Debugging

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Debugging

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Debugging Everything 1.5

Debug Console
Verbose output
Copying output to the clipboard
Debug logging
Manually edit settings
Index statistics
Mini crash dump



Debug Console

The Everything debug console:


To show the Everything debug console:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Console.
To hide the Everything debug console:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, uncheck Console.

Verbose output

To enable verbose debug output:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Verbose.


Copy output to the clipboard

To copy the console text to the clipboard:
  • Right click the console window caption, under the Edit menu, click Select All.
  • Right click the selected text to copy to the clipboard.


Debug logging

To start debug logging:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Start Debug Logging.
Debug logs can grow very large
To stop debug logging:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Stop Debug Logging.
    The Everything Debug Log will open in Notepad.
  • Please save this file to the Desktop and send to support@voidtools.com
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Manually edit settings

To manually edit your Everything settings:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check config.
    Your Everything.ini will open in Notepad.
  • You can modify this file while Everything is running.
  • Make and save any changes.
  • Close Notepad.
  • In Everything, accept the prompt to reload the Everything config.


Index statistics

Everything index statistics:


To show the index statistics:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Statistics.


Mini crash dump

To create a mini crash dump for Everything:

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