can be bold or normal.
Contains settings for configuring keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys.
For a list of all the default keyboard shortcuts, please see Keyboard Shortcuts.
New window hotkey
Show window hotkey
Toggle window hotkey
New window will always show a new Everything search window. Show window will show an existing window if one exists, otherwise a new search window is created. Toggle window will hide any existing window that is in the foreground, otherwise an existing window is shown if one exists, otherwise a new search window is created.
Press a new keyboard shortcut to set the hotkey.
Show commands containing
Type in a search to filter the command list by name.
Shortcuts for the selected command
To add a new keyboard shortcut to the selected command or edit an existing keyboard shortcut for the selected command:
Click Add... or Edit...
Choose a location to use the shortcut. Can be one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Global | The shortcut can be used anywhere in Everything. |
| Search Edit | The shortcut can only be used in the search edit. |
| Result List | The shortcut can only be used in the result list. |
Press a new shortcut key for shortcut key.
Take note of the shortcut key currently used by list, These existing keyboard shortcuts will be removed when clicking OK.
Click OK.
To remove a keyboard shortcut:
Select the keyboard shortcut in shortcuts for the selected command.
Click Remove.
Contains settings for configuring search history and run history.
Enable search history
Remember search history. A search is added to the search history when you press enter from the search edit or when you act on a file or folder in the result list. Disabling search history does not clear the search history. Click Clear Now to permanently delete search history.
Press Ctrl + Space to complete a search using the search history, if there's more than one way to complete the search a suggestion list is shown.
Press the drop down arrow on the right to show search suggestions.
See Search History for more information.
Keep search history
Specify the number of days to keep search history. When the search history is loaded, searches that occurred longer than the specified number of days will be removed.
if disabled search history is kept forever.
Always show search suggestions
Show the suggestion list after every change to the search.
Consider disabling Search as you type.
See Everything.ini for more options.
Enable run history
Remember the number of times each file or folder has been run. When you execute an item in the result list, its run count is incremented by one. You can set the run count for an item in the result list by right clicking it and selecting Set run count.... Disabling run history will not delete run history. Click Clear Now to permanently delete run history.
Press enter from the search edit will focus the result with the highest run count.
Results can be sorted by run count.
See runcount: and daterun: to search run history.
See Run History for more information.
Keep run history
Specify the number of days to keep run history. When the run history is loaded, searches that occurred longer than the specified number of days will be removed.
if disabled run history is kept forever.
Contains settings for configuring the indexes.
Database location
Override the default location for the database. The default location is:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Everything
If Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is disabled, the database location is the same as the Everything.exe location.
Click Browse... to browse for a database location.
Multi-user database filename
Normally Everything uses the filename Everything.db for the database. If enabled Everything will use the unique filename Everything.<ComputerName>.<UserName>.db. This might be useful when using the portable version of Everything on a thumb drive on different computers.
Compress database
Compress the database with Bzip 2. Can improve loading performance on very slow hard drives at the cost of higher CPU usage when loading and saving.
Index recent changes
Maintain a separate recent change sorted database of all file system changes that can be searched with rc: or sorted by date recently changed.
Index file size
Include file size information in the index.
Size information is maintained in real time.
Enable to search for size information instantly.
Greatly improves sorting by size performance.
Requires an additional 8 bytes of memory per file.
fast size sort
Maintain a separate size sorted database of files.
Enable to sort by size instantly.
Enable to make Everything remember this sort between searches.
Requires an additional 4-8 bytes of memory per file.
Index folder size
Include folder size information in the index.
Size information is maintained in real time.
Enable to search for folder size information instantly.
Requires an additional 8 bytes of memory per folder.
Folder size will not include excluded files.
Index file date created
Include date created information in the index.
Date created information is maintained in real time.
Enable to search for date created information instantly.
Greatly improves sorting by date created performance.
Requires an additional 8 bytes of memory per file and folder.
fast date created sort
Maintain a separate date created sorted database of files and folders.
Enable to sort by date created instantly.
Enable to make Everything remember this sort between searches.
Requires an additional 4-8 bytes of memory per file.
Index file date modified
Include date modified information in the index.
Date modified information is maintained in real time.
Enable to search for date modified information instantly.
Greatly improves sorting by date modified performance.
Requires an additional 8 bytes of memory per file and folder.
fast date modified sort
Maintain a separate date modified sorted database of files and folders.
Enable to sort by date modified instantly.
Enable to make Everything remember this sort between searches.
Requires an additional 4-8 bytes of memory per file.
Index file date accessed
Include date accessed information in the index.
Date accessed information is maintained in real time.
Enable to search for date accessed information instantly.
Greatly improves sorting by date accessed performance.
Requires an additional 8 bytes of memory per file and folder.
fast date accessed sort
Maintain a separate date accessed sorted database of files and folders.
Enable to sort by date accessed instantly.
Enable to make Everything remember this sort between searches.
Requires an additional 4-8 bytes of memory per file.
Index file attributes
Include attributes information in the index.
Attributes information is maintained in real time.
Enable to search for attributes information instantly.
Greatly improves sorting by attributes performance.
Requires an additional 4 bytes of memory per file and folder.
fast attributes sort
Maintain a separate attributes sorted database of files and folders.
Enable to sort by attributes instantly.
Enable to make Everything remember this sort between searches.
Requires an additional 4-8 bytes of memory per file.
fast path sort
Maintain a separate path sorted database of files and folders.
Enable to sort by path instantly.
Enable to make Everything remember this sort between searches.
Requires an additional 4-8 bytes of memory per file.
fast extension sort
Maintain a separate extension sorted database of files and folders.
Enable to sort by extension instantly.
Enable to make Everything remember this sort between searches.
Requires an additional 4-8 bytes of memory per file.
Force Rebuild
Rebuild the Everything.db database.
Contains settings for configuring NTFS volumes and NTFS indexing.
Auto include new fixed volumes
Automatically include new fixed volumes in Everything.
Auto include new removable volumes
Automatically include new removable volumes in Everything.
Everything must rebuild the database when a volume path, volume guid, the USN Journal ID changes or the volume goes offline.
Enable USN Journal
Enable USN Journal logging on the selected NTFS volume. Everything uses the USN Change journal to index and monitor changes to NTFS volumes.
Maximum size
Set the maximum size of the USN Journal in KB. If Everything is rebuilding the database after restarting Windows, try increasing this size to at least 32768 KB.
If the journal grows larger than this value it is truncated by removing the specified allocation delta from the beginning of the log.
Allocation delta
Specify how much is removed from the start of the USN Journal in bytes when it has reached its maximum size.
Include in database
Include this NTFS volume in the Everything index.
Include USN Journal in recent changes
Load the entire USN Journal for this volume into the recent changes list. See Recent changes for more information.
Include only
semicolon delimited list of folders to include on this NTFS volume. Leave empty to include all folders.
Monitor changes
Keep the NTFS index of this NTFS volume up to date.
Contains settings for configuring ReFS volumes and ReFS indexing.
Auto include new fixed volumes
Automatically include new fixed volumes in Everything.
Auto include new removable volumes
Automatically include new removable volumes in Everything.
Everything must rebuild the database when a volume path, volume guid, the USN Journal ID changes or the volume goes offline.
Enable USN Journal
Enable USN Journal logging on the selected ReFS volume. Everything uses the USN Change journal to index and monitor changes to ReFS volumes.
Maximum size
Set the maximum size of the USN Journal in KB. If Everything is rebuilding the database after restarting Windows, try increasing this size to at least 32768 KB.
If the journal grows larger than this value it is truncated by removing the specified allocation delta from the beginning of the log.
Allocation delta
Specify how much is removed from the start of the USN Journal in bytes when it has reached its maximum size.
Allocation delta is currently ignored for ReFS volumes.
Include in database
Include this ReFS volume in the Everything index.
Include USN Journal in recent changes
Load the entire USN Journal for this volume into the recent changes list. See Recent changes for more information.
Include only
semicolon delimited list of folders to include on this ReFS volume. Leave empty to include all folders.
Monitor changes
Keep the ReFS index of this ReFS volume up to date.
Contains settings for configuring folder indexes.
Folders
The list of folders to include in the Everything index. Can be used to index Window shares, NAS, CDRoms, DVDRoms, Fat and Fat32 volumes.
To add a folder to the list, click Add....
To remove a folder from the list click Remove....
To update a folder in the list now, click Update Now.
To update all folders in the list now, click Update All Now
Attempt to monitor changes
Attempt to monitor changes to the selected folder.
Update
Choose an option for when to update the selected folder.
See Folder Indexing for more information.
Contains settings for configuring file lists indexes.
File lists
The list of file lists to include in the Everything index.
To add a file list to the list, click Add....
To remove a file list from the list, click Remove.
Click the File List Editor button to open the file lists editor.
The file list editor can create a new file list or edit an existing one.
See File lists for more information.
Contains settings for exclude files and folders from the index.
Exclude files and folders that have the hidden attribute set.
Exclude system files and folders
Exclude files and folders that have the system attribute set.
Exclude folders
A list of folders to exclude from the index.
To add a folder to the list, click Add Folder....
To add a wildcard filter to the list, click Add Filter....
To add a regex filter to the list, click Add Filter.... and prefix your filter with regex:
To remove a folder or filter from the list, click Remove.
For example, to exclude the windows folders:
Click Add Folder....
Type in:
C:\Windows
Click OK.
Include only files
A semicolon delimited wildcard filter list of files to include. Leave empty to include all files.
For example, include only mp3 and mkv files:
*.mp3;*.mkv
Prefix a filter with regex: to enable regex.
For example, to include only files starting with A-M:
regex:^[A-M]
Exclude files
A semicolon delimited wildcard filter list of files to exclude. Leave empty to include all files.
For example, exclude db files
*.db
Prefix a filter with regex: to enable regex.
Contains settings for configuring a ETP/FTP server to access your files remotely from Everything or a FTP client. For more information see ETP/FTP Server.
Enable ETP/FTP server
Enable the ETP/FTP server.
Bind to interfaces
Bind the listening socket to the specified interfaces. Use 127.0.0.1 to bind to the loopback adaptor. Only local connections can be made to the loopback adaptor. Leave empty to bind to all interfaces.
Listen on port
Set the listening socket port. The ETP/FTP client must also connect on this port.
Username
The ETP/FTP username. The user must enter the correct username and password before performing an action. Leave empty to ignore the username. The username is sent as raw text.
Password
The ETP/FTP password. The user must enter the correct username and password before performing an action. Leave empty to ignore the password. The password is sent as raw text.
Enable logging
Log all ETP/FTP events to a log file.
Log file
The filename of the log file. Click Select to choose the log filename.
Maximum size
The maximum size of the log file in KB. The log file is trimmed from the start when it is larger than this size.
Allow file download
Allow files to be downloaded from the ETP/FTP server. Disable to only allow browsing.
Use multiple instances to create an ETP/FTP server with a custom index.
Contains settings for configuring a HTTP server to access your files remotely from a web browser. For more information see HTTP Server.
Enable HTTP server
Enable the HTTP server.
Bind to interfaces
Bind the listening socket to the specified interfaces. Use 127.0.0.1 to bind to the loopback adaptor. Only local connections can be made to the loopback adaptor. Leave empty to bind to all interfaces.
Listen on port
Set the listening socket port. The web browser must also connect on this port.
Username
The HTTP username. The user must enter the correct username and password before performing an action. Leave empty to ignore the username. The username is sent as raw text.
Password
The HTTP password. The user must enter the correct username and password before performing an action. Leave empty to ignore the password. The password is sent as raw text.
Enable logging
Log all HTTP events to a log file.
Log file
The filename of the log file. Click Select to choose the log filename.
Maximum size
The maximum size of the log file in KB. The log file is trimmed from the start when it is larger than this size.
Serve pages from
Select the folder to load HTTP files from. These files are not required to be in the index. Leave empty to server files from %APPDATA%\Everything\HTTP Server.
Default page
Select the default page. Leave blank to show a list of volumes.
Allow file download
Allow files to be downloaded from the HTTP server. Disable to only allow browsing.
Use multiple instances to create an HTTP server with a custom index.
Settings are stored in your Everything.ini.
To make a backup of all settings:
In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/config_save
Choose a filename and destination and click Save.
To restore all settings:
In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/config_load
Select a Everything.ini and click Open.
Click the Restore defaults button in the bottom right to load the defaults for the current page.
To reset all settings to their default values, see Everything.ini
A list of all the previous versions of Everything.
Previous stable releases:
Everything 1.4.1 Beta Nightly Builds
fixed an issue with really long filenames
fixed an issue when adding or removing an "include only" exclude.
fixed an issue with missing changes to excluded files.
Everything-1.4.1.935.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.935.x64-Setup.exe
fixed a crash when gathering NTFS file information
fixed an issue with updating folder information
Everything-1.4.1.932.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.932.x64-Setup.exe
fixed a crash with ntdll.dll
fixed a crash when renaming a folder with excluded subfolders
fixed an issue with calculating folder children counts when using folder excludes
Everything-1.4.1.928.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.928.x64-Setup.exe
improved thread yielding
fixed an issue with Everything detecting renamed files.
fixed an issue when restarting Everything would restart as administrator.
fixed an icon overlay display issue.
fixed an issue with detecting renamed files on ReFS volumes.
fixed an issue with deleting or renaming ReFS folders.
Everything-1.4.1.924.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.924.x64-Setup.exe
added .jpeg extension to the image information search functions.
added support for cluster sizes larger than 64k.
added preview_context ini setting.
updated localization
fixed a crash when clearing search history.
fixed a security issue when running a FTP server.
fixed an issue preventing Everything from closing when pressing ESC
fixed an issue where Everything would lose the current sort after reindexing.
fixed an issue when using invalid characters to rename a file.
fixed a crash when rendering tall or wide images.
fixed an issue when shutting down Everything would cause it to miss changes.
fixed a memory alignment issue.
fixed database corruption when renaming a folder when folder size indexing is enabled or when there is a folder exclude.
fixed an issue with circular NTFS/ReFS folder parents.
Everything-1.4.1.895.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.895.x64-Setup.exe
added option to index size, dates and attributes
added option to enable fast sorting of size, dates, attributes, path and extension
added thumbnail view
added preview pane
added REFS support
added advanced searching
added multi-file renaming
added content searching
added search history organizer
added show total size in status bar option
added single click open option
added full row select option
added perl compatible regex
added new search functions
added / search commands
added filter functions
added new Everything icon
improved folder deletion performance
improved indexing when using file and folder excludes
improved search term highlighting
improved database blocking
improved indexes updating
improved folder index monitoring
improved NTFS indexing
improved re-indexing performance when the existing indexes are up to date
improved IPC
fixed an issue causing Everything to hang onto a volume handle when trying to safely remove a device
fixed an issue with excludes being ignored when rebuilding the indexes
fixed a crash when renaming a folder that had subfolders that should be excluded
fixed an issue with sorting by date created ascending and date accessed ascending
fixed a crash when accessing file information cache
fixed an issue with ETP url links and special characters
fixed a focus issue with UAC prompts
fixed an issue when opening a file as admin
fixed a lock in the Everything service
fixed an issue with a race condition and initializing COM
fixed a hang when deleting a registry key
fixed an issue with very large sorts
fixed an issue with !parent:, !child: and !c:\path
fixed an issue with filter modifiers
fixed an issue with file:!
fixed an issue with indexing hidden or system folders/files
fixed an issue with previous navigation searches
fixed an issue when searching for a \path\
fixed a crash when cutting an item multiple times
Everything-1.4.1.877.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.877.x64-Setup.exe
fixed an issue with count: and descending sorts.
fixed an issue with namepartdupe:
added -monitor-pause -monitor-resume
Everything-1.4.1.873b.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.873b.x64-Setup.exe
fixed an issue with excludes being ignored when rebuilding the indexes
fixed a crash when renaming a folder that had subfolders that should be excluded
fixed an issue with sorting by date created ascending and date accessed ascending
fixed an issue with gathering file info from fragmented attribute lists
fixed an issue with uncessary extended file information gathering with IPC requests
fixed a crash when accessing file information cache
fixed an issue with ETP url links and special characters
fixed an issue with vertical scrolling thumbnails by page
fixed a focus issue with UAC prompts
fixed an issue when opening a file as admin
fixed an issue with the preview not updating when changing the focus
fixed a lock in the Everything service
fixed an issue with a race condition and initializing COM
fixed a hang when deleting a registry key
fixed a hang when the service allocated too much memory
fixed a crash when stopping service monitors
fixed an issue causing Everything to hang onto a volume handle when trying to safely remove a device.
fixed a crash when reading directory changes.
fixed an issue that would miss NTFS volumes.
fixed an issue with very large sorts.
fixed an issue that would cause the folder monitors to stop.
fixed an issue with automatically removing offline custom volumes.
fixed a hang when indexing a remote folder.
fixed an issue with !parent:, !child: and !c:\path
improved folder deletion performance
improved indexing when using file and folder excludes
added -create-file-list exclude options
added Unicode Properties to Regex
added folder sizes to HTTP server
added count, frn, id3, flac tags and image dimensions search functions.
added support for ReFS 3.x
Everything-1.4.1.867b.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.867b.x64-Setup.exe
fixed a synchronization issue with the Everything service
fixed an issue with filter modifiers
fixed an issue with file:!
