Drive not being searched.

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expat1001
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Joined: Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:19 am

Drive not being searched.

Post by expat1001 »

Hi,
I have gone through all these steps but still a local SSD drive is not being searched. Even simple files like gmail.txt are not returned. I've also re installed Everything.

Please make sure no search options are checked under the Search menu (eg: uncheck match case, uncheck match whole words, uncheck regex)
Please make sure the Everything filter is active under the Search menu.
Please make sure these files are not excluded from Tools -> Options -> Exclude.
Please make sure Everything is installed correctly and running as a standard user:

In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the General tab on the left.
Check Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything.
Uncheck Run as administrator.
Check Everything Service. (Please make sure this is tick-checked and not square-checked)
Click OK.
Exit Everything (from the File menu, click Exit).
Restart Everything.

Please try forcing a rebuild:

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

Thanks,
Peter
void
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Joined: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:31 pm

Re: Drive not being searched.

Post by void »

Please make sure Everything is indexing your local SSD drive:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Folders tab on the left.
  • Click Add....
  • Select your local SSD drive (for example: D: drive) and click OK.
  • Click OK.
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