Drag & drop from zip file problem

[SpicyNoodles]

I'm running 1.4.1.1022 on Windows 10. Oftentimes I only need a couple files or one of several folders in a zipped file, so I typically select what I want and drag them from the open 7Zip window into the open folder where I want to extract them. I noticed that when I do this, Everything notices the change and indexes the folder, but it does not index the unzipped files inside the new folder. If I drag and drop files, Everything indexes them, but not if I drag and drop a folder of files. If I Extract the entire zip file via the Windows Explorer context menu or the 7zip ribbon, then Everything properly indexes the files in the folders. It seems to only fail to index files when those files are within a folder which has been dragged and dropped out of an open zip file.

Just to be sure, I rebuilt the index, and then tested this with zip, rar, and 7z files using Winrar and 7zip.

Is this expected behavior, a bug, or do I need to tweak my settings?

[void]

This issue can occur if you are excluding your temp folder.

Is your temp folder in your exclude list under Tools -> Options -> Exclude?

Folders in Everything will appear empty when moved from the temp folder.
7z will most likely extract your files to the temp folder before moving.

[SpicyNoodles]

It's not in the Exclude list, but I have "Exclude system files and folders" checked, I guess that's doing the same thing?

I keep the Everything Home window sorted by Date Modified so I can quickly find recent files, but including the Temp directory makes that virtually impossible to do. I guess now I'm wondering if there is a way to limit what files are shown in the Home list when I'm not actively performing a search?

[void]

I have "Exclude system files and folders" checked, I guess that's doing the same thing?

This can cause the same issue if the temporary folder ever used the hidden/system attribute.

I guess now I'm wondering if there is a way to limit what files are shown in the Home list when I'm not actively performing a search?

Please try enabling hidden/system files, indexing attributes and creating a filter to hide your hidden/system files:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Exclude tab on the left.
• Uncheck Exclude hidden files and folders.
• Uncheck Exclude system files and folders.
  ---
• Click the Indexes tab on the left.
• Check Index attributes.
• Click OK.
  ---
• In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
• Change the Name to:
  No Hidden/System
• Change the Search to:
  !attribute:h !attribute:s
• 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 set your home filter:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Home tab on the left.
• Change filter to: No Hidden/System
• Click OK.

[SpicyNoodles]

For whatever reason, the filter does not filter out hidden or system files for me.

I appreciate the help very much!

[void]

Please check the attributes on each file.

To show the attribute column:

• Right click the result list column header and check Attributes

Is Everything showing files with the hidden attribute?

It's possible for a folder to have the hidden attribute and child files to not have the hidden attribute.
If this is the case, please consider reapplying the hidden attribute to the folder:

• Right click the hidden folder and click Properties.
• Uncheck Hidden.
• Check Apply changes to this folder only.
• Click OK.
• Check Hidden.
• Check Apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files.
• Click OK.

[SpicyNoodles]

Sorry, I may be out of my depth here. Is it safe to do that to every file in the AppData folder? Same with every file in C:\Windows? And I'd have to keep doing that to every new file created within a hidden or system folder, no? And that would go for every temporary file created.

I appreciate your time and help, and I realize I may be the weirdo who wants to do two incompatible things here (drag and drop files out of zips and also have my Home filtered to show only the files I create or download) so no hard feelings if there's no good solution to my dilemma. But I'm happy to keep trying anything you suggest.

[void]

A better option would be to just exclude these folders in your filter:

• In Everything, from the Search menu, click Organize filters....
• Select your No Hidden/System filter and click Edit....
• Change the Search to:

  Code: Select all

  !attribute:h !attribute:s !C:\Users\*\AppData\** !c:\windows\ !"C:\System Volume Information\" !"C:\ProgramData\" !"C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\" !"C:\Recovery\"
  

• Click OK.
• Click OK.

[SpicyNoodles]

Yes!! That's done it! And that's filled a second wish, which is to be able to have files in my work NAS show when I'm at the office, but not when I'm home. I hadn't realized I could do it this way, so thank you!!

[SpicyNoodles]

I just made a donation by way of thanks. I should have done it ages ago, so I'm sorry for waiting so long.

Thank you again and again.

[void]

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