Enable/Disable remote everything indexes?

[wkearney99]

I have some file sets that I don't have to search all that often. I have them being indexed on another machine that has the everything server plug-in added to it.

It'd be convenient to have an enable/disable checkbox next to the 'Remove Everything indexes" list in the Options->Indexes->Network Indexes settings.

That'd be easier than just deleting the machine from the list when I want to avoid having it's results get included.

The scenario for this is a laptop that's not always connected to the same network that has the everything server running on another machine.

Or am I missing some other commands that would be applicable?

[void]

Please try Result omissions.

Omit your network indexes.
This can only be done by filename, so please make sure you remap network indexes to \\server\share or a mapped network drive.
Result omissions can be toggled instantly under Index -> Enable Result Omissions.

[wkearney99]

Does this still have to roundtrip the data for a search from the remote Everything server, and then omit it from the results?

I'm trying to make use of some on-site indexes when I'm on-site, but not when I'm offsite. The hitch here is there may be a VPN connection active, so server 'availability' is not an indicator whether it should or shouldn't be used. I'm trying to avoid consuming bandwidth and slow results when not on a network local to the server.

[void]

Does this still have to roundtrip the data for a search from the remote Everything server, and then omit it from the results?

Yes.
The remote servers are still fully indexed.



Please consider multiple instances.

Setup a VPN instance with limited indexing.

[siomosp]

Hi!
Maybe a menu for starting/selecting another instance, from current instance is possible ?

[void]

With Everything 1.5, yes.

Enable all search commands.

Create a bookmark to launch another instance:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Bookmark menu, click Add to bookmarks.
• Change the Name to:
  My Other Everything Instance
  
  (can be anything you like)
• Change the Search to:
  /run "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -instance "my instance name"
  
  (where my instance name is your instance name)
• Click OK.

[siomosp]

Great!!
Thank you!