I’m using Everything (Voidtools) and I’m trying to build advanced regex queries for large MP3 collections. However, many expressions fail or return no results. I would appreciate clarification on the supported regex subset and best practices for filename searching.
Example:
filename:regex:^(?:10824[4-9]|1082[5-9][0-9]|108[3-9][0-9]{2}|109[0-9]{3}|11[0-9]{4}|12[0-7][0-9]{3}|128[0-4][0-9]{2}|1285[0-6][0-9]|12857[0-3]).*[Aa][Cc].*[Ba][78][Dd][Jj].*\.mp3$
y regex searches for MP3 filenames often don’t work as expected. Could you clarify the correct regex syntax and limitati
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y regex searches for MP3 filenames often don’t work as expected. Could you clarify the correct regex syntax and limitati
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Re: y regex searches for MP3 filenames often don’t work as expected. Could you clarify the correct regex syntax and limi
How about an example of a file name that you are expecting that does not meet the above regex: ?
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Re: y regex searches for MP3 filenames often don’t work as expected. Could you clarify the correct regex syntax and limi
I have already entered hundreds of different regexes and it always shows 0 items if I combine different strings included in the file name and regex range etc.therube wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 3:48 pm How about an example of a file name that you are expecting that does not meet the above regex: ?
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Re: y regex searches for MP3 filenames often don’t work as expected. Could you clarify the correct regex syntax and limi
filename: 111111 blablabla AC blablabla b7dj blablabla.mp3
search: regex:^(?:10824[4-9]|1082[5-9][0-9]|108[3-9][0-9]{2}|109[0-9]{3}|11[0-9]{4}|12[0-7][0-9]{3}|128[0-4][0-9]{2}|1285[0-6][0-9]|12857[0-3])\.* bla .mp3
Found.
So, how about a filename that is not found?
search: regex:^(?:10824[4-9]|1082[5-9][0-9]|108[3-9][0-9]{2}|109[0-9]{3}|11[0-9]{4}|12[0-7][0-9]{3}|128[0-4][0-9]{2}|1285[0-6][0-9]|12857[0-3])\.* bla .mp3
Found.
So, how about a filename that is not found?
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Re: y regex searches for MP3 filenames often don’t work as expected. Could you clarify the correct regex syntax and limi
Make sure Match Path is unchecked under the Search menu or try without the ^ prefix in your regex pattern.
Do you have an active filter or any options enabled under the Search menu?
Do you have an active filter or any options enabled under the Search menu?