added / search commands
added filter functions
Everything-1.4.1.809b.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.809b.x64-Setup.exe
fixed an issue with namepartdupe:
fixed exclude hidden files
fixed a dual display search history positioning issue
fixed an issue with file:
fixed an issue with indexing hidden or system folders/files
fixed an issue when re-indexing an existing NTFS/ReFS index when "Include Only" is set
added shell: function support
added millisecond support to time format
Everything-1.4.1.772b.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.772b.x64-Setup.exe
fixed a display issue with the installer
Everything-1.4.1.771b.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.771b.x64-Setup.exe
fixed a display issue with tooltips
fixed a crash when closing Everything
fixed an issue when excluding hidden files and changing the attributes of a file
fixed an issue when searching content in empty files
fixed a selection issue in full row select mode
fixed a display issue with dates
fixed an issue with previous navigation searches
fixed a hang when installing over a running instance
fixed a blocking issues with search as your type disabled
fixed a crash when displaying thumbnails
fixed an indexing issue with small refs volumes
fixed an issue when selecting with ctrl in full row select mode
fixed an issue when searching for a \path\
fixed a crash when cutting an item multiple times
added perl compatible regex
added option to never show thumbnails, always icons
added iso 8601 syntax for dates and time
added option to disable recent changes
improved search term highlighting
improved database blocking
improved indexes updating
improved advanced search
improved multi-file renaming
improved folder index monitoring
Everything-1.4.1.770b.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.1.770b.x64-Setup.exe
fixed an issue with indexing deleted attributes in ReFS volumes
fixed an issue with indexing very large ReFS volumes
fixed an issue with indexing subst volumes
fixed an issue with inline renaming and focus wrapping
added option to remember search in bookmarks
added option to remember view in bookmarks
improved unicode normalization
improved open path command
improved tooltips
Everything-1.4.0.713b.x86-Setup.exe
Everything-1.4.0.713b.x64-Setup.exe
fixed an issue when saving a refs index
fixed an issue with multiple service instances
fixed an issue with displaying wrong sizes
fixed an issue with displaying corrupt file names
fixed an issue with missing sizes and dates
fixed an issue with unnecessary accessing floppy disks
fixed an issue when renaming multi-files with non-ascii chararcters
fixed a localization issue with some values in the config file
fixed an issue with indexing substituted volumes
fixed an crash after performing an IPC query
fixed an issue with install command line options not working if Everything was already running
added thumbnail load priority ui option
added service name customization by changing the instance name
improved preview support for images on xp
improved inherited options when creating a new window
improved -update -exit
fixed an issue with Everything.db being stored in the wrong location
fixed an issue with MSAA and SysListView32 emulation
improved debug console support
added option to index size, dates and attributes
added option to enable fast sorting of size, dates, attributes, path and extension
added thumbnail view
added preview pane
added REFS support
improved NTFS indexing
improved indexing performance
added advanced searching
added multi-file renaming
added content searching
improved re-indexing performance when the existing indexes are up to date
added search history organizer
added show total size in status bar option
added single click open option
added full row select option
improved IPC
fixed an issue with folders not being removed from a folder index
added -install-config command line option
added service debugging option
fixed an issue with path ordering
fixed a crash when an error occured in a uncompressed stream
fixed an issue with path ordering
fixed a crash when removing a folder in a folder index
fixed a crash when dragging a file or folder over Everything
fixed an issue that would cause a connection failure to the service on startup
fixed an issue that would cause deleting everything.exe to fail when uninstalling
fixed an issue with ext: being garbled
fixed an issue when displaying tooltips with &s
added ini setting menu_escape_amp to use custom & shortcuts in menus
fixed an issue when renaming a file and losing focus
fixed an issue with paths in bookmarks
fixed an issue when installing the x64 version over an existing x86 install
added ini option keep_missing_volumes
fixed an issue with duplicated everything filters
added xbutton support
added browser back/forward key support
fixed a display issue with menu commands
improved -uninstall command line option
updated default filters
fixed vertical spacing of icons in listview
fixed minor layout and localization issues in installer
fixed an issue that prevented rebuilding the indexes after installing the service
added previous language selection to installer
fixed a hang when uninstalling the service
fixed an issue with multiple dialogs
fixed an issue with environment string expansion
fixed an issue with Everything not getting focus after the runas admin dialog
fixed an issue with English shortcuts being created after non-English language is selected
fixed an issue with the x64 installer installing to x86
added non-admin options to portable version
added installer localization
added MIT license
fixed an issue with updating the db
added run as admin option
added wildcards anywhere option
added run date column/sort/search
added support for accessible MSAA
added option to toggle left or right filter bar
added etp connection history
improved efficiency of the Everything service
improved RTL support
improved multi-monitor support
improved performance when renaming/deleting folders
improved run history after renaming/deleting an item
fixed an issue with monitors stopping and not starting again
fixed an issue with Everything not getting focus on startup
fixed a crash when closing a window
fixed a crash when adding an item to an empty array.
fixed an issue with whole words and non ascii chars
fixed a GDI object leak
fixed an issue when searching for paths using wildcards
fixed an issue with monitoring icons and file info cache
fixed a crash when canceling a sort
fixed an issue with threads live locking
fixed an issue when installing the service
fixed an issue with the IPC and x64
fixed an issue with search as you type
fixed an issue with unnecessary db rebuilds
improved type name sorting
fixed an issue with updating icons.
fixed a crash when sorting folders by size.
fixed a crash when updating folder indexes with an excluded folder.
improved sorting
added recent changes
added run history
added home page
added x64 build
fixed a crash when deleting or renaming a folder with a short file name
fixed an issue with matching whole words
fixed a crash when requesting type information
added client service
fixed a crash when requesting admin privileges
fixed a crash when displaying corrupt icons
fixed an issue with creating threads
fixed an issue when sorting files with invalid sizes
fixed an issue with file lists duplicates
fixed an issue with the everything filter
moved etp/ftp/http servers to options
fixed a crash when reading extended file info
fixed an issue with sending http files
fixed a crash when the index contains duplicated folders
fixed a crash when sorting
added ETP/FTP server
added HTTP server
added always ontop option
fixed a crash when renaming a file or folder
reset keyboard shortcuts
added %APPDATA% option
added Everything service option
added search history option
added the option to cancel locked queries after one second
added context menu customization
added tooltips for hidden items
added option to not compress database
fixed an issue with right to left text rendering
fixed an issue parsing literal ops
fixed an issue expanding filter searches
fixed an issue parsing macros
fixed an issue when sorting by size with a selection
fixed a db event issue
fixed an issue with wildcard exclude filters
improved db locking mechanism
fixed non-unicode clipboard issue with non-ansi locale.
fixed a bug causing the db to block while typing a search.
fixed a bug with context menus and opening sub menus.
fixed wrong mutex name.
fixed shift + esc hotkey
added custom filters
fixed a leak with ext:
added hotkey option to toggle search window
fixed an issue with bookmark macros and diacritics:
fixed an issue with the -instance <name> command line option
added filelists
added folder indexing
added optional diacritical mark matching
added bookmarks
added new search functions and macros
removed etp/ftp
removed http
removed custom filters
removed search history
removed run history
removed recent changes
improved performance of many search functions
fixed many bugs
Early test release.
added title customization
added NOT operator (!)
added special case wildcards
added authentication support for QTWeb
added the option to exclude hidden and system files
added a basic text export option
added search only mode for HTTP/FTP servers
added shortcut keys for search options
added special case wildcards
added utf8 support for the FTP server
added keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Enter to open path
added extension and type columns
added support for external file managers via the ini file
added exclude paths to etp/ftp/http servers
added unicode support
added multiple language support
added removable NTFS volume support
added exclude folder filter
added option to check media on removable volumes (floppy drives are disabled by default)
added custom icon support
added optional http server user name and password
added option to use FTP links for ETP connections
added option to choose which drives are included in the installer
added fullscreen mode (F11)
added portability
improved rendering performance
improved search parsing
improved multiple instances option
improved command line parsing
improved option window navigation with keyboard
improved tooltip help for some items
improved searching performance with wildcards by upto 5 times
improved searching performance by upto 30%
improved ETP/FTP/HTTP performance
improved text rendering output and performance
improved rendering performance when updating the UI due to a large amount of changes to the file system.
improved memory usage when database is unload by clearing icon and file info cache
improved volume management
improved sorting performance
improved ftp command LIST
fixed an issue with HTTP url parsing
fixed default icons for windows 7 beta
fixed user handle leak in context menus
fixed a problem with cut/copy/paste
fixed cut with files and folders in different folders
fixed start menus for Vista
fixed opening a folder that had the same name as an executable
fixed the FTP REST position
fixed unicode IPC queries
fixed sorting by descending size
fixed characters being displayed incorrectly with the HTTP server
fixed copying files and folders in different folders.
fixed drag drop shortcuts
fixed an issue when searching for wildcards with match path enabled
fixed delete for files and folders in different folders
fixed an issue with long file names
fixed the folder and file selection after sorting and changing search parameters
fixed folder and file renaming using invalid destination
fixed mouse wheel scrolling using the wrong number of lines to scroll
fixed icons for files with the extension lnk and url
fixed show shell context menus toggle in options window
fixed a problem with menus blocking after a search was started
fixed -filename command line option using the wrong path
fixed new windows inheriting old windows settings
fixed horizontal scroll bar using wrong width
fixed a gdi leak when closing a window
fixed the default large icon
Everything-1.2.1.371.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.1.371.zip (portable)
improved search parsing
improved multiple instances option
improved command line parsing
improved option window navigation with keyboard
fixed default icons for windows 7 beta
added title customization
Everything-1.2.1.369b.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.1.369b.zip (portable)
added NOT operator (!)
added localization to Context menus, Start menus, Quick Launch and the Desktop
removed restart on language pack change
fixed user handle leak in context menus
added more special case wildcards
Everything-1.2.1.360b.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.1.360b.zip (portable)
added localization for export
Everything-1.2.1.358b.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.1.358b.zip (portable)
improved tooltip help for some items
Everything-1.2.1.356b.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.1.356b.zip (portable)
added authentication support for QTWeb
fixed a problem with cut/copy/paste
fixed cut with files and folders in different folders
fixed about box widget alignment
Everything-1.2.1.355b.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.1.355b.zip (portable)
improved searching performance with wildcards by upto 5 times
improved searching performance by upto 30%
added the option to exclude hidden and system files
improved the exclude list
added a basic text export option
improved ETP/FTP/HTTP performance
improved text rendering output and performance
improved rendering performance when updating the UI due to a large amount of changes to the file system.
fixed start menus for Vista
added search only mode for HTTP/FTP servers
added shortcut keys for search options
fixed opening a folder that had the same name as an executable
fixed the FTP REST position
fixed unicode IPC queries
fixed sorting by descending size
fixed characters being displayed incorrectly with the HTTP server
fixed copying files and folders in different folders.
fixed drag drop shortcuts
added special case wildcards
added utf8 support for the FTP server
added keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Enter to open path
fixed an issue when searching for wildcards with match path enabled
fixed delete for files and folders in different folders
fixed a portability issue with the default database and log locations
fixed an issue with long file names
fixed the folder and file selection after sorting and changing search parameters
added extension and type columns
added support for external file managers via the ini file
Everything-1.2.0.323b.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.0.323b.zip (portable)
fixed rendering of paths with highlighted search terms enabled
Everything-1.2.0.322b.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.0.322b.zip (portable)
fixed folder and file renaming using invalid destination
fixed mouse wheel scrolling using the wrong number of lines to scroll
fixed icons for files with the extension lnk and url
improved unicode sorting order
added exclude paths to etp/ftp/http servers
Everything-1.2.0.321b.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.0.321b.zip (portable)
fixed http server security issue when a password was set
fixed show shell context menus toggle in options window
fixed fullscreen mode saving wrong window position rect when closing
fixed a problem with menus blocking after a search was started
improved memory usage when database is unload by clearing icon and file info cache
Everything-1.2.0.318b.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.0.318b.zip (portable)
added unicode support
added multi-language support
added removable NTFS volume support
added exclude folder filter
improved volume management
fixed -filename command line option using the wrong path
improved sorting performance
added option to check media on removable volumes (floppy drives are disabled by default)
improved ftp command LIST
added custom icon support
improved portability (if the http server files dont exist everything uses the embedded http server files)
added optional http server user name and password
fixed new windows inheriting old windows settings
fixed horizontal scroll bar using wrong width
fixed a gdi leak when closing a window
fixed the default large icon
improved rendering performance
added option to use FTP links for ETP connections
added option to choose which drives are included in the installer
added fullscreen mode (F11)
Everything-1.2.0.317b.exe (installer)
Everything-1.2.0.317b.zip (portable)
added -search <text> command line option
improved status of servers under the tool menu
changed configuration file to Everything.ini
fixed a bug that prevented hotkeys from being unregistered
Everything-1.1.4.301.exe (stable)
Recent changes is a list of files and folders that have been changed since Everything was started.
Use rc: or recentchange: with a date to search for recent changes:
rc:<date>
For example, to find recent changes today, search for:
rc:today
For example, to find recent changes yesterday, search for:
rc:yesterday
For example, to find recent changes in the last 2 hours, search for:
rc:last2hours
For example, to find recent changes in the last 10 minutes, search for:
rc:last10mins
For the full rc: search syntax, please see searching.
By default, Everything will only keep a list of changes since Everything was started, including the USN change Journal in the recent changes list will allow you to quickly search for changes that can go back many days.
To include the USN Journals in the recent changes list:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the NTFS tab.
For each local NTFS volume:
Check Include USN Journal in recent changes.
Click OK.
Sorting by recent changes is instant and persistant.
Right click an empty spot in the result list, from the Sort by menu, click Date Recently changed.
Sort by recent changes to monitor changes to the Everything index in real-time.
rc: and recentchange: search functions.
The result list shows the file and folders matches for the current search.
Right click a file or folder to perform an action, such as open, cut, copy, delete, rename or properties.
To show results in thumbnail view:
In "Everything", from the View menu, click Medium Thumbnails, Large Thumbnails or Extra Large Thumbnails.
-or-
In "Everything", Press and hold the Ctrl key and use the mouse wheel to change the view from Details to Extra Large Thumbnails.
To show the preview pane:
In "Everything", from the View menu, check Preview.
Click and drag the divider to resize the preview pane.
All files and folders are found when the search is empty. To hide the results when the search is empty:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Check Hide results when the search is empty.
Click OK.
When you change the search in Everything, the current selection is cleared.
To keep the selection after changing the search:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Results tab.
Uncheck the Clear selection on search.
Click OK.
Type in the start of a filename to jump to it.
The jump to text is displayed in the status bar.
By default the results are sorted by Name, then Path.
Sorting is reset back to the default each time the search parameters change.
At the top of the result list is a header. To sort a column click its header.
Note: Sorting can be slow when there are many results.
Sorting can be cancelled by selecting another sort or changing the search.
To highlight the row the mouse is over:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Select the View tab.
Check Show row mouseover.
Click OK.
To use multi-file renaming select multiple files in the result list and press F2.
With multi-file renaming you can:
Change common text in all filenames.
Change the extension of all files easily.
Find and replace text.
Edit all filenames in one edit box.
Note: multi-file renaming works best when the selected files share similar formats, for example: Artist - Album - Track - Song Title.mp3
To undo a move, copy or delete:
Open Windows Explorer (Win + E)
From the Edit menu.
Click Undo.
"Everything" "Run History" is a database of how many times you have run every file or folder from "Everything".
Every time you open a file or folder its run count is incremented by one.
Pressing Enter from the search edit will focus the file or folder result with the highest run count.
Right click the file or folder.
Click Set Run Count....
Enter in a new run count.
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the History tab.
Uncheck Enable run history.
Click OK.
Everything stores run history in:
%APPDATA%\Everything\Run History.csv
If Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is disabled, Run History.csv is stored in the same location as Everything.exe.
Use runcount: to search for a specific run count or run count range.
Search for a run count greater than 100:
runcount:>100
Run once or more:
runcount:
Search for a run count between 10 and 20:
runcount:10-20
Search for files you ran yesterday:
daterun:yesterday
Sorting by run count is instant and persistent.
To sort by run count by default:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Home tab.
Change sort to Run Count (Descending).
Click OK.
The Everything SDK provides a DLL and Lib interface to Everything over IPC.
It also provides methods for using WM_COPYDATA for IPC.
Everything is required to run in the background.
The SDK is a basic IPC wrapper
Requires "Everything" client to be running.
ANSI / Unicode support.
Thread safe.
Support for blocking and non-blocking mode.
x86 and x64 support.
Make sure to link to Everything32.lib or Everything64.lib.
Copy Everything32.dll or Everything64.dll to your programs executable directory.
Note: requires Everything running in the background.
#include <stdio.h>
#include "Everything.h"
int main(int argc,char **argv)
{
DWORD i;
// Set the search string to abc
Everything_SetSearch("abc");
// Execute the query.
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Display results.
for(i=0;i<Everything_GetNumResults();i++)
{
printf("%s [%s]\n",Everything_GetResultFileName(i),Everything_GetResultPath(i));
}
return 0;
}
A C# example.
