Show all the files which are in the same folder as a file shown in the search result?

[Biff]

How could one show all the files (with unknown names, extensions) being in the same folder with a file shown in the search result?

[void]

Some suggestions:

1) Copy the file to the clipboard (Ctrl + C).
At the end of your search, add the following:

parent:

Paste the clipboard contents (Ctrl + V) and remove the filename.



2) Copy the full path and filename to the clipboard (Ctrl + Shift + C).
At the end of your search, add the following:

parent:"

Paste the clipboard contents (Ctrl + V) and remove the filename and add a trailing ".



3) Consider adding a 'Search Parent in Everything...' context menu item:

• In the registry, navigate to:
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
• Create a new Key called:
  Search Parent in Everything...
• In this key, create a new String Value, set the name to:
  Icon
• Set the value to:
  C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe,0
• Create a new Key called:
  command
• In this key, set the (Default) value to:
  "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -parentpath "%1" -select "%1"
• Now you can right click your file and click Search Parent in Everything...

[Biff]

Many thanks!

Sorry for my extremlay bad understanding, cannot get it to work. Could you give an example, please? For the first to methods?

Sorry again.

[void]

For example, you have the following in your results:

C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe


As I understand, you wish to find files directly in "C:\Program Files\Everything"

To do this:
Select C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe in the result list and press Ctrl + C to copy the file to the clipboard.

Click the search box.
Say your search is currently set to:

Everything

Add parent: to the end of the search:

Everything parent:

Press Ctrl + V to paste the file path from the clipboard.
This will change the search to:

Everything parent:"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe"

Now remove the Everything.exe part at the end:

Everything parent:"C:\Program Files\Everything\"

You should now see results directly in "C:\Program Files\Everything\".

[Biff]

Ah, sorry, now I see, you have to add in the search field
parent:
and after (without space) the file path (without file name / extension).
Like this (I have the protable version)
parent:J:\Programme\Everything

This shows all the items in the folder:


And it seems as if paths / items having a space need to be put in "" (respectively get one at the beginning of the path at least, so between the : and the drive letter)? Otherwise nothing is shown?

But - sorry again - I do not get it to work yet for indexes of drives not being connected.

[void]

And it seems as if paths / items having a space need to be put in "" (respectively get one at the beginning of the path at least, so between the : and the drive letter)? Otherwise nothing is shown?

Correct, you will need to escape spaces with double quotes: ""

For example:

parent:"C:\Program Files\Everything\"


Note the trailing \ is not required.

The double quotes can be omitted if there's no space, for example:

parent:c:\everything

But - sorry again - I do not get it to work yet for indexes of drives not being connected.

Everything will only search files/folders in your index.
If the files/folders are in your index and offline, the parent: search should still work.
The context menu item trick from above will not work for offline files/folders.

Please make sure your NTFS volumes are included in your Everything index:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab.
• For each NTFS volume listed:
  • Check Include in database.
• Click OK.

To add your non-NTFS volumes to your Everything index:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Folders tab.
• Click Add....
• Select your volume and click OK.
• Click OK.

[Biff]

Please make sure your NTFS volumes are included in your Everything index:

Yes, they are all indexed (if I find an item the usual way on a disconnected drive, they are indexed, I assume).

But I cannot manage it to show all the items in a folder like I can on connected drives...ah, now it works, no idea what mistake I made.

A field for comments / notices here would be great (for example how to do a search like this one):


Thank you very much!

[NotNull]

And yet another option:

• Go to Menu:Tools > Options > General > Context Menu
• From the Context Menu Items, select Copy Path to Clipboard
• Choose either Show this item or Show this item when the Shift key is down for this item
• Click the OK button
• Go to Menu:Tools > Options > General > Results
• Enable Double quote copy as path
• OK

From now on you can :

• Right-click (or shift + right-click; depending on your choice earlier) your file
• Select Copy Path to Clipboard
• Paste the Path in the search bar. The path will be in double quotes.

[Biff]

Ah yes, that is good. Many thanks!