When adding a folder to the Tools/Options/Indexes/Folders list, would it be possible to change additions to be added as a background task instead of additions causing the application to hang and do a scan in real time?
Meaning:
Current process flow:
1. go to Tools/Options/Indexes/Folders
2. drag a folder from Windows Explorer into the list OR click Add/Add Custom
3. after new folder is added, click OK
4. Everything application hangs while new folder is added
5. wait for index to be complete: could be seconds, minutes, hours
Proposed process flow:
1. go to Tools/Options/Indexes/Folders
2. drag a folder from Windows Explorer into the list OR click Add/Add Custom
3. after new folder is added, click OK
4. Everything application scans/adds new folder, similar to how it currently does other background indexing
5. continue to use Everything application while new folders are added to index
Drag and Drop new folders
Re: Drag and Drop new folders
If Everything is hanging, please send a mini crash dump:
To perform the initial scan in the background:
- Download Process Explorer from Microsoft:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer - Launch Process Explorer.
- Wait for Everything to hang.
- In Process Explorer, select Everything.exe (If there is two, select the one using the most memory)
- Right click Everything.exe and under Create Dump, select Create Mini Dump.
- Choose a filename and click Save.
- Please upload this file in a bug report
To perform the initial scan in the background:
- In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Advanced tab on the left.
- To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
folder - Select: folder_background_index
- Set the value to: true
- Click OK.
Re: Drag and Drop new folders
perfect! Thank you!