Note: requires Everything running in the background.
namespace WindowsApplication1
{
partial class Form1
{
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (disposing && (components != null))
{
components.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.vScrollBar1 = new System.Windows.Forms.VScrollBar();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// button1
//
this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(250, 12);
this.button1.Name = "button1";
this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(84, 20);
this.button1.TabIndex = 0;
this.button1.Text = "Search";
this.button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click);
//
// listBox1
//
this.listBox1.FormattingEnabled = true;
this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 38);
this.listBox1.Name = "listBox1";
this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(302, 199);
this.listBox1.TabIndex = 2;
//
// textBox1
//
this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 12);
this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 20);
this.textBox1.TabIndex = 3;
//
// vScrollBar1
//
this.vScrollBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(317, 38);
this.vScrollBar1.Name = "vScrollBar1";
this.vScrollBar1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(17, 199);
this.vScrollBar1.TabIndex = 4;
this.vScrollBar1.Scroll += new System.Windows.Forms.ScrollEventHandler(this.vScrollBar1_Scroll);
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(344, 245);
this.Controls.Add(this.vScrollBar1);
this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);
this.Controls.Add(this.listBox1);
this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "Form1";
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
}
#endregion
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
private System.Windows.Forms.VScrollBar vScrollBar1;
}
}
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace WindowsApplication1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
const int EVERYTHING_OK = 0;
const int EVERYTHING_ERROR_MEMORY = 1;
const int EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC = 2;
const int EVERYTHING_ERROR_REGISTERCLASSEX = 3;
const int EVERYTHING_ERROR_CREATEWINDOW = 4;
const int EVERYTHING_ERROR_CREATETHREAD = 5;
const int EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX = 6;
const int EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL = 7;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME = 0x00000001;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH = 0x00000002;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME = 0x00000004;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_EXTENSION = 0x00000008;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE = 0x00000010;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_CREATED = 0x00000020;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED = 0x00000040;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_ACCESSED = 0x00000080;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTES = 0x00000100;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_LIST_FILE_NAME = 0x00000200;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_RUN_COUNT = 0x00000400;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RUN = 0x00000800;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED = 0x00001000;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FILE_NAME = 0x00002000;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_PATH = 0x00004000;
const int EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME = 0x00008000;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_ASCENDING = 1;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_DESCENDING = 2;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_PATH_ASCENDING = 3;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_PATH_DESCENDING = 4;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_SIZE_ASCENDING = 5;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_SIZE_DESCENDING = 6;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_EXTENSION_ASCENDING = 7;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_EXTENSION_DESCENDING = 8;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_TYPE_NAME_ASCENDING = 9;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_TYPE_NAME_DESCENDING = 10;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_CREATED_ASCENDING = 11;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_CREATED_DESCENDING = 12;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_MODIFIED_ASCENDING = 13;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_MODIFIED_DESCENDING = 14;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_ATTRIBUTES_ASCENDING = 15;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_ATTRIBUTES_DESCENDING = 16;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_FILE_LIST_FILENAME_ASCENDING = 17;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_FILE_LIST_FILENAME_DESCENDING = 18;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_RUN_COUNT_ASCENDING = 19;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_RUN_COUNT_DESCENDING = 20;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_ASCENDING = 21;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_DESCENDING = 22;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_ACCESSED_ASCENDING = 23;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_ACCESSED_DESCENDING = 24;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RUN_ASCENDING = 25;
const int EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RUN_DESCENDING = 26;
const int EVERYTHING_TARGET_MACHINE_X86 = 1;
const int EVERYTHING_TARGET_MACHINE_X64 = 2;
const int EVERYTHING_TARGET_MACHINE_ARM = 3;
[DllImport("Everything64.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_SetSearchW(string lpSearchString);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern void Everything_SetMatchPath(bool bEnable);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern void Everything_SetMatchCase(bool bEnable);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern void Everything_SetMatchWholeWord(bool bEnable);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern void Everything_SetRegex(bool bEnable);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern void Everything_SetMax(UInt32 dwMax);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern void Everything_SetOffset(UInt32 dwOffset);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_GetMatchPath();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_GetMatchCase();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_GetMatchWholeWord();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_GetRegex();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetMax();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetOffset();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr Everything_GetSearchW();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetLastError();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_QueryW(bool bWait);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern void Everything_SortResultsByPath();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetNumFileResults();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetNumFolderResults();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetNumResults();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetTotFileResults();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetTotFolderResults();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetTotResults();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_IsVolumeResult(UInt32 nIndex);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_IsFolderResult(UInt32 nIndex);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_IsFileResult(UInt32 nIndex);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern void Everything_GetResultFullPathName(UInt32 nIndex, StringBuilder lpString, UInt32 nMaxCount);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern void Everything_Reset();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern IntPtr Everything_GetResultFileName(UInt32 nIndex);
// Everything 1.4
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern void Everything_SetSort(UInt32 dwSortType);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetSort();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetResultListSort();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern void Everything_SetRequestFlags(UInt32 dwRequestFlags);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetRequestFlags();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetResultListRequestFlags();
[DllImport("Everything64.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern IntPtr Everything_GetResultExtension(UInt32 nIndex);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_GetResultSize(UInt32 nIndex, out long lpFileSize);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_GetResultDateCreated(UInt32 nIndex, out long lpFileTime);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_GetResultDateModified(UInt32 nIndex, out long lpFileTime);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_GetResultDateAccessed(UInt32 nIndex, out long lpFileTime);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetResultAttributes(UInt32 nIndex);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern IntPtr Everything_GetResultFileListFileName(UInt32 nIndex);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetResultRunCount(UInt32 nIndex);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_GetResultDateRun(UInt32 nIndex, out long lpFileTime);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_GetResultDateRecentlyChanged(UInt32 nIndex, out long lpFileTime);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern IntPtr Everything_GetResultHighlightedFileName(UInt32 nIndex);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern IntPtr Everything_GetResultHighlightedPath(UInt32 nIndex);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public static extern IntPtr Everything_GetResultHighlightedFullPathAndFileName(UInt32 nIndex);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_GetRunCountFromFileName(string lpFileName);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern bool Everything_SetRunCountFromFileName(string lpFileName, UInt32 dwRunCount);
[DllImport("Everything64.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 Everything_IncRunCountFromFileName(string lpFileName);
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
UInt32 i;
// set the search
Everything_SetSearchW(textBox1.Text);
// use our own custom scrollbar...
// Everything_SetMax(listBox1.ClientRectangle.Height / listBox1.ItemHeight);
// Everything_SetOffset(VerticalScrollBarPosition...);
// request name and size
Everything_SetRequestFlags(EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE);
Everything_SetSort(13);
// execute the query
Everything_QueryW(true);
// sort by path
// Everything_SortResultsByPath();
// clear the old list of results
listBox1.Items.Clear();
// set the window title
Text = textBox1.Text + " - " + Everything_GetNumResults() + " Results";
// loop through the results, adding each result to the listbox.
for (i = 0; i < Everything_GetNumResults(); i++)
{
long date_modified;
long size;
Everything_GetResultDateModified(i, out date_modified);
Everything_GetResultSize(i, out size);
// add it to the list box
listBox1.Items.Insert((int)i, "Size: " + size.ToString() + " Date Modified: " + DateTime.FromFileTime(date_modified).Year + "/" + DateTime.FromFileTime(date_modified).Month + "/" + DateTime.FromFileTime(date_modified).Day + " " + DateTime.FromFileTime(date_modified).Hour + ":" + DateTime.FromFileTime(date_modified).Minute.ToString("D2") + " Filename: " + Marshal.PtrToStringUni(Everything_GetResultFileName(i)));
}
}
}
}
Note: requires Everything running in the background.
Download the Clarion module: Clarion_Everything.zip
Source code of the module is included.
Extract Everything.lib to your clarion project.
Add the LIB to "Library, object, and resource files" in your Clarion project and put the following in your global map.
MODULE('Everything.lib')
Everything_GetLastError(),LONG,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_SetSearch(*CSTRING),RAW,PASCAL
Everything_SetMatchPath(LONG),RAW,PASCAL
Everything_SetMatchCase(LONG),RAW,PASCAL
Everything_SetMatchWholeWord(LONG),RAW,PASCAL
Everything_EnableRegex(LONG),RAW,PASCAL
Everything_SetMax(LONG),RAW,PASCAL
Everything_SetOffset(LONG),RAW,PASCAL
Everything_Query(),RAW,PASCAL
Everything_SetDetail(LONG),RAW,PASCAL
Everything_SortResults(LONG),RAW,PASCAL
Everything_GetNumFileResults(),LONG,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_GetNumFolderResults(),LONG,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_GetNumResults(),LONG,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_GetTotFileResults(),LONG,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_GetTotFolderResults(),LONG,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_GetTotResults(),LONG,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_IsVolumeResult(LONG),LONG,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_IsFolderResult(LONG),LONG,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_IsFileResult(LONG),LONG,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_GetResultFileName(LONG),*CSTRING,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_GetResultPath(LONG),*CSTRING,RAW,PASCAL
Everything_GetResult(LONG,LONG),RAW,PASCAL
END
!return values from Everything_GetLastError
EVERYTHING_OK EQUATE(0) ! no error
EVERYTHING_ERROR_MEMORY EQUATE(1) ! out of memory
EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC EQUATE(2) ! IPC not available
EVERYTHING_ERROR_REGISTERCLASSEX EQUATE(3) ! RegisterClassEx failed
EVERYTHING_ERROR_CREATEWINDOW EQUATE(4) ! CreateWindow failed
EVERYTHING_ERROR_CREATETHREAD EQUATE(5) ! CreateThread failed
EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX EQUATE(6) ! Invalid result index (must be >= 0 and < numResults)
EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL EQUATE(7) ! Call Everything_Query before getting results
!attributes
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY EQUATE(0001h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN EQUATE(0002h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SYSTEM EQUATE(0004h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY EQUATE(0010h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE EQUATE(0020h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DEVICE EQUATE(0040h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL EQUATE(0080h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPORARY EQUATE(0100h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_SPARSE_FILE EQUATE(0200h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT EQUATE(0400h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_COMPRESSED EQUATE(0800h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OFFLINE EQUATE(1000h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NOT_CONTENT_INDEXED EQUATE(2000h)
EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ENCRYPTED EQUATE(4000h)
Everything MUST be running for this to work.
See Everything IPC.
You can only do one search at a time.
If there is demand for it, I can add multiple thread safe searches.
myError LONG
!check the equates for error message descriptions
myError = Everything_GetLastError()
myString STRING
!Set the search string
!default search is '' (empty string)
Everything_SetSearch(myString)
val LONG
!set val to zero to disable path matching
!set val to non-zero to enable path matching
!default is 0 (off)
Everything_SetMatchPath(val)
val LONG
!set val to zero to disable case matching
!set val to non-zero to enable case matching
!default is 0 (off)
Everything_SetMatchCase(val)
val LONG
!set val to zero to disable whole word matching
!set val to non-zero to enable whole word matching
!default is 0 (off)
Everything_SetMatchWholeWord(val)
val LONG
!set val to zero to disable regex
!set val to non-zero to enable regex
!default is 0 (off)
Everything_EnableRegex(val)
val LONG
!If you display the results in a list, set this value to how many items are visible in the list.
!How many results would you like Everything to return?
!Use this for displaying small lists.
!Default is 0xFFFFFFFF (all results)
Everything_SetMax(val)
offset LONG
!If you display a list with a scroll bar, set the offset to the scroll bar's offset.
!From what index would you like Everything to return results from?
!zero means return results starting from the first result.
!10 would mean return results starting from the 10th result.
!use this for displaying small lists.
!default is 0
!This is 0 based
Everything_SetOffset(offset)
!Execute the query
!use the Everything_Set* functions to override default search parameters
!This sends the search options to "Everything" over the IPC.
!It does not return until it has a copy of ALL the results.
!Use Everything_GetResult to enumerate results.
!100 results will take about 1 millisecond.
!1 million results will take about 1 second.
Everything_Query()
detail LONG
!The result detail
!Set detail to nonzero to get file information from Everything_GetResult
!Set detail to zero to get file name, path name offsets and lengths and partial file attributes only.
!The default detail is zero.
!This can be called at anytime.
!make sure you sort the results with Everything_SortResults() if you set the detail to non-zero. (this will speed up the enumerating process.)
Everything_SetDetail(detail)
NoDriveLetter LONG
!Set NoDriveLetter to nonzero to sort by path excluding drive letters.
!Set NoDriveLetter to zero to sort by path.
!Use this before getting detailed results (set NoDriveLetter to zero).
!Results are sorted by name by default.
!Can only be called after a call to Everything_Query
Everything_SortResults(NoDriveLetter)
numFiles LONG
!Get the number of files in the visible results list.
numFiles = Everything_GetNumFileResults()
numFolders LONG
!Get the number of folders in the visible results list.
numFolders = Everything_GetNumFolderResults()
numResults LONG
!Get the number of files and folders in the visible results list.
numResults = Everything_GetNumResults()
totFiles LONG
!Get the total number of files in the results list.
totFiles = Everything_GetTotFileResults()
totFolders LONG
!Get the total number of files in the results list.
totFolders = Everything_GetTotFolderResults()
totResults LONG
!Get the total number of files and folders in the results list.
!index is 0 based
totResults = Everything_GetTotResults()
index LONG
val LONG
!returns zero if the result is not a volume.
!returns non-zero if the result is a volume.
!index is 0 based
!deprecated - Use Everything_GetResult
val = Everything_IsVolumeResult(index)
index LONG
val LONG
!returns zero if the result is not a folder.
!returns non-zero if the result is a folder.
!index is 0 based
!deprecated - Use Everything_GetResult
val = Everything_IsFolderResult(index)
index LONG
val LONG
!returns zero if the result is not a file
!returns non-zero if the result is a file.
!index is 0 based
!deprecated - Use Everything_GetResult
val = Everything_IsFileResult(index)
index LONG
filename CSTRING
!index is 0 based
!this gets the result file name
!deprecated - Use Everything_GetResult
filename = Everything_GetResultFileName(index)
index LONG
path CSTRING
!index is 0 based
!this gets the result path
!deprecated - Use Everything_GetResult
path = Everything_GetResultPath(index)
index LONG
result GROUP
FullPathFileName STRING(260) !The full path and file name of the result
PathPartLength LONG ! Length of the path part only
FileNamePartOffset LONG ! Offset into FullPathFileName for the file name part only (0 based)
SizeHigh LONG ! High part of size (ignore this if you do not need the full 64bit size)
SizeLow ULONG ! Low part of size
Attributes LONG ! Attribute flags can be zero or more EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_* flags
CreationYear LONG ! The year (1601 - 30827).
CreationMonth LONG ! The month (January = 1, December = 12)
CreationDayOfWeek LONG ! The day of the week. (sunday = 0, monday = 1, Saturday = 6)
CreationDay LONG ! The day of the month (1-31).
CreationHour LONG ! The hour (0-23).
CreationMinute LONG ! The minute (0-59).
CreationSecond LONG ! The second (0-59).
CreationMilliseconds LONG ! The millisecond (0-999).
LastAccessYear LONG ! The year (1601 - 30827).
LastAccessMonth LONG ! The month (January = 1, December = 12)
LastAccessDayOfWeek LONG ! The day of the week. (sunday = 0, monday = 1, Saturday = 6)
LastAccessDay LONG ! The day of the month (1-31).
LastAccessHour LONG ! The hour (0-23).
LastAccessMinute LONG ! The minute (0-59).
LastAccessSecond LONG ! The second (0-59).
LastAccessMilliseconds LONG ! The millisecond (0-999).
LastWriteYear LONG ! The year (1601 - 30827).
LastWriteMonth LONG ! The month (January = 1, December = 12)
LastWriteDayOfWeek LONG ! The day of the week. (sunday = 0, monday = 1, Saturday = 6)
LastWriteDay LONG ! The day of the month (1-31).
LastWriteHour LONG ! The hour (0-23).
LastWriteMinute LONG ! The minute (0-59).
LastWriteSecond LONG ! The second (0-59).
LastWriteMilliseconds LONG ! The millisecond (0-999).
END
!index is 0 based
!fills in the result group
!See Everything_SetDetail for what information is filled in.
Everything_GetResult(index,ADDRESS(result))
x LONG,AUTO
m LONG
result GROUP
FullPathFileName STRING(260) !The full path and file name of the result
PathPartLength LONG ! Length of the path part only
FileNamePartOffset LONG ! Offset into FullPathFileName for the file name part only (0 based)
SizeHigh LONG ! Not used in this example.
SizeLow ULONG ! Not used in this example.
Attributes LONG ! Attribute flags can be zero or EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY flag
CreationYear LONG ! Not used in this example.
CreationMonth LONG ! Not used in this example.
CreationDayOfWeek LONG ! Not used in this example.
CreationDay LONG ! Not used in this example.
CreationHour LONG ! Not used in this example.
CreationMinute LONG ! Not used in this example.
CreationSecond LONG ! Not used in this example.
CreationMilliseconds LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastAccessYear LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastAccessMonth LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastAccessDayOfWeek LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastAccessDay LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastAccessHour LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastAccessMinute LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastAccessSecond LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastAccessMilliseconds LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastWriteYear LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastWriteMonth LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastWriteDayOfWeek LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastWriteDay LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastWriteHour LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastWriteMinute LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastWriteSecond LONG ! Not used in this example.
LastWriteMilliseconds LONG ! Not used in this example.
END
!setup a query using the default search parameters
!change the search string to 'whatthe'
Everything_SetSearch('whatthe')
!Find all the results for 'whatthe'
Everything_Query()
m = Everything_GetNumResults()
LOOP x = 0 TO m - 1
Everything_GetResult(x,ADDRESS(result))
...
!do something with name and path
...
END
x LONG,AUTO
m LONG
result GROUP
FullPathFileName STRING(260) !The full path and file name of the result
PathPartLength LONG ! Length of the path part only
FileNamePartOffset LONG ! Offset into FullPathFileName for the file name part only (0 based)
SizeHigh LONG ! High part of size (ignore this if you do not need the full 64bit size)
SizeLow ULONG ! Low part of size
Attributes LONG ! Attribute flags can be zero or more EVERYTHING_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_* flags
CreationYear LONG ! The year (1601 - 30827).
