interrupt sort

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stephen
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interrupt sort

Post by stephen »

The 'size on disk' feature is really helpful when checking out cloud files that are no longer needed offline.
However, if I sort on 'size on disk' without a significantly narrow filter it (quite understandably) takes a long time.

It would be good to be able to interrupt the sort.
I currently kill and restart Everything (which is amazingly fast); but a cleaner interrupt would be a welcome addition to this excellent program.
therube
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Re: interrupt sort

Post by therube »

During the sort, the statusbar should say, Sorting..., & to the right a graphical representation of progress.
You should be able to right-click the progress bar & Cancel Sort.
void
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Re: interrupt sort

Post by void »

Other ways to interrupt the sort:
  • Press ESC
  • Double click the sort progress bar in the status bar.
  • Change the sort order to something else (for example: Date modified)
  • Change your search.
  • Close the window or tab.
stephen
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Re: interrupt sort

Post by stephen »

Excellent, thank you.
I often hit esc without really thinking about it on similar situations with other software, but somehow hadn't in this case.