[help]how to search folder by its desktop.ini content ?

[iamqz]

for example ,
i have a folder named f1,
and there is a desktop.ini(file) in f1 folder,
the desktop.ini has content: c1

my question is:
how to search folder that its desktop.ini contains "c1" ?

thanks !

[void]

Are you using the LocalizedResourceName value in your Desktop.ini?

For Everything 1.4, please try the following search:

desktop.ini content:"LocalizedResourceName=c1"
(Note: This will list the matching desktop.ini, use the path to locate the real folder name)



For Everything 1.5, please try the following search:
folder: display-name:c1



To list folders where the display name is different to the filename, please try the following Everything 1.5 search:
\ name:!=display-name: add-column:display-name

[iamqz]

thanks for your quick response,
the attribute i used in desktop.ini is not "LocalizedResourceName" but a custome name such as "abcdefg=xxxC1xxx"
here xxx represent any strings

i use:desktop.ini content:"C1" ,but as you said , This will list the matching desktop.ini,
i want to list folders that contains these matching desktop.ini ,
is there a method to do it ?
thanks! thanks! thanks!

[iamqz]

is there a method like this:
folder: child:(name:desktop.ini;content:c1)

[void]

With Everything 1.4, it's a little convoluted:

• Perform your content search:
  desktop.ini content:"abcdefg=xxxC1xxx"
• From the File menu, click Export....
• Change Save as type to: EFU Everything File List (*.efu)
• Choose a filename and click Save.
• From the File menu, click Open File List
• Open your file list you just saved from above.
• Type in the following search:
  child:desktop.ini
• When you are done with the results, close the file list from File -> Close File List.

Everything 1.5 has childfilelist1:

[iamqz]

thanks very much ,
the filelist slot is very useful ,
but it still be inconvenient for me because it need me to "ctrl+A" "ctrl+shift+C" "ctrl+V"
would you consider to support following syntax:
childfilelist1:<desktop.ini content:"abcdefg=xxxC1xxx">
or
sizefilelist1:<desktop.ini content:"abcdefg=xxxC1xxx">
?
it mean the filelist1 is from search results of "desktop.ini content:"abcdefg=xxxC1xxx" ,
then there is no need to "ctrl+A" "ctrl+shift+C" "ctrl+V",

it will be very convenient if everything support this kind of syntax !
please consider to support this feature~
thanks! thanks! thanks!

[void]

I am considering the syntax:
childfilelist1:<desktop.ini content:"abcdefg=xxxC1xxx">

Maybe something like:
child-content-filename-filter:desktop.ini child-content:xxxC1xxx

Thanks for the suggestions.

[iamqz]

thank void very much !
i donate ¥50 CNY just now,
hope to use the new feature ASAP
thanks again!

[void]

Thank you for your support.