show only the files present on the external hard disk by recognizing it by its name?

[Laura]

Hi

Since I connect external hard drives quite often, is it possible to make it so that when I right-click on the drive, it only shows the files actually present and not those on other hard drives because it reads the drive name and then only displays those results?

Also, I've noticed that in some cases, for new folders, such as files unzipped in a directory, Everything gives me zero results. I assume it's a small bug in the latest version, but I wanted to ask if there's a hotkey to force a scan of that directory. I remembered F6, but it doesn't work.

Thanks

[void]

Since I connect external hard drives quite often, is it possible to make it so that when I right-click on the drive, it only shows the files actually present and not those on other hard drives because it reads the drive name and then only displays those results?

Please try including the following in your search:

!offline:

This will only work if you use Tools -> Options -> FAT for indexing your external drives.

Also, I've noticed that in some cases, for new folders, such as files unzipped in a directory, Everything gives me zero results. I assume it's a small bug in the latest version, but I wanted to ask if there's a hotkey to force a scan of that directory. I remembered F6, but it doesn't work.

Please try rescanning your external drive under Index -> Rescan -> Select your external drive.

[Laura]

Thanks

I don't know where to put !offline: but I think it should automatically recognize the connected HD by name and only show the files actually present. However, if you perform a global search, it should show all the files it monitored. At least I think this should be the correct behavior, or at least that there's an option to make Everything work this way.
I, but I think everyone these days, no longer have internal HDs and everything is on external HDs, so we end up with many HDs always loaded on the same drive and we don't understand anything when we search for something because everything is shown

Yes, I know there's a rescan function in the menu, but I remembered there was an option to rescan only the folder I had open to do it quickly. Maybe it's been removed, but it was handy to be able to use F5 to refresh immediately, as with Windows.

[void]

Include

!offline:

in your search.

This will show only files/folders that are available.



I recommend creating an online filter:

• In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
• Change the Name to:
  Online
• Change the Search to:
  !offline:
• Click OK.

Filters can be activated from the Search menu, Filter bar (View -> Filter Bar), Filter sidebar (View -> Filters), right clicking the status bar, filter macro or filter keyboard shortcut.
Filters can be organized from Search menu -> Organize filters.

When you want to search only files/folders that are available, set the filter to Online.
The default filter can be set under Tools -> Options -> Home -> Filter.
When you want to search ALL files/folders, set the filter to Everything.



Another option is to let Everything manage your external drives:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the FAT tab on the left.
• Check Automatically include new fixed volumes.
• Check Automatically include new removable volumes.
• Check Automatically remove offline volumes.

Everything will only show files/folders that available.
However, you will be unable to search external drives that are not plugged in.

Yes, I know there's a rescan function in the menu, but I remembered there was an option to rescan only the folder I had open to do it quickly. Maybe it's been removed, but it was handy to be able to use F5 to refresh immediately, as with Windows.

The other option are:

• Tools -> Options -> Folder/FAT -> Select your drive and click Rescan Now.
• Type in the following search and press ENTER:
  /rescan e:
  where e: is your external drive.

F5 clears cache, re-searches and repaints the result list.
Ctrl + F5 reindexes properties for the current selection.
Neither of these do a rescan. A rescan will take several minutes.

[Laura]

Fantastic!
The Online trick works perfectly.
Thanks for the explanation and help.