can't do an Everything search because Everything is busy scanning that backup drive...

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SDsolar
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can't do an Everything search because Everything is busy scanning that backup drive...

Post by SDsolar »

To clarify: "Everything" runs automatically. My problem is that I just plugged in my 5TB backup drive and now can't do an Everything search because Everything is busy scanning that backup drive... I want to find a way that it does not do this. My next action will be to switch this one out for a second 5TB backup drive. All this to make current image backups. This is my first time trying to do a search while one of them is plugged in.

In Windows, the "Allow indexing" is UNCHECKED.

But Everything does not respect that setting.

What can I do?
void
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Re: can't do an Everything search because Everything is busy scanning that backup drive...

Post by void »

If you don't want Everything to index this volume at all:
  • In Everything 1.4.1, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the NTFS tab.
  • Uncheck Automatically include new fixed volumes.
  • Uncheck Automatically include removable fixed volumes.
  • Click OK.
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If you wish to index this volume:

Please try the latest Everything 1.4.1 beta.

Please make sure Automatically remove offline volumes is unchecked:
  • In Everything 1.4.1, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the NTFS tab.
  • Uncheck Automatically remove offline volumes.
  • Click OK.
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