Multiple users with same index

[mschmitt]

What happens in Everything 1.4 if you have...

• Windows computer with multiple users logged in simultaneously (via remote desktop)
• Users are not administrators
• Everything is storing settings and data in %APPDATA%
• Start Everything on system startup
• Everything Service is running
• Each user 's database location is the same location, e.g. in ProgramData
• Multi-user database file name is not selected

Does it share one index? Are there multiple indexing processes running or just one?

[void]

Does it share one index?

No.
Each user will get their own database in
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Everything

-Please ensure Tools -> Options -> General -> Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is enabled.
(it should be enabled by default)

Are there multiple indexing processes running or just one?

The UI process manages your index.
One UI process for each user.
They all share access to a single Everything Service process.

[mschmitt]

I'm asking what would happen if in Options > Indexes, multiple users had the same directory for the Database location, with Multi-user database filename check-box is de-selected.

[void]

Each user will overwrite the other users database.

This will cause each user to reindex on startup.

In other words, the database doesn't support multiple users.
Enable the "Multi-user database filename" option if you store the database in the same location for multiple users.

[mschmitt]

OK, thanks for the information.