Automatically remove index after changing the drive letter?

[Biff]

When I plugg in a hard drive Everything automatically starts indexing. Whe I change then the drive letter from e.g. D: to X: Eveerything starts indexing X: (the same drive completely again, I assume) and keeps (I assume, the partially) indexed drive D: (or the empty index, like it is here now) in the index, I assume. Is there a way that Everything automatically removes this (not another one) D: index? I do not need / want it.

And after giving a drive a new drive letter, could Everything automatically remove the index with the older drive letter automatically generally?

[void]

Everything should automatically add the new drive letter and remove the old one.

Please make sure auto_move_ntfs_volumes is enabled:

• Copy and paste the following into your Everything search box:
  /auto_move_ntfs_volumes=1
• Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
• If successful, auto_move_ntfs_volumes=1 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.

[Biff]

It already is enabled obviously:


Do it anyway?

[void]

No need to change anything here.

Everything is likely seeing this drive as a new volume.

You will need to manually remove the offline NTFS volumes:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab.
• Select your offline NTFS volume.
• Click Remove.
• Click OK.

-or-

To automatically remove offline volumes:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab.
• Check Automatically remove offline volumes.
• Click OK.

[Biff]

Many thanks!

Everything is likely seeing this drive as a new volume.

Is there a way that Everything automatically removes duplicates / indexes that get a new drive letter (so the old index is not needed anymore) repectivele just changes the old drive letter of the index to the new one (with the need to reindex the entire volume)?

To automatically remove offline volumes:

In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the NTFS tab.
Check Automatically remove offline volumes.
Click OK.

This removes ALL offline volumes, I assume, not only the ones having got a new drive letter?

[void]

Is there a way that Everything automatically removes duplicates / indexes that get a new drive letter (so the old index is not needed anymore) repectivele just changes the old drive letter of the index to the new one (with the need to reindex the entire volume)?

Everything should automatically move volumes with the same volume name (volume GUID).

However, in your case, the volume name has likely changed.

Everything will see the moved volume as a completely new volume.
You will need to manually remove the old one.

This removes ALL offline volumes, I assume, not only the ones having got a new drive letter?

Correct, this will remove all offline volumes.

[Biff]

OK, many thanks!