Problem about exclude folder..

[mysuggestion]

Hi,
Thanks for this greate software.

I have a problem about the "exclude folder", I posted this problem 5 years ago, but seems no change and no explain.

When I exclude some folder, it means I don't want the files show up in search result (like I have some personal files, I don't want it show up in result.), but when I right click IN THIS FOLDER and use everygthing to search something, obviously it means I want to search something right in this folder, but I can not get anything, because I exclude it.... . So could you make a change ?

For example, when i exclude the system32 folder, sometime I need search some system files in the system32 folder, but i can not get any result, because system32 folder is just excluded...that's not good. so what should i do ?

Thanks.

[void]

Some ideas..

Please try omit results in Everything 1.5.

Omit results are like excludes, but temporarily.
You can toggle Omit Results instantly from Index -> Enable Result Omissions.



Use multiple instances of Everything. (not really recommended)
Leave you main instance as is.
Fire up another instance to index all files:

Everything.exe -instance all-files

Enable the folder context menu item in your all-files instance under Tools -> Options -> General.

[mysuggestion]

Hi,
Thanks for reply.

I tried the latest version, but the experience was not good.

For example, I added the C:\Windows folder to the omissions list, but when I right-clicked on the C:\Windows folder and selected "Search Everygthing 1.5a", the window that opened was still blank, even though I had entered the content to search for. At this point, I had to close the Result Omissions to see the search results.

From the perspective of user experience, it feels very bad as it interrupts my operation...

So I really hope you can make some improvements. When users right-click and choose "Search", their intention is very clear: I want to search within this directory, even though I have already excluded it.

Thanks.

[void]

Thank you for the feedback mysuggestion,

One idea is to modify your Right-click -> Search Everything command to disable result omissions:

• From the Start menu, search for:
  regedit
• Right click Registry Editor and click Run as administrator.
• In the Registry Editor, navigate to:
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything 1.5a...\command
• Change the (Default) value to:
  
  "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything64.exe" -path "%1" -s noomit:
  
  (where C:\Program Files\Everything is your Everything installation folder)

Now when you right click -> Search Everything..., the search is set to the path with the no-omit: search function which temporarily disable result omissions.



no-omit:



I will consider making Everything smarter and disabling a result omission when it is present in the search.
Thank you for the suggestion.

[mysuggestion]

Hi,
thianks again.

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 "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything64.exe" -path "%1" -s noomit:

this will disable omit all the time? so the right click and search will always show the files that I don't want to showup, right ? So maybe this is not good for me..

but anyway, thiank you.
Regards.

[void]

this will disable omit all the time?

No, only while noomit: is in the search box.
So only when you right-click -> Search Everything...