How can i search for everything NOT xxxx

[klepp0906]

Specifically trying to search a directory for everything not a particular file extension.

Also curious if its possible to use everything to search a directory for any empty directories/folders within.

thank you for any time/help

[void]

To search a specific directory, include the directory path with a trailing backslash in your search.

For example:

c:\windows\
"c:\Program files\"

Use double quotes to escape spaces.



To exclude a certain extension, please try the NOT operator: !

For example, to exclude *.tmp, include the following in your search:

!*.tmp

To exclude *.tmp and *.db, include the following in your search:

!ext:tmp;db

ext:



If you don't want to search subfolders, please try the parent: search function.
For example:

parent:c:\windows
parent:"c:\program files"

Only files/folders directly under the specified path are listed.

parent:



If you want to find empty folders, include the following in your search:

empty:

For example, to find empty folders in C:\program files, search for:

"c:\program files\" empty:

empty:

[klepp0906]

perfect! tyvm for your help as usual! it never ceases to amaze me what you can accomplish with this.

[klepp0906]

excluding extensions worked perfectly for me, but i cant seem to get the empty folder to work. shows me all folders with things in them.

note: not sure if drivepool would have any interaction with this, but I know it can cause some weird behavior with some things so I figured id mention it.

this is what is in my search bar, i'm trying to find any folders with nothing in them that reside in the P:\Movies folder

"P:\Movies\" empty:

[void]

empty: will find folders that are empty in your index (not on disk).

Please try forcing a rebuild to see if it helps:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Indexes tab on the left.
• Click Force Rebuild.
• Click OK.