Some search terms literally crashes Everything

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nescafenori
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Some search terms literally crashes Everything

Post by nescafenori »

When I search with certain terms, everything crashes repeatedly.

For example, I have a folder named "Turing_Illustrator". When I search with "Turing", as soon as I write "Turi", Everything crashes. I open it up again and it crashes again when I type "Turi". When I type "illustrator", nothing happens. This has been happening with multiple search terms. I don't remember the previous ones. And it's becoming a headache now.

Any solution? Why would certain search term trigger Everything to crash?

Thanks
therube
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Re: Some search terms literally crashes Everything

Post by therube »

What version of Everything?

Post, Help | Troubleshooting

Perhaps related to shell extensions?
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void
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Re: Some search terms literally crashes Everything

Post by void »

Could be a bad icon shell extension:

Please try disabling icon shell extensions:
  • Copy and paste the following into your Everything search box:
    /icon_shell_extensions=0
  • Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
  • If successful, icon_shell_extensions=0 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.
Does the issue persist?
nescafenori
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Re: Some search terms literally crashes Everything

Post by nescafenori »

@void this did solve the issue, thank you