Searching strings inside the files
Searching strings inside the files
Is it possible with Everything searching for a word inside the files?
Re: Searching strings inside the files
Yes, please have a look at A word of phrase in the file in the Advanced Search from the Search menu.


Re: Searching strings inside the files
Great
Thank you
Thank you
Re: Searching strings inside the files
Is it possible even to make a fast database with content of file so that it is possible to have fast searching?
Re: Searching strings inside the files
That would duplicate the index Windows already builds.gialandra wrote:Is it possible even to make a fast database with content of file so that it is possible to have fast searching?
There is no need for such an index inside of Everything.
But Everything may use the index build by Windows for its content search.
Re: Searching strings inside the files
Can you please explain howto?horst.epp wrote:But Everything may use the index build by Windows for its content search.
Re: Searching strings inside the files
Hi, I just registered to the forums and hopefully answering to an old topic does not make this less than what I want to say. I've been using this software for quite many years and was at some point thinking "... could this search inside files". Well, to be honest, via this post I learned it canvoid wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:25 am Yes, please have a look at A word of phrase in the file in the Advanced Search from the Search menu.
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To the dev. / void, thank you. Cheers...
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