drag and drop to search bar, file management trick

[jimspoon]

I accidentally dragged and dropped a file from the results list to the search bar, and I was surprised when that file (full pathname, enclosed in double-quotes) became the search query! On experimenting I found that I could select multiple files from the results list and drop them on the search bar; the query became a list of full pathnames (each double-quote enclosed), separated by the | (OR) operator. Naturally when the query is so defined, the results list contains only the listed files.

If I follow this list of files with "|<folder:(search words)>" I can zero in on a folder I want to copy/move the files to, so that the files are shown together with the folder I want to copy/move to. Then it is very easy to select the files and drag them to that folder. If I can right-click and drop, I can choose between copy, move, create shortcut, create hardlink, create symbolic link operations (the latter two courtesy of the Link Shell Extension).

Since it's easy to make mistakes, it's a great blessing that I just discovered the Undo Move command.

The only extra thing I would wish for is the ability to do all the above with keystrokes when I would prefer not to use the mouse.

[void]

The only extra thing I would wish for is the ability to do all the above with keystrokes when I would prefer not to use the mouse.

With Everything 1.5, please try setting a keyboard shortcut to set the search from the current file/folder selection:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  Click the Keyboard tab on the left.
  To the right of Show commands containing, type in the following:
  search
• Select File | Search in Everything.
• Click Add....
• Press a new keyboard shortcut and click OK.
• Click OK.

[harryray2]

Opposite question...is there a way of creating, in the context menu, some of the keyboard commands so that the mouse, rather than the keyboard can be used?

[void]

A customizable context menu is on my TODO list.

[harryray2]

Jimspoon...Can you tell me what "|<folder:(search words)>" does?

Thanks.

[harryray2]

Void...Thanks, that's great..I assume for the moment that the commands in the keyboard options are just limited to the keyboard?

[jimspoon]

Jimspoon...Can you tell me what "|<folder:(search words)>" does?

Thanks.

To the files you already have displayed in the Results List, it adds a list of folders that meet the (search words). This could be handy for dragging and dropping the files you've found to a desired folder.
| is the OR operator.
< > is the grouping operator. This makes sure that you don't get unexpected results because of the rules of operator precedence.

[void]

I assume for the moment that the commands in the keyboard options are just limited to the keyboard?

Correct, Keyboard only at this stage.