CreationMonth LONG ! The month (January = 1, December = 12)
CreationDayOfWeek LONG ! The day of the week. (sunday = 0, monday = 1, Saturday = 6)
CreationDay LONG ! The day of the month (1-31).
CreationHour LONG ! The hour (0-23).
CreationMinute LONG ! The minute (0-59).
CreationSecond LONG ! The second (0-59).
CreationMilliseconds LONG ! The millisecond (0-999).
LastAccessYear LONG ! The year (1601 - 30827).
LastAccessMonth LONG ! The month (January = 1, December = 12)
LastAccessDayOfWeek LONG ! The day of the week. (sunday = 0, monday = 1, Saturday = 6)
LastAccessDay LONG ! The day of the month (1-31).
LastAccessHour LONG ! The hour (0-23).
LastAccessMinute LONG ! The minute (0-59).
LastAccessSecond LONG ! The second (0-59).
LastAccessMilliseconds LONG ! The millisecond (0-999).
LastWriteYear LONG ! The year (1601 - 30827).
LastWriteMonth LONG ! The month (January = 1, December = 12)
LastWriteDayOfWeek LONG ! The day of the week. (sunday = 0, monday = 1, Saturday = 6)
LastWriteDay LONG ! The day of the month (1-31).
LastWriteHour LONG ! The hour (0-23).
LastWriteMinute LONG ! The minute (0-59).
LastWriteSecond LONG ! The second (0-59).
LastWriteMilliseconds LONG ! The millisecond (0-999).
END
!setup a query using the default search parameters
!change the search string to 'whatthe'
Everything_SetSearch('whatthe')
!Find all the results for 'whatthe'
Everything_Query()
!turn detail on
Everything_SetDetail(1)
!Sort the results
!this is required for nonzero detail
Everything_SortResults(0)
m = Everything_GetNumResults()
LOOP x = 0 TO m - 1
Everything_GetResult(x,ADDRESS(result))
...
!do something with result
...
END
The Everything_CleanUp function frees any allocated memory by the library.
void Everything_CleanUp(void);
This function has no parameters.
This function has no return value.
You should call Everything_CleanUp to free any memory allocated by the Everything SDK.
Everything_CleanUp should be the last call to the Everything SDK.
Call Everything_Reset to free any allocated memory for the current search and results.
Everything_Reset will also reset the search and result state to their defaults.
Calling Everything_SetSearch frees the old search and allocates the new search string.
Calling Everything_Query frees the old result list and allocates the new result list.
Everything_CleanUp();
The Everything_DeleteRunHistory function deletes all run history.
BOOL Everything_DeleteRunHistory(void);
No parameters.
The function returns non-zero if run history is cleared.
The function returns 0 if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
Calling this function will clear all run history from memory and disk.
// clear run history
Everything_DeleteRunHistory();
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_Exit function requests Everything to exit.
BOOL Everything_Exit(void);
No parameters.
The function returns non-zero if the exit request was successful.
The function returns 0 if the request failed. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
Request Everything to save settings and data to disk and exit.
// request Everything to exit.
Everything_Exit();
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetBuildNumber function retrieves the build number of Everything.
DWORD Everything_GetBuildNumber(void);
No parameters.
The function returns the build number.
The function returns 0 if build information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
Everything uses the following version format:
major.minor.revision.build
The build part is incremental and unique for all Everything versions.
DWORD buildNumber;
// get the build number
buildNumber = Everything_GetBuildNumber();
if (buildNumber >= 686)
{
// do something with build 686 or later.
}
Requires Everything 1.0.0.0 or later.
The Everything_GetLastError function retrieves the last-error code value.
DWORD Everything_GetLastError(void);
This function has no parameters.
| Error code | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_OK | 0 | The operation completed successfully. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_MEMORY | 1 | Failed to allocate memory for the search query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | 2 | IPC is not available. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_REGISTERCLASSEX | 3 | Failed to register the search query window class. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_CREATEWINDOW | 4 | Failed to create the search query window. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_CREATETHREAD | 5 | Failed to create the search query thread. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | 6 | Invalid index. The index must be greater or equal to 0 and less than the number of visible results. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | 7 | Invalid call. |
// execute the query
if (!Everything_Query(true))
{
DWORD dwLastError = Everything_GetLastError();
if (dwLastError == EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC)
{
// IPC not available.
}
}
The Everything_GetMajorVersion function retrieves the major version number of Everything.
DWORD Everything_GetMajorVersion(void);
No parameters.
The function returns the major version number.
The function returns 0 if major version information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
Everything uses the following version format:
major.minor.revision.build
The build part is incremental and unique for all Everything versions.
DWORD majorVersion;
DWORD minorVersion;
DWORD revision;
// get version information
majorVersion = Everything_GetMajorVersion();
minorVersion = Everything_GetMinorVersion();
revision = Everything_GetRevision();
if ((majorVersion > 1) || ((majorVersion == 1) && (minorVersion > 3)) || ((majorVersion == 1) && (minorVersion == 3) && (revision >= 4)))
{
// do something with version 1.3.4 or later
}
Requires Everything 1.0.0.0 or later.
The Everything_GetMatchCase function returns the match case state.
BOOL Everything_GetMatchCase(void);
The return value is the match case state.
The function returns TRUE if match case is enabled.
The function returns FALSE if match case is disabled.
Get the internal state of the match case switch.
The default state is FALSE, or disabled.
BOOL bEnabled = Everything_GetMatchCase();
The Everything_GetMatchPath function returns the state of the match full path switch.
BOOL Everything_GetMatchPath(void);
The return value is the state of the match full path switch.
The function returns TRUE if match full path is enabled.
The function returns FALSE if match full path is disabled.
Get the internal state of the match full path switch.
The default state is FALSE, or disabled.
BOOL bEnabled = Everything_GetMatchPath();
The Everything_GetMatchWholeWord function returns the match whole word state.
BOOL Everything_GetMatchWholeWord(void);
The return value is the match whole word state.
The function returns TRUE if match whole word is enabled.
The function returns FALSE if match whole word is disabled.
The default state is FALSE, or disabled.
BOOL bEnabled = Everything_GetMatchWholeWord();
The Everything_GetMax function returns the maximum number of results state.
BOOL Everything_GetMax(void);
The return value is the maximum number of results state.
The function returns 0xFFFFFFFF if all results should be returned.
The default state is 0xFFFFFFFF, or all results.
DWORD dwMaxResults = Everything_GetMax();
The Everything_GetMinorVersion function retrieves the minor version number of Everything.
DWORD Everything_GetMinorVersion(void);
No parameters.
The function returns the minor version number.
The function returns 0 if minor version information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
Everything uses the following version format:
major.minor.revision.build
The build part is incremental and unique for all Everything versions.
DWORD majorVersion;
DWORD minorVersion;
DWORD revision;
// get version information
majorVersion = Everything_GetMajorVersion();
minorVersion = Everything_GetMinorVersion();
revision = Everything_GetRevision();
if ((majorVersion > 1) || ((majorVersion == 1) && (minorVersion > 3)) || ((majorVersion == 1) && (minorVersion == 3) && (revision >= 4)))
{
// do something with version 1.3.4 or later
}
Requires Everything 1.0.0.0 or later.
The Everything_GetNumFileResults function returns the number of visible file results.
DWORD Everything_GetNumFileResults(void);
This functions has no parameters.
Returns the number of visible file results.
If the function fails the return value is 0. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetNumFileResults. |
You must call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetNumFileResults.
Use Everything_GetTotFileResults to retrieve the total number of file results.
If the result offset state is 0, and the max result is 0xFFFFFFFF, Everything_GetNumFileResults will return the total number of file results and all file results will be visible.
Everything_GetNumFileResults is not supported when using Everything_SetRequestFlags
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// get the number of visible file results.
DWORD dwNumFileResults = Everything_GetNumFileResults();
The Everything_GetNumFolderResults function returns the number of visible folder results.
DWORD Everything_GetNumFolderResults(void);
This functions has no parameters.
Returns the number of visible folder results.
If the function fails the return value is 0. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetNumFolderResults. |
You must call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetNumFolderResults.
Use Everything_GetTotFolderResults to retrieve the total number of folder results.
If the result offset state is 0, and the max result is 0xFFFFFFFF, Everything_GetNumFolderResults will return the total number of folder results and all folder results will be visible.
Everything_GetNumFolderResults is not supported when using Everything_SetRequestFlags
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// get the number of visible folder results
DWORD dwNumFolderResults = Everything_GetNumFolderResults();
The Everything_GetNumResults function returns the number of visible file and folder results.
DWORD Everything_GetNumResults(void);
This functions has no parameters.
Returns the number of visible file and folder results.
If the function fails the return value is 0. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetNumResults. |
You must call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetNumResults.
Use Everything_GetTotResults to retrieve the total number of file and folder results.
If the result offset state is 0, and the max result is 0xFFFFFFFF, Everything_GetNumResults will return the total number of file and folder results and all file and folder results will be visible.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// get the number of visible file and folder results.
DWORD dwNumResults = Everything_GetNumResults();
The Everything_GetOffset function returns the first item offset of the available results.
DWORD Everything_GetOffset(void);
The return value is the first item offset.
The default offset is 0.
DWORD dwOffset = Everything_GetOffset();
The Everything_GetRegex function returns the regex state.
BOOL Everything_GetRegex(void);
The return value is the regex state.
The function returns TRUE if regex is enabled.
The function returns FALSE if regex is disabled.
The default state is FALSE.
BOOL bRegex = Everything_GetRegex();
The Everything_GetReplyID function returns the current reply identifier for the IPC query reply.
DWORD Everything_GetReplyID(void);
The return value is the current reply identifier.
The default reply identifier is 0.
DWORD id = Everything_GetReplyID();
The Everything_GetReplyWindow function returns the current reply window for the IPC query reply.
HWND Everything_GetReplyWindow(void);
The return value is the current reply window.
The default reply window is 0, or no reply window.
HWND hWnd = Everything_GetReplyWindow();
The Everything_GetRequestFlags function returns the desired result data flags.
DWORD Everything_GetRequestFlags(void);
Returns zero or more of the following request flags:
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME (0x00000001)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH (0x00000002)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME (0x00000004)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_EXTENSION (0x00000008)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE (0x00000010)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_CREATED (0x00000020)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED (0x00000040)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_ACCESSED (0x00000080)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTES (0x00000100)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_LIST_FILE_NAME (0x00000200)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_RUN_COUNT (0x00000400)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RUN (0x00000800)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED (0x00001000)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FILE_NAME (0x00002000)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_PATH (0x00004000)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME (0x00008000)
The default request flags are EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH (0x00000003)
DWORD dwRequestFlags = Everything_GetRequestFlags();
The Everything_GetResultAttributes function retrieves the attributes of a visible result.
DWORD Everything_GetResultAttributes(
DWORD dwIndex,
);
dwIndex
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns zero or more of FILE_ATTRIBUTE_* flags.
The function returns INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES if attribute information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultAttributes. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Attribute information was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTES before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
dwIndex must be a valid visible result index. To determine if a result index is visible use the Everything_GetNumResults function.
DWORD attributes;
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the attributes of the first visible result.
attributes = Everything_GetResultAttributes(0);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultDateAccessed function retrieves the accessed date of a visible result.
BOOL Everything_GetResultDateAccessed(
DWORD dwIndex,
FILETIME *lpDateAccessed
);
dwIndex
Zero based index of the visible result.
lpDateAccessed
Pointer to a FILETIME to hold the accessed date of the result.
The function returns non-zero if successful.
The function returns 0 if the accessed date information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultDateAccessed. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Accessed date was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_ACCESSED before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
dwIndex must be a valid visible result index. To determine if a result index is visible use the Everything_GetNumResults function.
FILETIME dateAccessed;
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the accessed date of the first visible result.
Everything_GetResultDateAccessed(0,&dateAccessed);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultDateCreated function retrieves the created date of a visible result.
BOOL Everything_GetResultDateCreated(
DWORD dwIndex,
FILETIME *lpDateCreated
);
dwIndex
Zero based index of the visible result.
lpDateCreated
Pointer to a FILETIME to hold the created date of the result.
The function returns non-zero if successful.
The function returns 0 if the date created information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultDateCreated. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Date created was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_CREATED before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
dwIndex must be a valid visible result index. To determine if a result index is visible use the Everything_GetNumResults function.
FILETIME dateCreated;
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the created date of the first visible result.
Everything_GetResultDateCreated(0,&dateCreated);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultDateModified function retrieves the modified date of a visible result.
BOOL Everything_GetResultDateModified(
DWORD dwIndex,
FILETIME *lpDateModified
);
dwIndex
Zero based index of the visible result.
lpDateModified
Pointer to a FILETIME to hold the modified date of the result.
The function returns non-zero if successful.
The function returns 0 if the modified date information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultDateModified. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Modified date was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
dwIndex must be a valid visible result index. To determine if a result index is visible use the Everything_GetNumResults function.
FILETIME dateModified;
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the modified date of the first visible result.
Everything_GetResultDateModified(0,&dateModified);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultDateRecentlyChanged function retrieves the recently changed date of a visible result.
BOOL Everything_GetResultDateRecentlyChanged(
DWORD dwIndex,
FILETIME *lpDateRecentlyChanged
);
dwIndex
Zero based index of the visible result.
lpDateRecentlyChanged
Pointer to a FILETIME to hold the recently changed date of the result.
The function returns non-zero if successful.
The function returns 0 if the recently changed date information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultDateRecentlyChanged. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Recently changed date was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
dwIndex must be a valid visible result index. To determine if a result index is visible use the Everything_GetNumResults function.
The date recently changed is the date and time of when the result was changed in the Everything index, this could be from a file creation, rename, attribute or content change.
FILETIME dateRecentlyChanged;
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the recently changed date of the first visible result.
Everything_GetResultDateRecentlyChanged(0,&dateRecentlyChanged);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultDateRun function retrieves the run date of a visible result.
BOOL Everything_GetResultDateRun(
DWORD dwIndex,
FILETIME *lpDateRun
);
dwIndex
Zero based index of the visible result.
lpDateRun
Pointer to a FILETIME to hold the Run date of the result.
The function returns non-zero if successful.
The function returns 0 if the run date information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultDateRun. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Run date was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RUN before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
dwIndex must be a valid visible result index. To determine if a result index is visible use the Everything_GetNumResults function.
FILETIME dateRun;
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the run date of the first visible result.
Everything_GetResultDateRun(0,&dateRun);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultExtension function retrieves the extension part of a visible result.
LPCTSTR Everything_GetResultExtension(
DWORD dwIndex
);
dwIndex
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns a pointer to a null terminated string of TCHARs.
If the function fails the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultExtension. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Extension was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_EXTENSION before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
The ANSI / Unicode version of this function must match the ANSI / Unicode version of the call to Everything_Query.
The function returns a pointer to an internal structure that is only valid until the next call to Everything_Query, Everything_Reset or Everything_CleanUp.
You can only call this function for a visible result. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumResults function.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the extension part of the first visible result.
LPCTSTR lpExtension = Everything_GetResultExtension(0);
The Everything_GetResultFileListFileName function retrieves the file list full path and filename of the visible result.
LPCTSTR Everything_GetResultFileListFileName(
DWORD dwIndex
);
dwIndex
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns a pointer to a null terminated string of TCHARs.
If the function fails the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
If the result specified by dwIndex is not in a file list, then the filename returned is an empty string.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultFileListFileName. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | The file list filename was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_LIST_FILE_NAME before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
The ANSI / Unicode version of this function must match the ANSI / Unicode version of the call to Everything_Query.
The function returns a pointer to an internal structure that is only valid until the next call to Everything_Query or Everything_Reset.
dwIndex must be a valid visible result index. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumFileResults function.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the file list filename of the first visible result.
LPCTSTR lpFileListFileName = Everything_GetResultFileListFileName(0);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultFileName function retrieves the file name part only of the visible result.
LPCTSTR Everything_GetResultFileName(
DWORD index
);
index
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns a pointer to a null terminated string of TCHARs.
If the function fails the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultFileName. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
The ANSI / Unicode version of this function must match the ANSI / Unicode version of the call to Everything_Query.
The function is faster than Everything_GetResultFullPathName as no memory copying occurs.
The function returns a pointer to an internal structure that is only valid until the next call to Everything_Query or Everything_Reset.
You can only call this function for a visible result. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumFileResults function.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the file name part of the first visible result.
LPCTSTR cFileName = Everything_GetResultFileName(0);
The Everything_GetResultFullPathName function retrieves the full path and file name of the visible result.
DWORD Everything_GetResultFullPathName(
DWORD index,
LPTSTR lpString,
DWORD nMaxCount
);
index
Zero based index of the visible result.
lpString [out]
Pointer to the buffer that will receive the text. If the string is as long or longer than the buffer, the string is truncated and terminated with a NULL character.
nMaxCount
Specifies the maximum number of characters to copy to the buffer, including the NULL character. If the text exceeds this limit, it is truncated.
If lpString is NULL, the return value is the number of TCHARs excluding the null terminator needed to store the full path and file name of the visible result.
If lpString is not NULL, the return value is the number of TCHARs excluding the null terminator copied into lpString.
If the function fails the return value is 0. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Description |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultFullPathName. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
You can only call this function for a visible result. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumFileResults function.
You can mix ANSI / Unicode versions of Everything_GetResultFullPathName and Everything_Query.
TCHAR buf[MAX_PATH];
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the full path and file name of the first visible result.
