search file shortcut

[Nick Riviera]

Hello,
Is there a shortcut key to search for a file?
e.g. click on a file then use a shortcut for search this with "Everythings" ?
I know there is such a shortcut because I know that once, by chance, I selected a file and then i pressed a combination key and "Everythings" has opened..
Thank you

[void]

Everything doesn't have an option to search for the selected file.



Please consider setting a Hotkey to show Everything and search for the active folder from Windows Explorer:

Set a Hotkey to show an Everything window:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Keyboard tab on the left.
• To the right of Show Window Hotkey, press a new keyboard shortcut.
• Click OK.

To have Everything search for the active folder in Windows Explorer when pressing your hotkey:

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

Please consider creating a right click/context menu item for all items:

• From the Start menu, search for:
  regedit
• Click Registry Editor.
• In the Registry Editor, navigate to:
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
• Create a new Key called:
  shell
• navigate to:
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
• Create a new Key called:
  Find in Everything...
• In this key, create a new String Value, set the name to:
  Icon
• Set the value to:
  C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe,0
• Create a new Key called:
  command
• In this key, set the (Default) value to:
  "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -parentpath "%1" -select "%1"
• Now you can right click your file and click Find in Everything...

[Nick Riviera]

does only work for folders?
not for files .txt, .pdf..etc ?
thanks

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[horst.epp]

I have a button in Total Commander which searches with Everything for all occurrences of selected files or dirs.
The command line is:
C:\Tools\Everything\Everything64.exe -s nopath:exact:#quote:#[basename:"%S1"#]:
%S1 stand for the current selection in TC.
You can make similar shortcuts for other tools or registry entries.

[NotNull]

does only work for folders?
not for files .txt, .pdf..etc ?

Your screenshot shows the registry entries that are needed for folders ( Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder )

For files -- like txt pdf files -- you need to follow the instructions provided by @void and add entries under Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*

[Nick Riviera]

I redid the registry..works but it search for entire path
which cmd is for search only de filename over all drives in my network? e.g "test.txt"
I tried many commands ..

-parentpath "%1" -select "%1"
-filename "%1" -select "%1"
-search "%1" -select "%1"
-name-part "%1"

but it doesn't work..he search only for full path

Everything Version 1.4.1.1023 (x64)

[void]

The following should work:

-name-part "%1"

This command line option does prefix your search with nopath:wfn: to help find your name part.



Is Everything indexing your network drives?
-Please make they are included under Tools -> Options -> Folders.

[Nick Riviera]

Is Everything indexing your network drives?
-Please make they are included under Tools -> Options -> Folders.

yes, they are indexed
now works whit -name-part "%1"
thank you!