Everything doesn't detect deleted hard links.
This is a limitation with Everything and the USN Journal.
You will have to reindex your NTFS volume to remove deleted hardlinks.
Type in the following search and press ENTER:
where c: is the NTFS volume to reindex.
-reindex
-search-command
-or-
With the Everything SDK:
This is a limitation with Everything and the USN Journal.
You will have to reindex your NTFS volume to remove deleted hardlinks.
To reindex just your NTFS volume:Is there a recommended way to reset/reinitialize the NTFS/USN indexing for a single volume (the local HDD) without having to fully rebuild the entire database (including server folders)?
- In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options
- Click the NTFS tab on the left.
- Right click your NTFS volume and click Reindex.
- Close the Options window.
Type in the following search and press ENTER:
/reindex c:where c: is the NTFS volume to reindex.
Can I trigger a re-indexing in python?
Everything.exe -reindexEverything.exe -search-command "/reindex c:"-reindex
-search-command
-or-
With the Everything SDK:
Code:
import ctypesfrom ctypes import wintypesEVERYTHING_IPC_WNDCLASSW = "EVERYTHING_TASKBAR_NOTIFICATION"WM_USER = 0x0400EVERYTHING_WM_IPC = WM_USEREVERYTHING_IPC_REBUILD_DB = 405user32 = ctypes.windll.user32user32.FindWindowW.restype = wintypes.HWNDuser32.FindWindowW.argtypes = (wintypes.LPCWSTR, wintypes.LPCWSTR)user32.SendMessageW.restype = wintypes.LPARAMuser32.SendMessageW.argtypes = (wintypes.HWND, wintypes.UINT, wintypes.WPARAM, wintypes.LPARAM)everything_taskbar_notification_hwnd = user32.FindWindowW(EVERYTHING_IPC_WNDCLASSW, None)user32.SendMessageW( everything_taskbar_notification_hwnd, EVERYTHING_WM_IPC, EVERYTHING_IPC_REBUILD_DB, 0) # forces all indexes to be rescanned.Code:
#define EVERYTHING_IPC_WNDCLASSWL"EVERYTHING_TASKBAR_NOTIFICATION"#define EVERYTHING_WM_IPC(WM_USER)#define EVERYTHING_IPC_REBUILD_DB405HWND everything_taskbar_notification_hwnd = FindWindow(EVERYTHING_IPC_WNDCLASS,0);SendMessage(everything_taskbar_notification_hwnd,EVERYTHING_WM_IPC,EVERYTHING_IPC_REBUILD,0); // forces all indexes to be rescanned.Statistics: Posted by void — Tue Jul 14, 2026 4:03 am