Everything_GetResultFullPathName(0,buf,sizeof(buf) / sizeof(TCHAR));
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultHighlightedFileName function retrieves the highlighted file name part of the visible result.
LPCTSTR Everything_GetResultHighlightedFileName(
int index
);
index
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns a pointer to a null terminated string of TCHARs.
If the function fails the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultHighlightedFileName. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Highlighted file name information was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_HIGHLIGHTED_FILE_NAME before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
The ANSI / Unicode version of this function must match the ANSI / Unicode version of the call to Everything_Query.
The function returns a pointer to an internal structure that is only valid until the next call to Everything_Query or Everything_Reset.
You can only call this function for a visible result. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumFileResults function.
Text inside a * quote is highlighted, two consecutive *'s is a single literal *.
For example, in the highlighted text: abc *123* the 123 part is highlighted.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the highlighted file name of the first visible result.
LPCTSTR lpHighlightedFileName = Everything_GetResultHighlightedFileName(0);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultHighlightedFullPathAndFileName function retrieves the highlighted full path and file name of the visible result.
LPCTSTR Everything_GetResultHighlightedFullPathAndFileName(
int index
);
index
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns a pointer to a null terminated string of TCHARs.
If the function fails the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultHighlightedFullPathAndFileName. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Highlighted full path and file name information was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_HIGHLIGHTED_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
The ANSI / Unicode version of this function must match the ANSI / Unicode version of the call to Everything_Query.
The function returns a pointer to an internal structure that is only valid until the next call to Everything_Query or Everything_Reset.
You can only call this function for a visible result. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumFileResults function.
Text inside a * quote is highlighted, two consecutive *'s is a single literal *.
For example, in the highlighted text: abc *123* the 123 part is highlighted.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the highlighted full path and file name information of the first visible result.
LPCTSTR lpHighlightedFullPathAndFileName = Everything_GetResultHighlightedFullPathAndFileName(0);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultHighlightedPath function retrieves the highlighted path part of the visible result.
LPCTSTR Everything_GetResultHighlightedPath(
int index
);
index
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns a pointer to a null terminated string of TCHARs.
If the function fails the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultHighlightedPath. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Highlighted path information was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_HIGHLIGHTED_PATH before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
The ANSI / Unicode version of this function must match the ANSI / Unicode version of the call to Everything_Query.
The function returns a pointer to an internal structure that is only valid until the next call to Everything_Query or Everything_Reset.
You can only call this function for a visible result. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumFileResults function.
Text inside a * quote is highlighted, two consecutive *'s is a single literal *.
For example, in the highlighted text: abc *123* the 123 part is highlighted.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the highlighted path of the first visible result.
LPCTSTR lpHighlightedPath = Everything_GetResultHighlightedPath(0);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultListRequestFlags function returns the flags of available result data.
DWORD Everything_GetResultListRequestFlags(void);
Returns zero or more of the following request flags:
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME (0x00000001)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH (0x00000002)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME (0x00000004)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_EXTENSION (0x00000008)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE (0x00000010)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_CREATED (0x00000020)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED (0x00000040)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_ACCESSED (0x00000080)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTES (0x00000100)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_LIST_FILE_NAME (0x00000200)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_RUN_COUNT (0x00000400)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RUN (0x00000800)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED (0x00001000)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FILE_NAME (0x00002000)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_PATH (0x00004000)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME (0x00008000)
The requested result data may differ to the desired result data specified in Everything_SetRequestFlags.
DWORD dwRequestFlags = Everything_GetResultListRequestFlags();
The Everything_GetResultListSort function returns the actual sort order for the results.
DWORD Everything_GetResultListSort(void);
Returns one of the following sort types:
EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_ASCENDING (1)
EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_DESCENDING (2)
EVERYTHING_SORT_PATH_ASCENDING (3)
EVERYTHING_SORT_PATH_DESCENDING (4)
EVERYTHING_SORT_SIZE_ASCENDING (5)
EVERYTHING_SORT_SIZE_DESCENDING (6)
EVERYTHING_SORT_EXTENSION_ASCENDING (7)
EVERYTHING_SORT_EXTENSION_DESCENDING (8)
EVERYTHING_SORT_TYPE_NAME_ASCENDING (9)
EVERYTHING_SORT_TYPE_NAME_DESCENDING (10)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_CREATED_ASCENDING (11)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_CREATED_DESCENDING (12)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_MODIFIED_ASCENDING (13)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_MODIFIED_DESCENDING (14)
EVERYTHING_SORT_ATTRIBUTES_ASCENDING (15)
EVERYTHING_SORT_ATTRIBUTES_DESCENDING (16)
EVERYTHING_SORT_FILE_LIST_FILENAME_ASCENDING (17)
EVERYTHING_SORT_FILE_LIST_FILENAME_DESCENDING (18)
EVERYTHING_SORT_RUN_COUNT_ASCENDING (19)
EVERYTHING_SORT_RUN_COUNT_DESCENDING (20)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_ASCENDING (21)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_DESCENDING (22)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_ACCESSED_ASCENDING (23)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_ACCESSED_DESCENDING (24)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RUN_ASCENDING (25)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RUN_DESCENDING (26)
Everything_GetResultListSort must be called after calling Everything_Query.
If no desired sort order was specified the result list is sorted by EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_ASCENDING.
The result list sort may differ to the desired sort specified in Everything_SetSort.
DWORD dwSort = Everything_GetResultListSort();
The Everything_GetResultPath function retrieves the path part of the visible result.
LPCTSTR Everything_GetResultPath(
int index
);
index
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns a pointer to a null terminated string of TCHARs.
If the function fails the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultPath. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
The ANSI / Unicode version of this function must match the ANSI / Unicode version of the call to Everything_Query.
The function is faster than Everything_GetResultFullPathName as no memory copying occurs.
The function returns a pointer to an internal structure that is only valid until the next call to Everything_Query or Everything_Reset.
You can only call this function for a visible result. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumFileResults function.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the path part of the first visible result.
LPCTSTR lpPath = Everything_GetResultPath(0);
The Everything_GetResultRunCount function retrieves the number of times a visible result has been run from Everything.
DWORD Everything_GetResultRunCount(
DWORD dwIndex,
);
dwIndex
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns the number of times the result has been run from Everything.
The function returns 0 if the run count information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_SUCCESS | The run count is 0. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultRunCount. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Run count information was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_RUN_COUNT before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
dwIndex must be a valid visible result index. To determine if a result index is visible use the Everything_GetNumResults function.
DWORD runCount;
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the run count of the first visible result.
runCount = Everything_GetResultRunCount(0);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetResultSize function retrieves the size of a visible result.
BOOL Everything_GetResultSize(
DWORD dwIndex,
LARGE_INTEGER *lpSize
);
dwIndex
Zero based index of the visible result.
lpSize
Pointer to a LARGE_INTEGER to hold the size of the result.
The function returns non-zero if successful.
The function returns 0 if size information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetResultSize. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDREQUEST | Size was not requested or is unavailable, Call Everything_SetRequestFlags with EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE before calling Everything_Query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
dwIndex must be a valid visible result index. To determine if a result index is visible use the Everything_GetNumResults function.
LARGE_INTEGER size;
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the size of the first visible result.
Everything_GetResultSize(0,&size);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_GetRevision function retrieves the revision number of Everything.
DWORD Everything_GetRevision(void);
No parameters.
The function returns the revision number.
The function returns 0 if revision information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
Everything uses the following version format:
major.minor.revision.build
The build part is incremental and unique for all Everything versions.
DWORD majorVersion;
DWORD minorVersion;
DWORD revision;
// get version information
majorVersion = Everything_GetMajorVersion();
minorVersion = Everything_GetMinorVersion();
revision = Everything_GetRevision();
if ((majorVersion > 1) || ((majorVersion == 1) && (minorVersion > 3)) || ((majorVersion == 1) && (minorVersion == 3) && (revision >= 4)))
{
// do something with version 1.3.4 or later
}
Requires Everything 1.0.0.0 or later.
The Everything_GetRunCountFromFileName function gets the run count from a specified file in the Everything index by file name.
DWORD Everything_GetRunCountFromFileName(
LPCTSTR lpFileName
);
lpFileName [in]
Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies a fully qualified file name in the Everything index.
The function returns the number of times the file has been run from Everything.
The function returns 0 if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_SUCCESS | The run count is 0. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
DWORD runCount;
// get the run count of a file.
runCount = Everything_GetRunCountFromFileName(TEXT("C:\\folder\\file.doc"));
The Everything_GetSearch function retrieves the search text to use for the next call to Everything_Query.
LPCTSTR Everything_GetSearch(void);
The return value is a pointer to the null terminated search string.
The unicode and ansi version must match the call to Everything_SetSearch.
The function will fail if you call Everything_GetSearchA after a call to Everything_SetSearchW
The function will fail if you call Everything_GetSearchW after a call to Everything_SetSearchA
If the function fails, the return value is NULL.
To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Mismatched unicode / ansi call. |
Get the internal state of the search text.
The default string is an empty string.
LPCTSTR lpSearchString = Everything_GetSearch();
The Everything_GetSort function returns the desired sort order for the results.
DWORD Everything_GetSort(void);
Returns one of the following sort types:
EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_ASCENDING (1)
EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_DESCENDING (2)
EVERYTHING_SORT_PATH_ASCENDING (3)
EVERYTHING_SORT_PATH_DESCENDING (4)
EVERYTHING_SORT_SIZE_ASCENDING (5)
EVERYTHING_SORT_SIZE_DESCENDING (6)
EVERYTHING_SORT_EXTENSION_ASCENDING (7)
EVERYTHING_SORT_EXTENSION_DESCENDING (8)
EVERYTHING_SORT_TYPE_NAME_ASCENDING (9)
EVERYTHING_SORT_TYPE_NAME_DESCENDING (10)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_CREATED_ASCENDING (11)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_CREATED_DESCENDING (12)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_MODIFIED_ASCENDING (13)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_MODIFIED_DESCENDING (14)
EVERYTHING_SORT_ATTRIBUTES_ASCENDING (15)
EVERYTHING_SORT_ATTRIBUTES_DESCENDING (16)
EVERYTHING_SORT_FILE_LIST_FILENAME_ASCENDING (17)
EVERYTHING_SORT_FILE_LIST_FILENAME_DESCENDING (18)
EVERYTHING_SORT_RUN_COUNT_ASCENDING (19)
EVERYTHING_SORT_RUN_COUNT_DESCENDING (20)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_ASCENDING (21)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_DESCENDING (22)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_ACCESSED_ASCENDING (23)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_ACCESSED_DESCENDING (24)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RUN_ASCENDING (25)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RUN_DESCENDING (26)
The default sort is EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_ASCENDING (1)
DWORD dwSort = Everything_GetSort();
The Everything_GetTargetMachine function retrieves the target machine of Everything.
DWORD Everything_GetTargetMachine(void);
No parameters.
The function returns one of the following:
| Macro | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_TARGET_MACHINE_X86 (1) | Target machine is x86 (32 bit). |
| EVERYTHING_TARGET_MACHINE_X64 (2) | Target machine is x64 (64 bit). |
| EVERYTHING_TARGET_MACHINE_ARM (3) | Target machine is ARM. |
The function returns 0 if target machine information is unavailable. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
Everything uses the following version format:
major.minor.revision.build
The build part is incremental and unique for all Everything versions.
DWORD targetMachine;
// Get the attributes of the first visible result.
targetMachine = Everything_GetTargetMachine();
if (targetMachine == EVERYTHING_TARGET_MACHINE_X64)
{
// do something with x64 build.
}
else
if (targetMachine == EVERYTHING_TARGET_MACHINE_X86)
{
// do something with x86 build.
}
Requires Everything 1.4.0 or later.
The Everything_GetTotFileResults function returns the total number of file results.
DWORD Everything_GetTotFileResults(void);
This functions has no parameters.
Returns the total number of file results.
If the function fails the return value is 0. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetTotFileResults. |
You must call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetTotFileResults.
Use Everything_GetNumFileResults to retrieve the number of visible file results.
Use the result offset and max result values to limit the number of visible results.
Everything_GetTotFileResults is not supported when using Everything_SetRequestFlags
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// get the total number of file results.
DWORD dwTotFileResults = Everything_GetTotFileResults();
The Everything_GetTotFolderResults function returns the total number of folder results.
DWORD Everything_GetTotFolderResults(void);
This functions has no parameters.
Returns the total number of folder results.
If the function fails the return value is 0. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetTotFolderResults. |
You must call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetTotFolderResults.
Use Everything_GetNumFolderResults to retrieve the number of visible folder results.
Use the result offset and max result values to limit the number of visible results.
Everything_GetTotFolderResults is not supported when using Everything_SetRequestFlags
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// get the total number of folder results.
DWORD dwTotFolderResults = Everything_GetTotFolderResults();
The Everything_GetTotResults function returns the total number of file and folder results.
DWORD Everything_GetTotResults(void);
This functions has no parameters.
Returns the total number of file and folder results.
If the function fails the return value is 0. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetTotResults. |
You must call Everything_Query before calling Everything_GetTotResults.
Use Everything_GetNumResults to retrieve the number of visible file and folder results.
Use the result offset and max result values to limit the number of visible results.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// get the total number of file and folder results.
DWORD dwTotResults = Everything_GetTotResults();
The Everything_IncRunCountFromFileName function increments the run count by one for a specified file in the Everything by file name.
DWORD Everything_IncRunCountFromFileName(
LPCTSTR lpFileName
);
lpFileName [in]
Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies a fully qualified file name in the Everything index.
The function returns the new run count for the specifed file.
The function returns 0 if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
The file does not have to exist. When the file is created it will have the correct run history.
Run history information is preserved between file deletion and creation.
Calling this function will update the date run to the current time for the specified file.
Incrementing a file with a run count of 4294967295 (0xffffffff) will do nothing.
// run a file
system("C:\\folder\\file.doc");
// increment the run count in Everything.
Everything_IncRunCountFromFileName(TEXT("C:\\folder\\file.doc"));
The Everything_IsAdmin function checks if Everything is running as administrator or as a standard user.
BOOL Everything_IsAdmin(void);
No parameters.
The function returns non-zero if the Everything is running as an administrator.
The function returns 0 Everything is running as a standard user or if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_SUCCESS | Everything is running as a standard user. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
BOOL isAdmin;
isAdmin = Everything_IsAdmin();
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_IsAppData function checks if Everything is saving settings and data to %APPDATA%\Everything or to the same location as the Everything.exe.
BOOL Everything_IsAppData(void);
No parameters.
The function returns non-zero if settings and data are saved in %APPDATA%\Everything.
The function returns 0 if settings and data are saved to the same location as the Everything.exe or if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_SUCCESS | Settings and data are stored in the same location as the Everything.exe. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
BOOL isAppData;
isAppData = Everything_IsAppData();
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_IsDBLoaded function checks if the database has been fully loaded.
BOOL Everything_IsDBLoaded(void);
No parameters.
The function returns non-zero if the Everything database is fully loaded.
The function returns 0 if the database has not fully loaded or if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_SUCCESS | The database is still loading. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
When Everything is loading, any queries will appear to return no results.
Use Everything_IsDBLoaded to determine if the database has been loaded before performing a query.
for(;;)
{
if (Everything_IsDBLoaded())
{
// perform a query...
break;
}
else
{
if (Everything_GetLastError())
{
// IPC not running.
break;
}
}
// wait for database to load..
Sleep(1000);
}
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_IsFastSort function checks if the specified file information is indexed and has fast sort enabled.
BOOL Everything_IsFastSort(DWORD sortType);
sortType
Can be one of the following:
| Code | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_NAME_ASCENDING | 1 | Name ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_NAME_DESCENDING | 2 | Name descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_PATH_ASCENDING | 3 | Path ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_PATH_DESCENDING | 4 | Path descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_SIZE_ASCENDING | 5 | Size ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_SIZE_DESCENDING | 6 | Size descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_EXTENSION_ASCENDING | 7 | Extension ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_EXTENSION_DESCENDING | 8 | Extension descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_TYPE_NAME_ASCENDING | 9 | Type name ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_TYPE_NAME_DESCENDING | 10 | Type name descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_CREATED_ASCENDING | 11 | Date created ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_CREATED_DESCENDING | 12 | Date created descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_MODIFIED_ASCENDING | 13 | Date modified ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_MODIFIED_DESCENDING | 14 | Date modified descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_ATTRIBUTES_ASCENDING | 15 | Attributes ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_ATTRIBUTES_DESCENDING | 16 | Attributes descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_FILE_LIST_FILENAME_ASCENDING | 17 | File list filename ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_FILE_LIST_FILENAME_DESCENDING | 18 | File list filename descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_RUN_COUNT_ASCENDING | 19 | Run count ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_RUN_COUNT_DESCENDING | 20 | Run count descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_ASCENDING | 21 | Recently changed ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_DESCENDING | 22 | Recently changed descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_ACCESSED_ASCENDING | 23 | Date accessed ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_ACCESSED_DESCENDING | 24 | Date accessed descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_RUN_ASCENDING | 25 | Date run ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_RUN_DESCENDING | 26 | Date run descending |
The function returns non-zero if the specified information is indexed and has fast sort enabled.
