How do I prevent "Search in Everything" from clearing search bar?

[Auto]

When you right-click on the Path in the Search list, there's a menu item called "Search in Everything".
The problem is it completely erases what I've typed before it fills in the Path

Is there a setting or tweak somewhere to prevent this deletion and simply append/prepend the path?
This is the closest topic I could find, but it mostly had workarounds.

I like the context menu option since it doesn't mess with what I have on my clipboard and sometimes it's just easier to click around and browse data visually

[void]

Using the folder sidebar (View -> Folders) and clicking on Explore in Everything will preserve your search.

I will consider an option to append to your search when clicking on the search in Everything item.

Not really what you want, but worth mentioning:
Ctrl + click on Search in Everything = Open the search in a new tab.
Shift + click on Search in Everything = Open the search in a new window.
From there you can copy/paste your other search terms.

[enduser]

Ctrl + click on Search in Everything = Open the search in a new tab.
Shift + click on Search in Everything = Open the search in a new window.

Is there an option to enable this for context menu outside everything?

[Auto]

Using the folder sidebar (View -> Folders) and clicking on Explore in Everything will preserve your search.

I actually turned that off a long time ago; the other methods are so much faster.

I will consider an option to append to your search when clicking on the search in Everything item.

Awesome, thanks for considering it!

Not really what you want, but worth mentioning:
Ctrl + click on Search in Everything = Open the search in a new tab.
Shift + click on Search in Everything = Open the search in a new window.
From there you can copy/paste your other search terms.

Yeah, I'm always forgetting the places I can hold a button and click since they aren't in the Help menu like the search syntax is

[void]

Ctrl + click on Search in Everything = Open the search in a new tab.
Shift + click on Search in Everything = Open the search in a new window.

Is there an option to enable this for context menu outside everything?

No, but you can make your own Search in Everything (New Tab) and Search in Everything (New Window) menu items.



To create an "Search in Everything (New Tab)" context menu item when right clicking a folder:

• From the Start menu, search for: regedit
• Right click Registry Editor and click Run as administrator.
• Navigate to:
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
• Create a new key called:
  
  Search in Everything (New Tab)
• Navigate to:
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search in Everything (New Tab)
• Optional: create a new string value called:
  
  Extended
• Set the value data to an empty string.
  (this will only show the menu item when SHIFT is held down when right clicking)
• Create a new key called:
  
  command
• Navigate to:
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search in Everything (New Tab)\command
• Set the (Default) value to:
  
  "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything64.exe" -new-tab "%1"
  
  where C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything64.exe is the location of your Everything.exe.

To create an "Search in Everything (New Window)" context menu item when right clicking a folder:

• From the Start menu, search for: regedit
• Right click Registry Editor and click Run as administrator.
• Navigate to:
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
• Create a new key called:
  
  Search in Everything (New Window)
• Navigate to:
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search in Everything (New Window)
• Optional: create a new string value called:
  
  Extended
• Set the value data to an empty string.
  (this will only show the menu item when SHIFT is held down when right clicking)
• Create a new key called:
  
  command
• Navigate to:
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search in Everything (New Window)\command
• Set the (Default) value to:
  
  "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything64.exe" -new-window "%1"
  
  where C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything64.exe is the location of your Everything.exe.