Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#46 Post by webfork »

Great news but MIT license? It's OSS now? I can't find the code anywhere ...

Being able to connect to other Everything servers is fantastic. If I setup a local file server, I'll definitely use that to search it.

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#47 Post by joby_toss »

Wednesday, 30 September 2015: Version 1.4.0.702b
  • added option to index size, dates and attributes
    added option to enable fast sorting of size, dates, attributes, path and extension
    added thumbnail view
    added preview pane
    added REFS support
    improved NTFS indexing
    improved indexing performance
    added advanced searching
    added multi-file renaming
    added content searching
    improved re-indexing performance when the existing indexes are up to date
    added search history organizer
    added show total size in status bar option
    added single click open option
    added full row select option
    improved IPC

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#48 Post by I am Baas »

Tested version 1.4.0.702b:

Everything.db in \AppData\Local\Everything

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#49 Post by Userfriendly »

Confirmed bug here. Will be fixed in next version.

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#50 Post by I am Baas »

@Userfriendly

Thanks.

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#51 Post by spicydog »

So, in fact there are advantages in avoiding betas and staying with v1.3.4.686 (which BTW does the job perfectly) ;)

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#52 Post by joby_toss »

Friday, 2 October 2015: Version 1.4.0.703b
  • fixed an issue with Everything.db being stored in the wrong location
    fixed an issue with MSAA and SysListView32 emulation
    improved debug console support

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#53 Post by Userfriendly »

Sunday, 11 October 2015: Version 1.4.0.705b
fixed an issue when saving a refs index
fixed an issue with multiple service instances
fixed an issue with displaying wrong sizes
fixed an issue with displaying corrupt file names
fixed an issue with missing sizes and dates
fixed an issue with unnecessary accessing floppy disks
fixed an issue when renaming multi-files with non-ascii chararcters
fixed a localization issue with some values in the config file
fixed an issue with indexing substituted volumes
fixed an crash after performing an IPC query
fixed an issue with install command line options not working if Everything was already running
added thumbnail load priority ui option
added service name customization by changing the instance name
improved preview support for images on xp
improved inherited options when creating a new window
improved -update -exit

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#54 Post by __philippe »

Wednesday, 28 October 2015: Version 1.4.0.709beta
  • fixed an issue with indexing large ReFS volumes
    fixed an issue with recent changes not working for modified files
    fixed an issue when displaying result list tooltips
    fixed a display issue when performing an action while in thumbnail view
    fixed an issue with updating recent changes in a folder index
    fixed an issue with updating folder information in a folder update
    fixed an issue when reindexing was not using existing folder and file list indexes
    fixed a rendering issue when preview was enabled
    fixed a RTL text layout issue in thumbnail view
    fixed an issue with access denied install service option not using instance name
    added show_detailed_listview_tooltips ini option
    added ctrl_mouse_wheel_action ini option
    added statusbar_selected_item_format ini option
    added -searchfilelist <filename> command line option
    added remove offline volumes option
    improved support for device removal requests
    improved detection of an out of date Everything service
    improved support for massive mft fragments

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

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Tuesday, 24 November 2015: Version 1.4.0.713b
  • fixed an issue with indexing deleted attributes in ReFS volumes
    fixed an issue with indexing very large ReFS volumes
    fixed an issue with indexing subst volumes
    fixed an issue with inline renaming and focus wrapping
    added option to remember search in bookmarks
    added option to remember view in bookmarks
    improved unicode normalization
    improved open path command
    improved tooltips

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#56 Post by Userfriendly »

Here's the latest beta build. Dev often does little updates in the support forums.
Beta builds: https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtop ... f=2&t=5159
Nightly builds: https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtop ... f=2&t=5718

Monday, 21 November 2016: Version 1.4.1.809b
fixed a synchronization issue with the Everything service
fixed an issue with filter modifiers
fixed an issue with file:!
added / search commands
added filter functions

Tuesday, 25 October 2016: Version 1.4.1.782b
fixed an issue with namepartdupe:
fixed exclude hidden files
fixed a dual display search history positioning issue
fixed an issue with file:
fixed an issue with indexing hidden or system folders/files
fixed an issue when re-indexing an existing NTFS/ReFS index when "Include Only" is set.
added shell: function support.
added millisecond support to time format

Sunday, 16 October 2016: Version 1.4.1.773b
fixed a login issue with ETP connections
improved Chinese localization

Friday, 14 October 2016: Version 1.4.1.771b
fixed a display issue with the installer

Friday, 14 October 2016: Version 1.4.1.770b
fixed a display issue with tooltips
fixed a crash when closing Everything
fixed an issue when excluding hidden files and changing the attributes of a file
fixed an issue when searching content in empty files
fixed a selection issue in full row select mode
fixed a display issue with dates
fixed an issue with previous navigation searches
fixed a hang when installing over a running instance
fixed a blocking issues with search as your type disabled
fixed a crash when displaying thumbnails
fixed an indexing issue with small refs volumes
fixed an issue when selecting with ctrl in full row select mode
fixed an issue when searching for a \path\
fixed a crash when cutting an item multiple times
added perl compatible regex
added option to never show thumbnails, always icons
added iso 8601 syntax for dates and time
added option to disable recent changes
added new Everything icon
improved search term highlighting
improved database blocking
improved indexes updating
improved advanced search
improved multi-file renaming
improved folder index monitoring

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#57 Post by Specular »

Anyone know if there's an icon cache specific to Everything? I updated an icon for a filetype, refreshed the IconCache.db in Windows, and after a restart Windows itself is using the new icons but not Everything.

Tried rebuilding Everything's database but no luck.

Edit: exiting Everything then opening it again was successful. Nice.

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#58 Post by webfork »

Someone put together an Everything component that integrates with Window's standard search bar (or replaces it, I'm not sure):

https://github.com/stnkl/EverythingToolbar

It's definitely an upgrade for Window's own limited search function.

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#59 Post by webfork »

Something to underscore how valuable the Everything search tool is: there's a program in development for *nix that specifically references it as a design guideline: https://github.com/cboxdoerfer/fsearch

"Performance. On Windows I really like to use Everything Search Engine. It provides instant results as you type for all your files and lots of useful features (regex, filters, bookmarks, ...). On Linux I couldn't find anything that's even remotely as fast and powerful."

Homepage: https://cboxdoerfer.github.io/fsearch/
Github: https://github.com/cboxdoerfer/fsearch

Other articles on the topic:
https://www.fossmint.com/fsearch-search ... for-linux/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/08/fse ... ets-update

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Re: Everything (lightning fast file search engine)

#60 Post by opsimathic »

'Everything' is a wonderful app. It constantly gets me out of trouble by finding documents I seem increasingly to misfile.

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