Post by moon125 on Nov 6, 2024 23:04:46 GMT -8
In all my time with computers, I have used the standard Windows search services only a few times. Perhaps it is because I still remember where everything is . But most likely the reason is the convenience (or rather lack thereof) and slowness of this search. It is quite possible that the utility discussed in this note will help to fix this.
Everything
Everything is a free program for searching files and folders by their name. Unlike the standard Windows search, Everything immediately after opening the program window shows all files and folders present on the computer. As you enter keywords for which the search is performed, all elements that do not fall under its results are filtered out.
In principle, that's all the functionality. And in order to get acquainted with some of the nuances of this program, I translated several points from the "Questions and Answers" posted on the official website of Everything.
How to install a language pack?
Initially, the Everything interface is available only in English. To change this, you need to install a language pack. After downloading the archive, you need to unzip it to the Everything installation directory (usually C:\\Program Files\\Everything ) and restart the program. Then go to the " Tools " menu and click on " Options ." In the first tab (" General "), click shopify website design on the " Language " drop-down list and select the desired language. After restarting, the Everything language will change to the desired one.
How long does it take for files to be indexed after the program starts?
Since Everything uses only file and folder names for searching, compiling a list of them takes only a few seconds. In a clean (freshly installed) Windows XP SP2 operating system (about 20,000 files), indexing takes about 1 second. But on a computer containing 1,000,000 files, such indexing will take about a minute.
What is the system resource usage of Everything?
In a clean (freshly installed) Windows XP SP2 operating system (about 20,000 files), the utility used 3-5 MB of RAM and less than 1 MB of permanent memory. On a computer containing 1,000,000 files, 45 MB of RAM and 5 MB of hard disk space will be used.
Does Everything monitor file system changes?
Yes, such monitoring is performed. The program window always displays the current state of the file system. After closing and then starting the program, the program database is updated.
What are the system requirements for Everything?
Everything runs on Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista.
Everything finds files and folders only on NTFS file systems.
Everything requires administrator privileges to fully access all levels of nested folders.
Does Everything index mapped network drives?
No, Everything only indexes local or removable devices. To search on computers connected to a network, the program must be installed on both. One of these computers must run the ETP server. The other computer must connect to this ETP server. To start the ETP server, go to the " Tools " menu and click " Start ETP server ". To connect to the ETP server, go to the " Tools " menu and click " Connect to ETP Server… ", enter the required data and click OK.
How to use boolean operations?
AND is the default Boolean operation. For example, to search for "foo" and "bar", you would type: foo bar . To search for elements that contain one of the search words in their name, use the "|" symbol. For example, to search for a file with the extension ".jpg" or ".bmp": .jpg | .bmp . To exclude something from the search results, use the "!" symbol. For example, to search for an element with "abc" and without "123": abc !123 .
Everything
Everything is a free program for searching files and folders by their name. Unlike the standard Windows search, Everything immediately after opening the program window shows all files and folders present on the computer. As you enter keywords for which the search is performed, all elements that do not fall under its results are filtered out.
In principle, that's all the functionality. And in order to get acquainted with some of the nuances of this program, I translated several points from the "Questions and Answers" posted on the official website of Everything.
How to install a language pack?
Initially, the Everything interface is available only in English. To change this, you need to install a language pack. After downloading the archive, you need to unzip it to the Everything installation directory (usually C:\\Program Files\\Everything ) and restart the program. Then go to the " Tools " menu and click on " Options ." In the first tab (" General "), click shopify website design on the " Language " drop-down list and select the desired language. After restarting, the Everything language will change to the desired one.
How long does it take for files to be indexed after the program starts?
Since Everything uses only file and folder names for searching, compiling a list of them takes only a few seconds. In a clean (freshly installed) Windows XP SP2 operating system (about 20,000 files), indexing takes about 1 second. But on a computer containing 1,000,000 files, such indexing will take about a minute.
What is the system resource usage of Everything?
In a clean (freshly installed) Windows XP SP2 operating system (about 20,000 files), the utility used 3-5 MB of RAM and less than 1 MB of permanent memory. On a computer containing 1,000,000 files, 45 MB of RAM and 5 MB of hard disk space will be used.
Does Everything monitor file system changes?
Yes, such monitoring is performed. The program window always displays the current state of the file system. After closing and then starting the program, the program database is updated.
What are the system requirements for Everything?
Everything runs on Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista.
Everything finds files and folders only on NTFS file systems.
Everything requires administrator privileges to fully access all levels of nested folders.
Does Everything index mapped network drives?
No, Everything only indexes local or removable devices. To search on computers connected to a network, the program must be installed on both. One of these computers must run the ETP server. The other computer must connect to this ETP server. To start the ETP server, go to the " Tools " menu and click " Start ETP server ". To connect to the ETP server, go to the " Tools " menu and click " Connect to ETP Server… ", enter the required data and click OK.
How to use boolean operations?
AND is the default Boolean operation. For example, to search for "foo" and "bar", you would type: foo bar . To search for elements that contain one of the search words in their name, use the "|" symbol. For example, to search for a file with the extension ".jpg" or ".bmp": .jpg | .bmp . To exclude something from the search results, use the "!" symbol. For example, to search for an element with "abc" and without "123": abc !123 .