Ignore restricted folders?

[YossiD]

I want to add a network folder for Everything to search. The problem is that some sub-folders are restricted and I do not have access, and when Everything scans the folder it hangs. Is there a way to tell Everything to ignore sub-folders it cannot access and scan only those that it can?

[void]

Please try adding the restricted folder to your exclude list:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Exclude tab on the left.
• Click Add Folder....
• Select your restricted folder (eg: \\server\share\restricted or J:\restricted) and click OK.
• Repeat for additional restricted folders.
• Click OK.

[YossiD]

Is there a way to do this globally, or do I have to exclude restricted folders individually?

if only individually, what would happen if a new restricted sub-folder is added at a later time. Would Everything hang while scanning?

[void]

You would need to exclude each restricted folder manually.

if only individually, what would happen if a new restricted sub-folder is added at a later time. Would Everything hang while scanning?

Everything will most likely hang.

But why is Everything hanging for you?
Could you please send a mini crash dump when Everything hangs?

Does adding a user credential help?

Does a powershell hang if you run the following command:
cd \\server\share\restricted
dir
where \\server\share\restricted is a restricted folder.

Everything uses FindFirstFile to read network share files/folders.
Is the initial index hanging or is it the displaying of icons or something else I wonder..?

[YossiD]

Seems to be working now; maybe I didn't wait long enough. This time I added the folder and went to lunch. When I came back, Everything still showed that it was scanning, but when I clicked a menu, that indication disappeared and Everything displayed files as usual. I looked for one of the files in the newly scanned folder, and it was there, so all's well.

Thanks for the support.