enable/disable excluded files

[harryray2]

is there a quick way to enable/disable excluded files from the search box rather than using the options menu?

[Stamimail]

Why not to use FIlters/Bookmarks?

[therube]

Everything in Everything is enabled unless you disable it .

You can exclude with NOT (!).

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< red | blue > !ext:mp4;sys;iso;wim;box;log;flv;avi;vob;wav;mkv;exe;mpg;edb;divx;ts;cab;mov;rar;zip;arj;scn;m4v;msi;asf

[harryray2]

For example, if I want to pause Everything refreshing I can enter /monitor_pause...Is there something similar I can do to disable or enable the exclude list I have set up without having to go into the options menu?

[Stamimail]

Disable or enable the exclude list will probably recreate a new db file.
I think you are looking for a cmd/bat solution for your task.
Try to give more info about your specific task.

[therube]

testing 123...

[NotNull]

is there a quick way to enable/disable excluded files from the search box rather than using the options menu?

No, there is no quick way to enable/disable excluded files from the search box.And even it there was, that is not something you should want to do (*).

@Stamimail is right: use Filters/bookmarks. Those leave the database as it is, but change the way what is presented.
For example: I have no exclusions at all and created a Filter named "NoNonsense", where all/ files folders are excluded that I don't need to find in Everything.That is my default filter. Once every couple of months I need to find a file that is not included in my NoNonsense filter. Then I switch to the "Everything" filter and find what I'm looking for. Works very well for me.

Another way would be running multiple instances of Everything. That way you have 2 (ore more) databases each with their own in-/exclusions. Multiple instances can run at the same time if needed.

Why go through all this trouble, if I may ask?

(*) All Everything information comes from a database. Whenever you search for a filename, Everything gets that info from said database.
When you change the exclusions, the whole database has to be rebuild.