Everything shows no results for %appdata%

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skeptic23
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Everything shows no results for %appdata%

Post by skeptic23 »

My %appdata% folder is C:\Users\Millard\AppData\Roaming.

If I right-click on that folder and run Everything, it opens with ["C:\Users\Millard\AppData\Roaming\" ] in the search box and an empty result list instead of the items in that folder.

If I select Search/Advanced Search... and type C:\Users\Millard\AppData\Roaming\ in the "Located in:" box and click OK, Everything returns with [C:\Users\Millard\AppData\Roaming\ ] (no double-quotes) in the search box and an empty result list instead of the items in that folder.

I can't find any setting that changes this. At the moment, all my %appdata% files and folders are non-existent as far as Everything is concerned.

How do I fix this?
skeptic23
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Re: Everything shows no results for %appdata%

Post by skeptic23 »

In addition, I just discovered, neither is Everything indexing C:\ProgramData, as this screenshot shows...
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NotNull
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Re: Everything shows no results for %appdata%

Post by NotNull »

You probably enabled Exclude hidden files and folders (Menu:Tools > Options > Indexes > Exclude)
c:\users\yourname\Appdata is a hidden folder.

Disable this setting to re-include those files/folders
skeptic23
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Re: Everything shows no results for %appdata%

Post by skeptic23 »

Hey NotNull, right you are, sorry for the late response!
NotNull
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Re: Everything shows no results for %appdata%

Post by NotNull »

Better late than never! :)

(I like it when people let the other forum visitors know if some suggestion helped or not)
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