exclude filetype with filter

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alidan
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exclude filetype with filter

Post by alidan »

I want to be able to search everything, but I don't want everything in every search, notably .torrent files.
I had to move to a protable version of everything because the install version is broken, I had the problem solved there but its been so long I forget how I did it.

there should be a way with filters to exclude .torrents, anyone know what I need to do?
void
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Re: exclude filetype with filter

Post by void »

To exclude torrent files from your index:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Exclude tab on the left.
  • Set Exclude files to:
    *.torrent
    -use ; to separate items, for example:
    *.torrent;*.lnk
  • Click OK.


Excluding items from your Everything index.
How to fix your Everything installation.
alidan
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Re: exclude filetype with filter

Post by alidan »

Ok, that got everything to if itself, it was the ntfs partitions not enrolling themselves in the search.

however I could have sworn I had a filter that searches everything excluding torrents rather than excluding torrents program wide, is there a way to do it that way? or do I have to exclude it program wide?
alidan
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Re: exclude filetype with filter

Post by alidan »

Figured it out, it was

!*.torrent

in the filter, thanks for the help with getting the installed version to work.
void
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Re: exclude filetype with filter

Post by void »

To create a filter to exclude torrent files:
  • In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
  • Change the Name to: No torrents
  • Change the Search to: !*.torrent
  • Click OK.
Filters can be activated from the Search menu, Filter bar (View -> Filters), right clicking the status bar, filter macro or filter keyboard shortcut.



To create a filter to exclude more general files:
  • In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
  • Change the Name to: No junk
  • Change the Search to: !ext:torrent;lnk;tmp;db !"c:\windows\"
  • Click OK.


Creating filters.
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