Suggestions • Re: Disable thumbs.db for network drives
DisableThumbsDBOnNetworkFolders should apply to Everything.Everything uses the same IThumbnailCache API as Windows Explorer.Please make sure Everything is running as a standard user:In Everything,...
View ArticleSupport • Re: How to restore database backups?
Now i have a brand new harddisk, and transferred my data from the other backup disk (not the broken one), but it seems, that i can't get the new disk indexed. Everything crashes again and again, just...
View ArticleEverything 1.5 • PSA for Anyone Creating Custom Filters
If your custom filter keeps returning **0 results**, check whether **Regex** is enabled.I spent quite a while trying different search expressions like:`ext:cbz;cbr`and`*.cbz | *.cbr`Nothing...
View ArticleEverything 1.5 • Re: PSA for Anyone Creating Custom Filters
If your custom filter keeps returning **0 results**, check whether **Regex** is enabled.Or more general: check the right side of the status bar. These settings (Match Path, Regex, eytc) will be shown...
View ArticleEverything 1.5 • Re: dupe: ignores "-" ?
Everything finds duplicates using its built-in natural sort.The Everything natural sort:ignores caseignores - and 'normalizes textremoves diacriticstreats digit sequences as numbersIf you want to find...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Compare snapshot of files vs later snapshot (db file?)
Sorry to hear about the server crash.Please make a backup of your Everything.db as soon as possible.If the server files/folders are still visible in Everything, please do a EFU file list export:In...
View ArticleGeneral • Google Critical Security Alert: one compromised password
I just received a Google Critical Security AlertSome of your saved passwords were exposed online.One compromised password. Change this password now!Some of your saved passwords were exposed in a data...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Google Critical Security Alert: one compromised password
Thank you for the issue report.No need to worry, this isn't related to any breach of voidtools.com or the forum itself.The message is from Google's Password Checkup feature (built into Chrome/your...
View ArticleBug report • Re: Service not installing on 1416
For future reference, is it better to import the .ini file through Everything. or is just copying it over (which I usually do) Is sufficient?Checking "Copy Everything 1.5a settings and data" copies...
View ArticleBug report • Re: Crashing when right-clicking on multiple selected files
Showing the context menu for 1000+ items will take a long time.Everything calls the OS to get the context menu.The OS wants a list of PIDLs (items)To do this, Everything converts filenames to...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Sooftware Review of Everything
Sooftware has published a review of Everything here:https://everything.sooftware.com/windows"The database updates automatically in real time whenever files are created, renamed, moved, or...
View ArticleEverything 1.5 • Re: Issue regarding missing video metadata tags
Suggestions on where to start debugging?Tools -> Debug -> Console-or-Tools -> Debug -> Start/Stop Debug LoggingWrites debug logs to %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txtLook for the following...
View ArticleEverything 1.5 • Re: Preview easy copy with mouse
May we presume that your or Void Tools own Preview handler will make it into the eventual Everything 1.5 final code ?Unfortunately, no.Not for Everything 1.5.I still have on my TODO list to add my own...
View ArticleEverything 1.5 • Re: Search history does not respect "Search as you...
Thank you for the issue report lifu,The next beta update will only add to history on ENTER when 'search as your type' is disabled.Statistics: Posted by void — Mon Jul 13, 2026 9:42 am
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Everything 1.5 • Re: How to update Property (length:) ?
ext:mp3;mp4 addcol:A A-label:="Length" A:=$length:?$length::GET_PROPERTY_FROM_DISK($name:,length)- works, though time is in ms (rather then hh:mm:ss) (i'm sure that can be "fixed")ext:mp3;mp4 addcol:A...
View ArticleEverything 1.5 • Re: dupe: ignores "-" ?
See also, Understanding Sort Sequence 2 - Code Point.Statistics: Posted by therube — Mon Jul 13, 2026 3:47 pm
View ArticleSupport • Recent Upgrade Headaches
1. First, make sure you download the correct version. For some reason, in my Google search, version 1.5.0.1415b is at the top, not version 1.5.0.1416b. The 2nd listing is the correct link. I ended up...
View ArticleGeneral • Limitations of Everything
Limitations of Everything:Date Accessed Change DetectionDeleted Hardlink DetectionDate Accessed Change DetectionEverything doesn't update date accessed changes in real-time.This is a limitation with...
View ArticleEverything 1.5 • Re: Orphaned entries on local NTFS HDD keep reappearing
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.Is there a recommended way...
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