Different Exclusions For Each User Account

[dw0lf]

To All,

Is it possible to set up Everything with differing exclusions for each user account on one PC? IOW, can each user set his own options in Everything?

Everything v1.3.0
64-bit Win7 pro SP1

Thank you

DW

[therube]

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-config

Everything.exe -config <everything.ini>

    Load settings from everything.ini.

http://support.voidtools.com/everything ... ne_options

[dw0lf]

Hi therube,

Thanks for the quick response.

I created a file called config.ini in the D:\Program Files\Everything\ folder. The contents of config.ini are just one line: exclude_list=E:\Sam\

In the Run window, I entered D:\Program Files\Everything\everything.exe -config.ini and pressed Enter

Everything is launched, but when I do a search, all the matching files and folders in E:\Sam\ are included in the results.

I'll launch Everything from the command line from my main account (and I want the exclusion in effect). My aim is to exclude the E:\Sam\ folder and all its contents which consist of several sub folders and a bunch of files.

In my secondary account, I'll launch Everything from the All Programs window without reference to any config file. I'm hoping nothing is excluded when I launch Everything in the secondary account as described.

Please tell me what I'm doing wrong. An example would be a big help.

Thank you.

DW

[void]

Please try:

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D:\Program Files\Everything\everything.exe -config config.ini 

Instead of D:\Program Files\Everything\everything.exe -config.ini

[dw0lf]

Thanks again for the quick response.

I did as you instructed. I entered D:\Program Files\Everything\everything.exe -config config.ini into the Run window.

The config.ini file contains only one line: exclude_list=E:\Sam\

When I launch Everything from the command line, I can see E:\Sam\ in the exclude options where it says, "This folder, subfolders and files". And a checkmark is next to "Exclude files and folders". However, search results are still showing files and folders contained in the E:\Sam\ folder.

I am exiting Everything between trials. That includes exiting Everything that is minimized into the system tray notification area.

Once this issue is sorted out, I want to exclude a second folder: C:\Users\Second Account\ I assume I will need a second line in the config.ini file such as:
exclude_list=E:\Bogus\
exclude_list=C:\Users\Second Account\ (Note the blank space in the name of the account... Should I use double quotes?)
Is this correct?

DW

[void]

Please try removing the trailing backslash from E:\Sam\
So the config.ini looks like:

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exclude_list="E:\Sam","C:\Users\Second Account"

Use double quotes to escape spaces.

[dw0lf]

As an experiment, after launching Everything via the command line as described previously, I deleted the E:\Sam\ from options. Then I manually re-entered E:\Sam\ and clicked Apply. All the folders and files which had erroneously been shown in the search results disappeared. Somehow the exclusion entered via the command line was being ignored but the identical exclusion entered manually worked fine. What's going on?

DW

[dw0lf]

I see what's happening.

I've been entering the exclusion on two separate lines. Apparently that's wrong because exclude_list=C:\Users\Second Account without double quotes matches nothing but it does nullify the previous line exclude_list=E:Sam.

OK, so now please tell me how to enter two separate folders (with their subfolders and files) for exclusion. And, Yes, I will use double quotes hereafter.

Would this work: exclude_list=E:Sam | "C:\Users\Second Account".

DW

[void]

See above..

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exclude_list="E:\Sam","C:\Users\Second Account"

[dw0lf]

I copied and pasted this line: exclude_list="E:\Sam","C:\Users\Second Account"

The Sam folder is being excluded, but the Second Account exclusion is being ignored. It doesn't show up in the Tools > Options list, and, of course, the files in the second account are shown in search results. The exclude_list is accepting only one parameter.

[void]

Sorry, my mistake, please separate excludes with a semi-colon (;)

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exclude_list="E:\Sam";"C:\Users\Second Account"