The function returns 0 if the specified information does not have fast sort enabled or if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_SUCCESS | The specified information does not have fast sort enabled. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
The following sort types are always fast sort types:
| Code | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_NAME_ASCENDING | 1 | Name ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_NAME_DESCENDING | 2 | Name descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_RUN_COUNT_ASCENDING | 19 | Run count ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_RUN_COUNT_DESCENDING | 20 | Run count descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_ASCENDING | 21 | Recently changed ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_DESCENDING | 22 | Recently changed descending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_RUN_ASCENDING | 25 | Date run ascending |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_DATE_RUN_DESCENDING | 26 | Date run descending |
BOOL isFastSizeSort;
// Check if sorting by size descending will be instant.
isFastSizeSort = Everything_IsFastSort(EVERYTHING_IPC_SORT_SIZE_DESCENDING);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_IsFileInfoIndexed function checks if the specified file information is indexed.
BOOL Everything_IsFileInfoIndexed(DWORD fileInfoType);
fileInfoType
Can be one of the following:
| Code | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_IPC_FILE_INFO_FILE_SIZE | 1 | File size |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_FILE_INFO_FOLDER_SIZE | 2 | Folder size |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_FILE_INFO_DATE_CREATED | 3 | Date created |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_FILE_INFO_DATE_MODIFIED | 4 | Date modified |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_FILE_INFO_DATE_ACCESSED | 5 | Date accessed |
| EVERYTHING_IPC_FILE_INFO_ATTRIBUTES | 6 | Attributes |
The function returns non-zero if the specified information is indexed.
The function returns 0 if the specified information is not indexed or if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_SUCCESS | The specified information is not indexed. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
BOOL isSizeIndexed;
isSizeIndexed = Everything_IsFileInfoIndexed(EVERYTHING_IPC_FILE_INFO_FILE_SIZE);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_IsFileResult function determines if the visible result is file.
BOOL Everything_IsFileResult(
DWORD index
);
index
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns TRUE, if the visible result is a file (For example: C:\ABC.123).
The function returns FALSE, if the visible result is a folder or volume (For example: C: or c:\WINDOWS).
If the function fails the return value is FALSE. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_IsFileResult. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
You can only call this function for a visible result. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumFileResults function.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// determine if the first visible result is a file.
BOOL bIsFileResult = Everything_IsFileResult(0);
The Everything_IsFolderResult function determines if the visible result is a folder.
BOOL Everything_IsFolderResult(
DWORD index
);
index
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns TRUE, if the visible result is a folder or volume (For example: C: or c:\WINDOWS).
The function returns FALSE, if the visible result is a file (For example: C:\ABC.123).
If the function fails the return value is FALSE. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_IsFolderResult. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | Index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
You can only call this function for a visible result. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumFileResults function.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// determine if the first visible result is a folder.
BOOL bIsFolderResult = Everything_IsFolderResult(0);
The Everything_IsQueryReply function checks if the specified window message is a query reply.
BOOL EVERYTHINGAPI Everything_IsQueryReply(
UINT message,
WPARAM wParam,
LPARAM lParam,
DWORD nId
);
message
Specifies the message identifier.
wParam
Specifies additional information about the message.
lParam
Specifies additional information about the message.
nId
The unique identifier specified with Everything_SetReplyID, or 0 for the default ID.
This is the value used to compare with the dwData member of the COPYDATASTRUCT if the message is WM_COPYDATA.
Returns TRUE if the message is a query reply.
If the function fails the return value is FALSE. To get extended error information, call: Everything_GetLastError.
This function checks if the message is a WM_COPYDATA message. If the message is a WM_COPYDATA message the function checks if the ReplyID matches the dwData member of the COPYDATASTRUCT. If they match the function makes a copy of the query results.
You must call Everything_IsQueryReply in the windows message handler to check for an IPC query reply if you call Everything_Query with bWait set to FALSE.
If the function returns TRUE you should return TRUE.
If the function returns TRUE you can call the following functions to read the results:
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(HWND hwnd,UINT uMsg,WPARAM wParam,LPARAM lParam)
{
if (Everything_IsQueryReply(uMsg,wParam,lParam,0))
{
// ...
// do something with the results..
// ...
return TRUE;
}
// return the default window proc..
return DefWindowProc(hwnd,uMsg,wParam,lParam);
}
BOOL EVERYTHINGAPI Everything_IsQueryReply(UINT message,WPARAM wParam,LPARAM lParam,DWORD nId)
{
if (message == WM_COPYDATA)
{
COPYDATASTRUCT *cds = (COPYDATASTRUCT *)lParam;
if (cds)
{
if (cds->dwData == _Everything_ReplyID)
{
if (_Everything_IsUnicodeQuery)
{
if (_Everything_List) HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(),0,_Everything_List);
_Everything_List = (EVERYTHING_IPC_LISTW *)HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(),0,cds->cbData);
if (_Everything_List)
{
CopyMemory(_Everything_List,cds->lpData,cds->cbData);
}
else
{
_Everything_LastError = EVERYTHING_ERROR_MEMORY;
}
return TRUE;
}
else
{
if (_Everything_List) HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(),0,_Everything_List);
_Everything_List = (EVERYTHING_IPC_LISTW *)HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(),0,cds->cbData);
if (_Everything_List)
{
CopyMemory(_Everything_List,cds->lpData,cds->cbData);
}
else
{
_Everything_LastError = EVERYTHING_ERROR_MEMORY;
}
return TRUE;
}
}
}
}
return FALSE;
}
The Everything_IsVolumeResult function determines if the visible result is the root folder of a volume.
BOOL Everything_IsVolumeResult(
DWORD index
);
index
Zero based index of the visible result.
The function returns TRUE, if the visible result is a volume (For example: C:).
The function returns FALSE, if the visible result is a folder or file (For example: C:\ABC.123).
If the function fails the return value is FALSE. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError.
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_Query before calling Everything_IsVolumeResult. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDINDEX | index must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than the visible number of results. |
You can only call this function for a visible result. To determine if a result is visible use the Everything_GetNumFileResults function.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// determine if the first visible result is a volume.
BOOL bIsVolumeResult = Everything_IsVolumeResult(0);
The Everything_Query function executes an Everything IPC query with the current search state.
void Everything_Query(
BOOL bWait
);
bWait
Should the function wait for the results or return immediately.
Set this to FALSE to post the IPC Query and return immediately.
Set this to TRUE to send the IPC Query and wait for the results.
If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE.
If the function fails, the return value is FALSE. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Description |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_CREATETHREAD | Failed to create the search query thread. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_REGISTERCLASSEX | Failed to register the search query window class. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_CREATEWINDOW | Failed to create the search query window. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | IPC is not available. Make sure Everything is running. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_MEMORY | Failed to allocate memory for the search query. |
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_INVALIDCALL | Call Everything_SetReplyWindow before calling Everything_Query with bWait set to FALSE. |
If bWait is FALSE you must call Everything_SetReplyWindow before calling Everything_Query. Use the Everything_IsQueryReply function to check for query replies.
Optionally call the following functions to set the search state before calling Everything_Query:
You can mix ANSI / Unicode version of Everything_SetSearch and Everything_Query.
The ANSI / Unicode version of Everything_Query MUST match the ANSI / Unicode version of Everything_GetResultName and Everything_GetResultPath.
The search state is not modified from a call to Everything_Query.
The default state is as follows:
See Everything_Reset for the default search state.
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// enable case sensitive searching.
Everything_SetMatchCase(TRUE);
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
The Everything_RebuildDB function requests Everything to forcefully rebuild the Everything index.
BOOL Everything_RebuildDB(void);
No parameters.
The function returns non-zero if the request to forcefully rebuild the Everything index was successful.
The function returns 0 if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
Requesting a rebuild will mark all indexes as dirty and start the rebuild process.
Use Everything_IsDBLoaded to determine if the database has been rebuilt before performing a query.
// rebuild the database.
Everything_RebuildDB();
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_Reset function resets the result list and search state to the default state, freeing any allocated memory by the library.
void Everything_Reset(void);
This function has no parameters.
This function has no return value.
Calling Everything_SetSearch frees the old search and allocates the new search string.
Calling Everything_Query frees the old result list and allocates the new result list.
Calling Everything_Reset frees the current search and current result list.
The default state:
Everything_SetSearch(\"\");
Everything_SetMatchPath(FALSE);
Everything_SetMatchCase(FALSE);
Everything_SetMatchWholeWord(FALSE);
Everything_SetRegex(FALSE);
Everything_SetMax(0xFFFFFFFF);
Everything_SetOffset(0);
Everything_SetReplyWindow(0);
Everything_SetReplyID(0);
Everything_Reset();
The Everything_SaveDB function requests Everything to save the index to disk.
BOOL Everything_SaveDB(void);
No parameters.
The function returns non-zero if the request to save the Everything index to disk was successful.
The function returns 0 if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
The index is only saved to disk when you exit Everything.
Call Everything_SaveDB to write the index to the file: Everything.db
// flush index to disk
Everything_SaveDB();
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_SaveRunHistory function requests Everything to save the run history to disk.
BOOL Everything_SaveRunHistory(void);
No parameters.
The function returns non-zero if the request to save the run history to disk was successful.
The function returns 0 if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
The run history is only saved to disk when you close an Everything search window or exit Everything.
Call Everything_RunHistory to write the run history to the file: Run History.csv
// flush run history to disk
Everything_SaveRunHistory();
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_SetMatchCase function enables or disables full path matching for the next call to Everything_Query.
void Everything_SetMatchCase(
BOOL bEnable
);
bEnable
Specifies whether the search is case sensitive or insensitive.
If this parameter is TRUE, the search is case sensitive.
If the parameter is FALSE, the search is case insensitive.
Match case is disabled by default.
Everything_SetMatchCase(TRUE);
The Everything_SetMatchPath function enables or disables full path matching for the next call to Everything_Query.
void Everything_SetMatchPath(
BOOL bEnable
);
bEnable
[in] Specifies whether to enable or disable full path matching.
If this parameter is TRUE, full path matching is enabled.
If the parameter is FALSE, full path matching is disabled.
If match full path is being enabled, the next call to Everything_Query will search the full path and file name of each file and folder.
If match full path is being disabled, the next call to Everything_Query will search the file name only of each file and folder.
Match path is disabled by default.
Enabling match path will add a significant performance hit.
Everything_SetMatchPath(TRUE);
The Everything_SetMatchWholeWord function enables or disables matching whole words for the next call to Everything_Query.
void Everything_SetMatchWholeWord(
BOOL bEnable
);
bEnable
Specifies whether the search matches whole words, or can match anywhere.
If this parameter is TRUE, the search matches whole words only.
If the parameter is FALSE, the search can occur anywhere.
Match whole word is disabled by default.
Everything_SetMatchWholeWord(TRUE);
The Everything_SetMax function set the maximum number of results to return from Everything_Query.
void Everything_SetMax(
DWORD dwMaxResults
);
dwMaxResults
Specifies the maximum number of results to return.
Setting this to 0xffffffff will return all results.
The default maximum number of results is 0xffffffff (all results).
If you are displaying the results in a window, set the maximum number of results to the number of visible items in the window.
Everything_SetMax(window_height / item_height);
The Everything_SetOffset function set the first result offset to return from a call to Everything_Query.
void Everything_SetOffset(
DWORD dwOffset
);
dwOffset
Specifies the first result from the available results.
Set this to 0 to return the first available result.
The default offset is 0 (the first available result).
If you are displaying the results in a window with a custom scroll bar, set the offset to the vertical scroll bar position.
Using a search window can reduce the amount of data sent over the IPC and significantly increase search performance.
Everything_SetOffset(scrollbar_vpos);
The Everything_SetRegex function enables or disables Regular Expression searching.
void Everything_SetRegex(
BOOL bEnabled
);
bEnabled
Set to non-zero to enable regex, set to zero to disable regex.
This function has no return value.
Regex is disabled by default.
Everything_SetRegex(TRUE);
The Everything_SetReplyID function sets the unique number to identify the next query.
void Everything_SetReplyID(
DWORD nId
);
nID
The unique number to identify the next query.
This function has no return value.
The default identifier is 0.
Set a unique identifier for the IPC Query.
If you want to post multiple search queries with the same window handle, you must call the Everything_SetReplyID function to assign each query a unique identifier.
The nID value is the dwData member in the COPYDATASTRUCT used in the WM_COPYDATA reply message.
This function is not required if you call Everything_Query with bWait set to true.
// reply to this window.
Everything_SetReplyWindow(hwnd);
// set a unique identifier for this query.
Everything_SetReplyID(1);
// execute the query
Everything_Query(FALSE);
The Everything_SetReplyWindow function sets the window that will receive the the IPC Query results.
void Everything_SetReplyWindow(
HWND hWnd
);
hWnd
The handle to the window that will receive the IPC Query reply.
This function has no return value.
This function must be called before calling Everything_Query with bWait set to FALSE.
Check for results with the specified window using Everything_IsQueryReply.
Call Everything_SetReplyID with a unique identifier to specify multiple searches.
// reply to this window.
Everything_SetReplyWindow(hwnd);
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
The Everything_SetRequestFlags function sets the desired result data.
void Everything_SetRequestFlags(
DWORD dwRequestFlags
);
dwRequestFlags
The request flags, can be zero or more of the following flags:
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME (0x00000001)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH (0x00000002)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME (0x00000004)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_EXTENSION (0x00000008)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE (0x00000010)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_CREATED (0x00000020)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED (0x00000040)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_ACCESSED (0x00000080)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTES (0x00000100)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_LIST_FILE_NAME (0x00000200)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_RUN_COUNT (0x00000400)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RUN (0x00000800)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED (0x00001000)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FILE_NAME (0x00002000)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_PATH (0x00004000)
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME (0x00008000)
This function has no return value.
Make sure you include EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME and EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH if you want the result file name information returned.
The default request flags are EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH (0x00000003).
When the default flags (EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH) are used the SDK will use the old version 1 query.
When any other flags are used the new version 2 query will be tried first, and then fall back to version 1 query.
It is possible the requested data is not available, in which case after you have received your results you should call Everything_GetResultListRequestFlags to determine the available result data.
This function must be called before Everything_Query.
LARGE_INTEGER size;
// set the search.
Everything_SetSearch("123 ABC");
// request filename, path, size and date modified result data.
Everything_SetRequestFlags(EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED);
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// Get the size of the first result.
Everything_GetResultSize(0,&size);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_SetRunCountFromFileName function sets the run count for a specified file in the Everything index by file name.
BOOL Everything_SetRunCountFromFileName(
LPCTSTR lpFileName,
DWORD dwRunCount
);
lpFileName [in]
Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies a fully qualified file name in the Everything index.
dwRunCount [in]
The new run count.
The function returns non-zero if successful.
The function returns 0 if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
Set the run count to 0 to remove any run history information for the specified file.
The file does not have to exist. When the file is created it will have the correct run history.
Run history information is preserved between file deletion and creation.
Calling this function will update the date run to the current time for the specified file.
// set a file to show higher in the results by setting an exaggerated run count
Everything_SetRunCountFromFileName(TEXT("C:\\folder\\file.doc"),1000);
The Everything_SetSearch function sets the search string for the IPC Query.
void Everything_SetSearch(
LPCTSTR lpString
);
lpString [in]
Pointer to a null-terminated string to be used as the new search text.
This function has no return value.
Optionally call this function prior to a call to Everything_Query
Everything_Query executes the IPC Query using this search string.
// Set the search string to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch("abc 123");
// Execute the IPC query.
Everything_Query(TRUE);
The Everything_SetSort function sets how the results should be ordered.
void Everything_SetSort(
DWORD dwSortType
);
dwSortType
The sort type, can be one of the following values:
EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_ASCENDING (1)
EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_DESCENDING (2)
EVERYTHING_SORT_PATH_ASCENDING (3)
EVERYTHING_SORT_PATH_DESCENDING (4)
EVERYTHING_SORT_SIZE_ASCENDING (5)
EVERYTHING_SORT_SIZE_DESCENDING (6)
EVERYTHING_SORT_EXTENSION_ASCENDING (7)
EVERYTHING_SORT_EXTENSION_DESCENDING (8)
EVERYTHING_SORT_TYPE_NAME_ASCENDING (9)
EVERYTHING_SORT_TYPE_NAME_DESCENDING (10)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_CREATED_ASCENDING (11)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_CREATED_DESCENDING (12)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_MODIFIED_ASCENDING (13)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_MODIFIED_DESCENDING (14)
EVERYTHING_SORT_ATTRIBUTES_ASCENDING (15)
EVERYTHING_SORT_ATTRIBUTES_DESCENDING (16)
EVERYTHING_SORT_FILE_LIST_FILENAME_ASCENDING (17)
EVERYTHING_SORT_FILE_LIST_FILENAME_DESCENDING (18)
EVERYTHING_SORT_RUN_COUNT_ASCENDING (19)
EVERYTHING_SORT_RUN_COUNT_DESCENDING (20)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_ASCENDING (21)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED_DESCENDING (22)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_ACCESSED_ASCENDING (23)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_ACCESSED_DESCENDING (24)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RUN_ASCENDING (25)
EVERYTHING_SORT_DATE_RUN_DESCENDING (26)
This function has no return value.
The default sort is EVERYTHING_SORT_NAME_ASCENDING (1). This sort is free.
Using fast sorts is recommended, fast sorting is instant.
To enable fast sorts in Everything:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Indexes tab.
Check fast sort for desired fast sort type.
Click OK.
It is possible the sort is not supported, in which case after you have received your results you should call *Everything_GetResultListSort to determine the sorting actually used.
This function must be called before Everything_Query.
// set the search.
Everything_SetSearch("123 ABC");
// sort by size descending.
Everything_SetSort(EVERYTHING_SORT_SIZE_DESCENDING);
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
The Everything_SortResultsByPath function sorts the current results by path, then file name.
SortResultsByPath is CPU Intensive. Sorting by path can take several seconds.
void Everything_SortResultsByPath(void);
This functions has no parameters.
