Add support for a list of recently visited directories.

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sachin
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Add support for a list of recently visited directories.

Post by sachin »

When I open a certain directory, Everything will record that directory as a recently visited one.

When there's no input in the search box, it automatically displays directories that were recently visited.
void
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Re: Add support for a list of recently visited directories.

Post by void »

Everything has Run History.

Run history remembers what you ran from Everything.
It is enabled by default and can be disabled under Tools -> Options -> History.

To View run history in Everything 1.4:
  • From the View menu, under the Sort By submenu, click Date Run.
    ---This will show items that were recently run from Everything. (most recent at the top)
To limit the results to folders only, include the following in your search:
folder:




To View run history in Everything 1.5:
  • Press Ctrl + J
sachin
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Re: Add support for a list of recently visited directories.

Post by sachin »

void wrote: Thu Jun 05, 2025 12:15 am Everything has Run History.

Run history remembers what you ran from Everything.
It is enabled by default and can be disabled under Tools -> Options -> History.

To View run history in Everything 1.4:
  • From the View menu, under the Sort By submenu, click Date Run.
    ---This will show items that were recently run from Everything. (most recent at the top)
To limit the results to folders only, include the following in your search:
folder:




To View run history in Everything 1.5:
  • Press Ctrl + J
I only knew about the search keyword record, didn't know about the run history. Turns out that Everything has already implemented a running record feature.

It's just that the sorting method I had in mind is like this:

1. For search results based on keywords, sort them in descending order by name. At this point, I don't want it to sort by time, because in most cases, there are many files searched out, and time sorting isn't a great solution.

2. If the search input box has no keywords entered, sort by the time of recently accessed folders/files in descending order. That is, only display the files that have been accessed recently.

This is probably the most common mode of operation.
void
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Re: Add support for a list of recently visited directories.

Post by void »

I will consider limiting the run history to only a few results and showing it from the search box somehow.
Thank you for the suggestion.



There's also Search History in Everything.
Search History is disabled by default.
Search History can be enabled under Tools -> Options -> History.

Press Alt + Down or Alt + Up to view recent searches.
Press Ctrl + H to view Search History.
Press Ctrl + Space to auto-complete searches.

From recent searches, you should be able to jump to the recently opened folder pretty quickly. (not as fast as Run History).

Note: Pressing ENTER from the search box will focus the most run result.