Any way to make everything prioritise .exe

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SquidBow
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Any way to make everything prioritise .exe

Post by SquidBow »

Is there any way to make everything prioritise .exe files and put them on top of the search?
therube
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Re: Any way to make everything prioritise .exe

Post by therube »

What do you mean "prioritize"?

Are you looking to make Everything into a "program launcher"?
Such that when you start to type in a programs name, that program pops to the top of the list, giving you quick access to launch it?

If so, for something like that, you could "tweak" 'Search History.csv', artificially upping the Search Count therein.
When I type in, 'be', beyondo.exe is my top hit, allowing me to lauch, beyondo.
void
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Re: Any way to make everything prioritise .exe

Post by void »

Everything 1.4: No, not really.

You can select all exe files and set the run count really high then sort by run count.
Cons: new exe files will not have a run count.



Everything 1.5 this can be done with the following search:

<*.exe a:=1>| sort:a-descending


It's pretty slow and not really practical.
If it is fast enough for you, consider adding the search as a filter.



I will consider a rank property with a fast sorting option for a future version of Everything.
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