A bug that I don't know how to name,maybe

[alice329]

first of all, Everything is a very good tools for me, thanks alot. and sorry about my poor English.

The situation is like this:
1. I have some files(with the same name) in different folders;(I'm not sure if it's related to this bug);
2. Then I found that when I deleted one of the files, the file name was still displayed in the program window.
3. This file name record will always exist and can be searched out again, unless it disappears after the index is rebuilt.

I made a screen video, hoping it can be of help.

best regards.

test.mp4.zip

[void]

I suspect these files are hard links.

Everything 1.4 does not track changes to hard links.
Everything 1.5 will track changes, but not deletes.

As you have found, you will need to force a reindex to pickup hard links changes:

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

Please check if these files are hard links:
From a command prompt, run:

fsutil hardlink list e:\path\to\file.txt

where e:\path\to\file.txt is the filename of one of your PDF files.

[alice329]

Yes, you're right.

These problematic files are indeed caused by the issue of hard links.Your guidance is very precise and professional.

All of this is due to a stupid update of a stupid software.

Thank you very much. I'm very happy that this is not a bug, and best wishes.

[therube]

(Are you "alice" of [Mozilla] Bugzilla fame?)