This function has no return value.
The default result list contains no results.
Call Everything_Query to retrieve the result list prior to a call to Everything_SortResultsByPath.
For improved performance, use [Everything/SDK/Everything_SetSort|Everything_SetSort]]
// set the search text to abc AND 123
Everything_SetSearch(\"abc 123\");
// execute the query
Everything_Query(TRUE);
// sort the results by path
Everything_SortResultsByPath();
The Everything_UpdateAllFolderIndexes function requests Everything to rescan all folder indexes.
BOOL Everything_UpdateAllFolderIndexes(void);
No parameters.
The function returns non-zero if the request to rescan all folder indexes was successful.
The function returns 0 if an error occurred. To get extended error information, call Everything_GetLastError
| Error code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EVERYTHING_ERROR_IPC | Please make sure the Everything search client is running in the background. |
Everything will begin updating all folder indexes in the background.
// Request all folder indexes be rescanned.
Everything_UpdateAllFolderIndexes();
Requires Everything 1.4.1 or later.
Inter Process Communication (IPC) allows applications to communicate with Everything under windows.
The Everything IPC allows applications to query and get search results from the "Everything" database.
You can only communicate with Everything from the local machine.
Use ETP if you would like to communicate with Everything over a network.
A C example to send a search query to Everything using WM_COPYDATA and retrieve the results.
Note: requires Everything running in the background.
#define COPYDATA_QUERYCOMPLETE 0
BOOL sendquery(HWND hwnd,DWORD max_results,WCHAR *search_string,BOOL regex,BOOL match_case,BOOL match_whole_word,BOOL match_path)
{
EVERYTHING_IPC_QUERY *query;
DWORD len;
DWORD size;
HWND everything_hwnd;
COPYDATASTRUCT cds;
everything_hwnd = FindWindow(EVERYTHING_IPC_WNDCLASS,0);
if (everything_hwnd)
{
len = (int)wcslen(search_string);
size = sizeof(EVERYTHING_IPC_QUERY) - sizeof(WCHAR) + len*sizeof(WCHAR) + sizeof(WCHAR);
query = (EVERYTHING_IPC_QUERY *)HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(),0,size);
if (query)
{
query->max_results = max_results;
query->offset = 0;
query->reply_copydata_message = COPYDATA_QUERYCOMPLETE;
query->search_flags = (regex?EVERYTHING_IPC_REGEX:0) | (match_case?EVERYTHING_IPC_MATCHCASE:0) | (match_whole_word?EVERYTHING_IPC_MATCHWHOLEWORD:0) | (match_path?EVERYTHING_IPC_MATCHPATH:0);
query->reply_hwnd = hwnd;
CopyMemory(query->search_string,search_string,(len+1)*sizeof(WCHAR));
cds.cbData = size;
cds.dwData = EVERYTHING_IPC_COPYDATAQUERY;
cds.lpData = query;
if (SendMessage(everything_hwnd,WM_COPYDATA,(WPARAM)hwnd,(LPARAM)&cds) == TRUE)
{
HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(),0,query);
return TRUE;
}
else
{
// Everything IPC service not running
}
HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(),0,query);
}
}
else
{
// the everything window was not found.
// we can optionally RegisterWindowMessage("EVERYTHING_IPC_CREATED") and
// wait for Everything to post this message to all top level windows when its up and running.
}
return FALSE;
}
void DisplayPathName(TCHAR *path,TCHAR *filename)
{
// ...
// do something with path and filename
// ...
}
LRESULT CALLBACK window_proc(HWND hwnd,UINT uMsg,WPARAM wParam,LPARAM lParam)
{
DWORD i;
EVERYTHING_IPC_LIST *list
switch(uMsg)
{
case WM_COPYDATA:
{
COPYDATASTRUCT *cds = (COPYDATASTRUCT *)lParam;
switch(cds->dwData)
{
case COPYDATA_QUERYCOMPLETE:
list = (EVERYTHING_IPC_LIST *)cds->lpData;
for(i=0;i<list->numitems;i++)
{
DisplayPathName(EVERYTHING_IPC_ITEMPATH(list,&list->items[i]),EVERYTHING_IPC_ITEMFILENAME(list,&list->items[i]))
}
return TRUE;
}
break;
}
}
return DefWindowProc(hwnd,msg,wParam,lParam);
}
An Everything SDK Python example.
Created with Python 3.7.3.
Note: requires Everything running in the background.
import ctypes
import datetime
import struct
#defines
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME = 0x00000001
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH = 0x00000002
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME = 0x00000004
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_EXTENSION = 0x00000008
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE = 0x00000010
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_CREATED = 0x00000020
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED = 0x00000040
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_ACCESSED = 0x00000080
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTES = 0x00000100
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_LIST_FILE_NAME = 0x00000200
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_RUN_COUNT = 0x00000400
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RUN = 0x00000800
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED = 0x00001000
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FILE_NAME = 0x00002000
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_PATH = 0x00004000
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME = 0x00008000
#dll imports
everything_dll = ctypes.WinDLL ("C:\\EverythingSDK\\DLL\\Everything32.dll")
everything_dll.Everything_GetResultDateModified.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int,ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_ulonglong)]
everything_dll.Everything_GetResultSize.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int,ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_ulonglong)]
#setup search
everything_dll.Everything_SetSearchW("test.py")
everything_dll.Everything_SetRequestFlags(EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED)
#execute the query
everything_dll.Everything_QueryW(1)
#get the number of results
num_results = everything_dll.Everything_GetNumResults()
#show the number of results
print("Result Count: {}".format(num_results))
#convert a windows FILETIME to a python datetime
#https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39481221/convert-datetime-back-to-windows-64-bit-filetime
WINDOWS_TICKS = int(1/10**-7) # 10,000,000 (100 nanoseconds or .1 microseconds)
WINDOWS_EPOCH = datetime.datetime.strptime('1601-01-01 00:00:00',
'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
POSIX_EPOCH = datetime.datetime.strptime('1970-01-01 00:00:00',
'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
EPOCH_DIFF = (POSIX_EPOCH - WINDOWS_EPOCH).total_seconds() # 11644473600.0
WINDOWS_TICKS_TO_POSIX_EPOCH = EPOCH_DIFF * WINDOWS_TICKS # 116444736000000000.0
def get_time(filetime):
"""Convert windows filetime winticks to python datetime.datetime."""
winticks = struct.unpack('<Q', filetime)[0]
microsecs = (winticks - WINDOWS_TICKS_TO_POSIX_EPOCH) / WINDOWS_TICKS
return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(microsecs)
#create buffers
filename = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(260)
date_modified_filetime = ctypes.c_ulonglong(1)
file_size = ctypes.c_ulonglong(1)
#show results
for i in range(num_results):
everything_dll.Everything_GetResultFullPathNameW(i,filename,260)
everything_dll.Everything_GetResultDateModified(i,date_modified_filetime)
everything_dll.Everything_GetResultSize(i,file_size)
print("Filename: {}\nDate Modified: {}\nSize: {} bytes\n".format(ctypes.wstring_at(filename),get_time(date_modified_filetime),file_size.value))
Filename: C:\Users\python\Desktop\test.py
Date Modified: 2019-06-30 19:38:03.171133
Size: 2976 bytes
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/252417/how-can-i-use-a-dll-file-from-python
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39481221/convert-datetime-back-to-windows-64-bit-filetime
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2330587/how-to-convert-ctypes-c-long-to-pythons-int
A Visual Basic example.
Note: requires Everything running in the background.
Public Class Form1
Public Declare Unicode Function Everything_SetSearchW Lib "d:\dev\everything\sdk\dll\Everything32.dll" (ByVal search As String) As UInt32
Public Declare Unicode Function Everything_SetRequestFlags Lib "d:\dev\everything\sdk\dll\Everything32.dll" (ByVal dwRequestFlags As UInt32) As UInt32
Public Declare Unicode Function Everything_QueryW Lib "d:\dev\everything\sdk\dll\Everything32.dll" (ByVal bWait As Integer) As Integer
Public Declare Unicode Function Everything_GetNumResults Lib "d:\dev\everything\sdk\dll\Everything32.dll" () As UInt32
Public Declare Unicode Function Everything_GetResultFileNameW Lib "d:\dev\everything\sdk\dll\Everything32.dll" (ByVal index As UInt32) As IntPtr
Public Declare Unicode Function Everything_GetLastError Lib "d:\dev\everything\sdk\dll\Everything32.dll" () As UInt32
Public Declare Unicode Function Everything_GetResultFullPathNameW Lib "d:\dev\everything\sdk\dll\Everything32.dll" (ByVal index As UInt32, ByVal buf As System.Text.StringBuilder, ByVal size As UInt32) As UInt32
Public Declare Unicode Function Everything_GetResultSize Lib "d:\dev\everything\sdk\dll\Everything32.dll" (ByVal index As UInt32, ByRef size As UInt64) As Integer
Public Declare Unicode Function Everything_GetResultDateModified Lib "d:\dev\everything\sdk\dll\Everything32.dll" (ByVal index As UInt32, ByRef ft As UInt64) As Integer
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME = &H1
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH = &H00000002
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME = &H00000004
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_EXTENSION = &H00000008
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE = &H00000010
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_CREATED = &H00000020
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED = &H00000040
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_ACCESSED = &H00000080
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTES = &H00000100
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_LIST_FILE_NAME = &H00000200
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_RUN_COUNT = &H00000400
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RUN = &H00000800
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED = &H00001000
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FILE_NAME = &H00002000
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_PATH = &H00004000
Public Const EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME = &H00008000
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Everything_SetSearchW(TextBox1.Text)
Everything_SetRequestFlags(EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME Or EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH Or EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE Or EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED)
Everything_QueryW(1)
Dim NumResults As UInt32
Dim i As UInt32
Dim filename As New System.Text.StringBuilder(260)
Dim size As UInt64
Dim ftdm As UInt64
Dim DateModified As System.DateTime
NumResults = Everything_GetNumResults()
ListBox1.Items.Clear()
If NumResults > 0 Then
For i = 0 To NumResults - 1
Everything_GetResultFullPathNameW(i, filename, filename.Capacity)
Everything_GetResultSize(i, size)
Everything_GetResultDateModified(i, ftdm)
DateModified = System.DateTime.FromFileTime(ftdm)
' ListBox1.Items.Insert(i, filename.ToString() & " size:" & size & " date:" & DateModified.ToString())
ListBox1.Items.Insert(i, System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.PtrToStringUni(Everything_GetResultFileNameW(i)) & " Size:" & size & " Date Modified:" & DateModified.ToString())
Next
End If
End Sub
End Class
Search history is a list of all your previous searches.
Search history is disabled by default.
When search history is enabled, you can list search suggestions by pressing Ctrl + Space in the search edit.
Search history is disabled by default, to enable search history:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the History tab.
Check Enable search history.
Click OK.
Press Ctrl + Space to display the list of search suggestions.
-or-
Disable search as you type to always show suggestions:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the UI tab.
Uncheck Search as you type.
Click OK.
-or-
Always show search suggestions:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the History tab.
Check Always show search suggestions.
Click OK.
-or-
Click the down arrow on the right side the search edit.
Press Enter from the search edit or perform an action on a result.
Search history is saved to:
%APPDATA%\Everything\Search History.csv
If Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is disabled, the Search History.csv is stored in the same location as Everything.exe.
This file is updated when closing the Everything Search window.
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the History tab.
In the Search History group box, click Clear Now.
Click OK to clear.
Click OK.
Previous searches can be shown from clicking on the dropdown button to the right of the search box.
With Everything 1.4 you can now browse and edit your entire search history (if enabled).
To browse and edit your Search History:
In "Everything", from the View menu, from the Goto menu, click Show All History.
Use the search edit to type in a search.
Type in a partial filename, files and folders matching your partial filename search will be instantly displayed in the result list.
For example, to find files and folders with the text reports in the filename, search for:
reports
To limit the results to a drive, simply search for that drive, for example, to find files and folders on your D: drive, search for:
d:
Include the path to limit the results to a folder, for example, to find files and folders in the folder D:\Downloads, search for:
d:\downloads\
Use double quotes to escape spaces, for example, to find files and folders in C:\Program Files, search for:
"c:\program files\"
Use \ to search for partial paths, for example, to find files and folders in a folder ending with documents, search for:
documents\
Use a space to combine searches, for example, to find files and folders containing the text order, located in the folder starting with work, search for:
\work order
Operators
space | AND |
| | OR |
! | NOT |
< > | Grouping |
" " | Search for an exact phrase |
Wildcards
* | Matches zero of more characters. |
? | Matches one character. |
Wildcards match the whole filename. Disable Match whole filename when using wildcards to match wilcards anywhere in the filename.
Macros
quot: | Literal double quote " |
apos: | Literal apostrophe ' |
amp: | Literal ampersand & |
lt: | Literal less than < |
gt: | Literal greater than > |
#<n>: | Literal unicode character <n> in decimal. |
#x<n>: | Literal unicode character <n> in hexadecimal. |
audio: | Search for audio files. |
zip: | Search for compressed files. |
doc: | Search for document files. |
exe: | Search for executable files. |
pic: | Search for picture files. |
video: | Search for video files. |
Modifiers
Functions and regular search terms can be prefixed with a modifier.
ascii: | Enable or disable fast ASCII case comparisons. |
case: | Match or ignore case. |
diacritics: | Match or ignore accent marks. |
file: | Match files only. |
folder: | Match folders only. |
path: | Match the full path and file name or just the filename. |
regex: | Enable or disable regex. |
wfn: | Match the whole filename or match anywhere in the filename. |
wholeword: | Match whole words or match anywhere in the filename. |
wildcards: | Enable or disable wildcards. |
Functions
album:<album> | Search for the ID3 or FLAC album. |
artist:<artist> | Search for the ID3 or FLAC artist. |
attrib:<attributes> | Search for files and folders with the specified file attributes. |
bitdepth:<bitdepth> | Find images with the specified bits per pixel. |
child:<filename> | Search for folders that contain a child file or folder with a matching filename. |
childcount:<count> | Search for folders that contain the specified number of subfolders and files. |
childfilecount:<count> | Search for folders that contain the specified number of files. |
childfoldercount:<count> | Search for folders that contain the specified number of subfolders. |
comment:<comment> | Search for the ID3 or FLAC comment. |
content: | Search file content. |
count:<max> | Limit the number of results to max. |
dateaccessed:<date> | Search for files and folders with the specified date accessed. |
datecreated:<date> | Search for files and folders with the specified date created. |
datemodified:<date> | Search for files and folders with the specified date modified. |
daterun:<date> | Search for files and folders with the specified date run. |
depth:<count> | Search for files and folders with the specified folder depth. |
dimension:<width>x<height> | Find images with the specified width and height. |
dupe: | Search for duplicated files. |
empty: | Search for empty folders. |
endwith:<text> | Filenames (including extension) ending with text. |
ext:<list> | Search for files with a matching extension in the specified semicolon delimited extension list. |
filelist:<list> | Search for a list of file names in the specified pipe (|) delimited file list. |
filelistfilename:<filename> | Search for files and folders belonging to the file list filename. |
frn:<frnlist> | Search for files and folders with the specified semicolon delimited File Reference Numbers. |
fsi:<index> | Search for files and folders in the specified zero based internal file system index. |
genre:<genre> | Search for the ID3 or FLAC genre. |
height:<height> | Search for images with the specified height in pixels. |
len:<length> | Search for files and folders that match the specified filename length. |
orientation:<type> | Search for images with the specified orientation (landscape or portrait). |
parent:<path> | Search for files and folders in the specified path, excluding subfolders. |
recentchange:<date> | Search for files and folders with the specified recently changed date. |
root: | Search for files and folders with no parent folder. |
runcount:<count> | Search for files and folders with the specified run count. |
shell:<name> | Search for a known shell folder name, including subfolders and files. |
size:<size> | Search for files with the specified size in bytes. |
startwith:<text> | Search for filenames starting with text. |
title:<title> | Search for the ID3 or FLAC title. |
type:<type> | Search for files and folders with the specified type. |
width:<width> | Search for images with the specified width in pixels. |
Function syntax
function:value | Equal to value. |
function:<=value | Less than or equal to value. |
function:<value | Less than value. |
function:=value | Equal to value. |
function:>value | Greater than value. |
function:>=value | Greater than or equal to value. |
function:start..end | Is in the range of values from start to end. |
function:start-end | Is in the range of values from start to end. |
Size Syntax:
size[kb|mb|gb]
Size Constants:
empty | |
tiny | 0 KB < size <= 10 KB |
small | 10 KB < size <= 100 KB |
medium | 100 KB < size <= 1 MB |
large | 1 MB < size <= 16 MB |
huge | 16 MB < size <= 128 MB |
gigantic | size > 128 MB |
unknown |
Date Syntax:
year
month/year or year/month depending on locale settings
day/month/year, month/day/year or year/month/day depending on locale settings
YYYY[-MM[-DD[Thh[:mm[:ss[.sss]]]]]]
YYYYMM[DD[Thh[mm[ss[.sss]]]]]
Date Constants:
today
yesterday
<last|past|prev|current|this|coming|next><year|month|week>
<last|past|prev|coming|next><x><years|months|weeks>
<last|past|prev|coming|next><x><hours|minutes|mins|seconds|secs>
january|february|march|april|may|june|july|august|september|october|november|december
jan|feb|mar|apr|may|jun|jul|aug|sep|oct|nov|dec
sunday|monday|tuesday|wednesday|thursday|friday|saturday
sun|mon|tue|wed|thu|fri|sat
unknown
Attribute Constants:
A | Archive |
C | Compressed |
D | Directory |
E | Encrypted |
H | Hidden |
I | Not content indexed |
L | Reparse point |
N | Normal |
O | Offline |
P | Sparse file |
R | Read only |
S | System |
T | Temporary |
V | Device |
Search options can be toggled from the Search menu.
