filter hidden and system files (instead of excluding from index)

[rdsignr]

It seems currently the only way to exclude hidden files and/or system files, is to exclude them from the index.
It seems that this setting cannot be bookmarked and changing it means rebuilding the index.

Is there a way to filter these files from search results instead?

[ovg]

Try search:

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!attrib:s !attrib:h

оr create filter, eg https://yadi.sk/i/oP2OBS72_uMAKA

You should enable index attributes via Tools->Options->Indexes: Index Attributes

[rdsignr]

Thank you for the suggestion and sorry for my late reply.

I tested it and realized that I need something different from what I initially asked for:

The option under Tools>Options>Indexes>Exlude "Exclude hidden files and folders" excludes all files contained within hidden folders, even if the files themselves don't have a hidden attribute set. The search !attrib:h on the other hand does list files contained inside of hidden folders if the files themselves don't have the hidden attribute.

Is there a way to reproduce the exclude from index option, but by using filter syntax?

[NotNull]

Something like this? (not tested):

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!<folder: attrib:s|attrib:h>

[rdsignr]

Yes, thanks, getting closer.

I added the following in order to also exclude files and folders that are hidden/system but not located inside of hidden or system folders.

!<folder: attrib:s|attrib:h> !attrib:s !attrib:h

However, the result is still much larger than when turning on the index exclusion options. I'll do some more testing to find where the differences are.

[NotNull]

Just tested this. The "!<folder: attrib:s|attrib:h>" didn't work as I expected.

It did exclude (for example) the hidden folder c:\users\NotNull\appdata, but not all files and folders within.
In my case that explains the largest part of the difference between the two strategies. That and C:\Programdata ..

Will think about it a little longer as I can't come up with a solution at the moment.

[rdsignr]

Thanks, I appreciate your help.
For what it's worth

!<folder: attrib:s> !<folder: attrib:h>

seems to be equivalent to

!<folder: attrib:s|attrib:h>

as expected.
FYI on my machine, I get the following results:
No exclusion, no filter: 778k objects found
No exclusion + filter

!<folder: attrib:s|attrib:h> !attrib:h !attrib:s

: 773k objects found (-0.6%)
Hidden and system files excluded, no filter: 551k objects found (-41%)

[NotNull]

Out of curiousity:
does adding this to the search query reduce the difference much?

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 !shell:"common appdata"   !shell:appdata 

(Still not a solution ...)

[rdsignr]

It filters around 7% of objects, so much better already but nowhere near the 41% of the index exclusions.