Enabled search options are displayed in the right of the status bar. Double click the status bar part to disable the search option. Right click the status bar to show a list of search options.
Match Case
Match or ignore case.
Match Whole Words
Match whole words or allow the match to occur any where in the filename.
Match Path
match against the full path and filename or just the filename.
Match Diacritics.
Match or ignore accent marks.
Enable Regex
Enable or disable regular expressions.
Everything
Audio
Compressed
Document
Executable
Folder
Picture
Video
Match the specified type only. See Filters for more information.
Use the Everything advanced search to help build a more complex search.
To show the advanced search dialog:
In "Everything", from the Search menu, click Advanced Search.
Warning: content searching is extremely slow.
File content is not indexed.
Please combine content: functions with other filters for the best performance.
Content search functions:
content:<text> | Search file content using the associated iFilter. If no iFilter exists UTF-8 content is used. |
ansicontent:<text> | File contents are treated as ANSI text. |
utf8content:<text> | File contents are treated as UTF-8 text. |
utf16content:<text> | File contents are treated as UTF-16 (Unicode) text. |
utf16becontent:<text> | File contents are treated as UTF-16 (Big Endian) text. |
Example, find emails, modified this week, containing the text "banana":
*.eml dm:thisweek content:banana
* Note: content: is used last in the search above, this means Everything will only search the content of files that matched the previous search *.eml dm:thisweek
The following search functions can be used to search for ID3 tags and FLAC tags:
track:<track> | Track number or track range. |
year:<year> | Tear or year range. |
title:<title> | Song title. |
artist:<artist> | Song Artist. |
album:<album> | Album name. |
comment:<comment> | Track comment. |
genre:<genre> | Track genre. |
ID3v1 is fully supported.
ID3v2, ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 are loosely supported.
ID3 tags and FLAC tags are not indexed. Searching for ID3 tags and FLAC tags is slow, combine with other searches for the best performance.
Only ID3 tags in mp3 files are currently supported.
Examples:
year:2002..2005
genre:electronic
regex:album:^[a-n]
wildcards:title:red*
track:>10
year:>=2000
The following functions can be used to search for image dimensions
width:<width> | The width of the image in pixels. |
height:<height> | The height of the image in pixels. |
dimensions:<width>x<height> | The width and height of the image in pixels. Use a x to separate the width and height. |
orientation:<type> | <type> can landscape or portrait. |
bitdepth:<bitdepth> | Find images with the specified bits per pixel. |
Image information is not indexed. Searching for image information is slow, combine with other searches for the best performance.
Only jpg, png, gif and bmp files are supported.
Examples:
width:>2560
width:800..1920
height:600..1080
dimensions:800x600..1920x1080
The following functions can be used to search for duplicated files.
dupe: | Find files and folders with the same filename. |
attribdupe: | Find files and folders with the same attributes. Sort by attributes for the best results. |
dadupe: | Find files and folders with the same date accessed. Sort by date accessed for the best results. |
dcdupe: | Find files and folders with the same date created. Sort by date created for the best results. |
dmdupe: | Find files and folders with the same date modified. Sort by date modified for the best results. |
namepartdupe: | Find files and folders with the same name part (excluding extension). |
sizedupe: | Find files and folders with the same size. Sort by size for the best results. |
Duplicates are found in the ENTIRE index, not the current results.
Search and sort results by the same dupe type for the best results.
Everything does not check file contents. Use the dupe finding functions as a guide only.
Examples:
dupe: .mp4
size:>1gb sizedupe:
Filters are predefined searches. Only one filter can be active at a time. Filters can be toggled from the Search menu.
To create a new filter:
In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
Type in a Name.
Click OK.
To edit an existing filter:
In Everything, from the Search menu, click Organize filters....
Select a filter.
Click Edit.
To create a search macro:
In Everything, from the Search menu, click Organize filters....
Select a filter.
Click Edit.
Set macro to your search shortcut, for example: photos
The photos: search will now be replaced with this filter's search.
Click OK.
Click OK.
To create a filter keyboard shortcut:
In Everything, from the Search menu, click Organize filters....
Select a filter.
Click Edit.
Click to the right of Keyboard shortcut and press a new keyboard shortcut.
Click OK.
Click OK.
Filters can be accessed from the Search menu, filter bar (View -> Filters), right clicking the status bar, filter macro or filter keyboard shortcut.
Bookmarks can save the current search, filter, sort and index.
To create a new bookmark from the current search:
In Everything, from the Bookmarks menu, click Add to bookmarks....
Type in a Name.
Click OK.
To organize bookmarks:
In Everything, from the Bookmarks menu, click Organize bookmarks....
The home search is the default search when you first open an Everything search window.
The home search can be opened by pressing Alt + Home.
To change the home search settings:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the '''Home''' tab.
Set the desired search, search options, sort order and view options.
Click OK.
Custom macros can be defined by filters and bookmarks.
To create a custom filter macro:
Create a new filter or edit an existing one.
Type in a macro name, for example:
foo
Click OK.
Click OK.
Searching for foo: will now be replaced by the filter's search.
Regex overrides the search syntax. Search operators, wildcards, macros, modifiers and functions do not work in regex mode.
Regex must be enabled from the Search menu or prefix the search with regex:
When using the regex: modifier, please escape | and space with double quotes.
a|b | Matches a or b |
gr(a|e)y | Matches gray or grey |
. | Matches any single character |
[abc] | Matches a single character a, b or c |
[^abc] | Matches any single character except a, b or c |
[a-z] | Matches a single charactor in the range a to z |
[a-zA-Z] | Matches a single charactor in the range a to z or A to Z |
^ | Matches the start of the filename |
$ | Matches the end of the filename |
* | Matches the preceding element zero or more times |
? | Matches the preceding element zero or one times |
+ | Matches the preceding element one or more times |
{x} | Matches the preceding element x times |
{x,} | Matches the preceding element x or more times |
{x,y} | Matches the preceding element between x and y times |
\ | Escape special character |
The following search commands are special searches that can be activated by typing in the search and pressing ENTER.
| Search | Action |
|---|---|
about: | Show the About dialog. |
about:config | Open your Everything.ini |
about:credits | Show the Everything credits dialog. |
about:home | Open the home search. |
about:licence | Show the Everything licence agreement. |
about:options | Show the Everything options. |
/close | Close the Everything search window. |
/closeall | Close all Everything search windows. |
/command <id> | Run the specified command ID. |
/config_save | Show a save as dialog to backup the Everything.ini. |
/config_save <filename> | Backup the Everything.ini to the specified filename. |
/config_load | Show a open file dialog to load the Everything.ini. |
/config_load <filename> | Load the Everything.ini from the specified filename. |
/debug | Enable debug mode. |
/debug_log | Enable debug mode and start debug logging. |
/help | Show the help window. |
/monitor_pause | Stops NTFS, ReFS, file lists and folder monitors. Monitors are not started again until specified with /monitor_resume. |
/monitor_resume | Starts NTFS, ReFS, file lists and folder monitors. |
/quit | Exit Everything |
/rebuild | Force a rebuild |
/restart | Restart Everything |
/verbose | Enable verbose debugging. |
/update | Update all folder indexes now. |
/update <folder index> | Update the specifed folder index by path now. |
/<ini option> | Show the current setting for the specified ini option in the statusbar. Use the TAB key to auto complete. |
/<ini option>=<value> | Set the specified ini option to the specified value. The new value is shown in the status bar if successful. |
For example, to change the status bar selected item format to full path and filename, type in the following search and press ENTER:
/statusbar_selected_item_format=$f
Changing some ini options will require a restart.
To limit the number of results shown, use the count: search function.
For example to limit the number of results shown to 100, include at the start of your search:
count:100
Search for ABC and 123:
ABC 123
Search for ABC or 123:
ABC|123
Search for everything except ABC:
!ABC
Search for uppercase ABC
case:ABC
Search for mp3 files:
*.mp3
Search for mp3 files on the D: or E: drive:
d:|e: *.mp3
Search for jpg or png files on the D: drive:
d: *.jpg|*.png
Search for files or folders with no extension:
!.
Search for files only:
file:
Search for folders only:
folder:
Limit the search to a single folder:
parent:c:\windows
Find files larger than 1MB:
size:>1mb
Instantly find files that have changed today:
dm:today
Find files and folders modified this week:
dm:thisweek
Find files and folders modified from the 1st August 2014 to 31st August 2014:
dm:1/8/2014-31/8/2014
or:
dm:8/1/2014-8/31/2014
Depending on your locale settings.
Find folders in D:\music that do not contain an mp3 file:
d:\music\ !child:mp3
Find filenames with non-ASCII characters:
regex:[^\x00-\x7f]
The following translations will work with any version of "Everything" with multiple language support.
English is used for new untranslated features.
| Language | Translator | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Samuel Murray | 1.2.1.371 |
| Bosanski | Nedim Laletovic | 1.2.1.371 |
| Čeština | jvh | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Deutsch | Michael Banz & Thomas Knoop | 1.4.1.1000 |
| English (AU) | David Carpenter | 1.4.1.1000 |
| English (UK) | David Carpenter | 1.4.1.1000 |
| English (US) | David Carpenter | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Español | Sacher Collado Benitez (ScB) | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Español (Venezuela) | Ricardo A. Rivas | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Estonia | Olav Mägi | 1.2.1.371 |
| Français | Jikoo and Colok and Pierre le Lidgeu | 1.3.4.686 |
| Hrvatski | de4dcod3 | 1.2.1.371 |
| Italiano | Stefano Piccardi | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Magyar | Zsolt Péter Basák (Shiki) & Zoltán Szabó (Bird) | 1.2.1.371 |
| Nederlands | Jeroen Westera | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Norsk bokmål | Imre Kristoffer Eilertsen | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Oʻzbekcha | Zafar Shamsiddinov | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Polski | Zbigniew Zienko & superjohn & Piotr J. Balwierz | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Português (Brasil) | Igor Rückert | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Română | Alexandru Bogdan Munteanu | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Shqip | Sazan Kërçuku | 1.2.1.371 |
| Slovencina | Sepp Winkler | 1.2.1.371 |
| Srpski | ozzii | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Suomi | VeikkoM | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Svenska | Åke Engelbrektson | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Tiếng Việt | Lê Sỹ Đạt | 1.2.1.371 |
| Türkçe | Burak Yavuz (BouRock) & Koray KIRCAOGLU | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Ελληνικά | geogeo.gr | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Македонски | 01 Vlatce | 1.2.1.371 |
| Русский | Dmitry Yerokhin | 1.4.1.1000 |
| Српски | ozzii | 1.4.1.1000 |
| עברית | Stamimail & shai horn | 1.4.1.1000 |
| عربي | alyzeedus dwadeh | 1.2.1.371 |
| فارسی | Reza Jelodar | 1.2.1.371 |
| தமிழ் | அனிஷ் பிரபு தி.(Anish Prabu T.), Ashwin and Aarthi | 1.4.1.1000 |
| ภาษาไทย (TH) | นิติกร คำภักดี | 1.4.1.1000 |
| 한국어 | jeiea & dis1 | 1.4.1.1000 |
| 日本語 | koga & miyano | 1.4.1.1000 |
| 简体中文 | WanderMax & xbeta | 1.4.1.1000 |
| 繁體中文 | GT Wang & Carl Yuan & rexx & xbeta | 1.4.1.1000 |
Download the language pack Everything.lng.zip
Unzip Everything.lng from the language pack into the folder where "Everything" is installed.
Restart "Everything".
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the General tab.
Select your language from the Language dropdown list.
Click OK.
In the "language change" popup, click OK to restart "Everything".
Please check Supported languages for a list of supported translations.
Download the English translation template from Template.zip
Unzip the template to an empty folder.
Open the file Template.txt with notepad.
Translate each string in the template to the new language.
Each string will appear on a single line and has the following syntax:
key = "value"
For example: the string in the English translation template:
LOADING_DATABASE = "Loading database..."
For example: Translating the LOADING_DATABASE string to Italian:
LOADING_DATABASE = "Caricamento della base dati..."
// Start a line comment (the rest of the line is ignored)
; Start a line comment (the rest of the line is ignored)
Comments are ignored by the language compiler.
| Escape | Description |
|---|---|
\n | new line |
\r | line return |
\t | tab |
\" | escape a double quote (") |
\\ | a single back-slash (\) |
| %s and %d must be in the same order as they appear in the English translation template. |
place a & in front of the letter for the menu key.
This only applies to strings in the English translation template that have a &
Please save the template as UTF-8
I will notify you by email when translations require updating.
An up to date English translation template is always available from Template.zip
New and changed translation strings are added to the end of the template.
If you have an existing translation you will need to add the updated translations from Template.zip to the end of your translation template.
Your translation is compatible with previous and future versions of Everything.
Strings that have not yet been translated will appear in English.
Some strings may vary between Everything versions. Usually help information is expanded upon or alt shortcut keys added.
Please check the Changes.txt in the Template.zip file for a list of changes that may need updating in your existing translation template.txt.
Please download the language pack compiler if you would like to test your translation with "Everything".
An up to date language pack compiler is always available from makelng.zip
Download the language pack compiler and extract to an empty folder.
Copy your translation template to this folder.
Run the compiler.
Exit "Everything".
Copy the generated Everything.lng to your "Everything" installation folder.
Restart "Everything".
Select the correct language in "Everything"
| Note: makelng.exe compiles *.txt . |
Ignore warnings for duplicated definitions.
The last definition will be used for duplicates.
You can optionally remove the first references of the duplicates to remove these warnings.
Warnings for undefined strings should be fixed.
Warnings for empty strings should be fixed.
Please add your name to the credit list for your translation.
Your name will be added to the English translation template to be updated for the next release of "Everything".
Your name will also be included on the website.
You can optionally have your name linked to an email address or website.
Please contact David Carpenter for assistance.
Please check the latest English translation template from Template.zip for a list of changes to strings from Everything 1.3. These strings should be updated in your translation template.
To translate the voidtools website, please see makevoidtools.
Thanks to those that have translated "Everything".
Thank you for supporting "Everything"!
Corrupt files and folders are automatically excluded by "Everything". Please check your disk(s) for errors.
To check your disk(s) for errors:
In My Computer, for each volume:
Right click and select Properties.
Click the Tools tab.
Click Check now....
Select Automatically fix file system errors.
Click Start.
If prompted to schedule the disk check the next time you restart the computer select Yes.
To force "Everything" to rebuild the database:
In "Everything", from the the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Indexes tab.
Click Force rebuild.
Click OK.
To force the NTFS driver to rebuild the USN Journal:
In "Everything", from the the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the NTFS tab.
Select the NTFS volume .
Uncheck Enable USN Journal Logging.
Click Apply.
Check Enable USN Journal Logging.
Click OK.
This is most commonly caused by another service using port 80.
Try to change the HTTP server port.
For example: to change the HTTP server port to 8080:
In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
Under the HTTP tab, change the HTTP Server Port to 8080.
Click OK.
To connect to this server:
In your web browser, enter http://localhost:8080
Change localhost to the server name for remote access.
The debug console can be toggled with the Ctrl + ` key.
See viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1713 for more information.
Please check the forums or contact voidtools for support.
An uninstaller is created when Everything is installed.
To completely uninstall Everything with the uninstaller:
From the Control panel, open Programs and Features.
Right click Everything.
Select Uninstall/Change
Select the language of the uninstaller if the multilingual installer was used to install Everything.
Click Uninstall.
To completely uninstall the portable version of Everything:
From a command prompt, run:
Everything.exe -uninstall
Delete Everything.exe.
The follow settings modify the system:
Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything
Start Everything on system startup
Everything service
Show shell context menus
Start menu shortcuts
Desktop shortcuts
Quick Launch shortcuts
URL protocol
EFU file association.
To change these settings:
In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the General tab.
All system modifications made by Everything are removed when Everything is uninstalled.
Everything may create the following files in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Everything:
Everything.db
Everything.db.tmp
These files are deleted when Everything is uninstalled for all users.
Everything may create the following files in %APPDATA%\Everything:
Everything.ini
Bookmarks.csv
Filters.csv
Search History.csv
Run History.csv
Everything.ini.tmp
Errorlog.txt
Bookmarks.csv.tmp
Filters.csv.tmp
Search History.csv.tmp
Run History.csv.tmp
Logs\HTTP_Server_Log.txt
Logs\ETP_Server_Log.txt
These files are deleted when Everything is uninstalled for the current user.
If Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is disabled, these files are stored in the same location as Everything.exe.
These files have different filenames if Multiple Instances is used.
If you use Named instances and wish to uninstall, you will have to uninstall each instance separately with Everything.exe -uninstall -instance <Instance Name>
Make sure Everything and the Everything service is not running.
Delete the folder C:\Program Files\Everything
Delete the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Everything
Delete the folder %APPDATA%\Everything
Delete the registry value Everything in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Delete the registry value Everything in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Delete the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Everything
Delete the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything...
Delete the folder %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Everything
Delete the folder %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Everything
Delete the shortcut %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Search Everything.lnk
Delete the shortcut %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Search Everything.lnk
Delete the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ES
Delete the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.efu
Delete the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Everything.FileList
Delete the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Everything
Delete the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Everything
Delete the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\voidtools\Everything
Remove the empty registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\voidtools