All values from all columns can be exported.
Progress is shown in the status bar on the right when exporting.
Gathering Information
Exporting to a file
Export selection only
Export to a CSV file
Export to a EFU file
Export to a HTML file
Export to a JSON file
Export to a TXT file (tab delimited)
Export to a TXT file (filenames only)
Save filename instead of Name + Path when exporting as CSV
Remove the trailing path separator for folders
Export with a UTF-8 Byte Order Mark (BOM)
Save with human readable filetimes when exporting as EFU
Double quote filenames when exporting as TXT
Export from the command line
Advanced
Gathering Information
| Only gathered information is exported. |
- In Everything 1.5, from the Edit menu, click Select All (Ctrl + A).
- From the File menu, click Read Extended Information (Ctrl + Shift + E).
- Gathering progress is shown in the status bar on the right.
Exporting to a file
To export to a file:
- In Everything 1.5, from the File menu, click Export.
-or- - Press Ctrl + S
Export Selection Only
To export the selection only:
- In Everything 1.5, from the File menu, click Export.
- Check Export selection only.
Export to a CSV file
All visible columns are exported.
CSV files can be imported in Excel and other programs.
To export results to a CSV file:
- In Everything 1.5, from the File menu, click Export.
- Change Save as type to: CSV Comma Separated Values (*.csv)
- Choose a File name and click Save.
Export to a EFU file
EFU files are Everything file lists.
They contain the filename and basic file information, such as size, date modified and attributes for each file/folder.
File lists can be indexed or opened in Everything.
The full filename is exported.
All other visible columns are exported.
To export results to a EFU file:
- In Everything 1.5, from the File menu, click Export.
- Change Save as type to: EFU Everything File List (*.efu)
- Choose a File name and click Save.
Export to a HTML file
HTML files can be opened in your webbrowser.
All visible columns are exported.
To export results to a HTML file:
- In Everything 1.5, from the File menu, click Export.
- Change Save as type to: HTML Web Page (*.html)
- Choose a File name and click Save.
Export to a JSON file
JSON files are JavaScript Object Notation files.
They can be easily parsed by external programs.
The full filename is exported.
All other visible columns are exported.
To export results to a JSON file:
- In Everything 1.5, from the File menu, click Export.
- Change Save as type to: JSON JavaScript Object Notation (*.json)
- Choose a File name and click Save.
Export to a TXT file (tab delimited)
Also known as Tab Separated Values (TSV)
All visible columns are exported.
TXT files can be imported in Excel.
To export results to a TXT file:
- In Everything 1.5, from the File menu, click Export.
- Change Save as type to: TXT Tab Separated Values (*.txt)
- Choose a File name and click Save.
Export to a TXT file (filenames only)
Only the full path and name is exported.
A filename is stored on each line.
To export results to a TXT file:
- In Everything 1.5, from the File menu, click Export.
- Change Save as type to: TXT Text Files (*.txt)
- Choose a File name and click Save.
Save filename instead of Name + Path when exporting as CSV
To save the full path and name when exporting as CSV:
- In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Advanced tab on the left.
- To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
csv - Select csv_type.
- Set the value to: Filename
- Click OK.
Remove the trailing path separator for folders
EFU, CSV and TXT export folders with a trailing path separator.
To remove the trailing path separator:
- In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Advanced tab on the left.
- To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
append - Select one of the following settings:
- csv_folder_append_path_separator
- efu_folder_append_path_separator
- txt_folder_append_path_separator
- Set the value to: false
- Click OK.
Export with a UTF-8 Byte Order Mark (BOM)
Everything uses UTF-8 encoding when exporting.
Including a UTF-8 BOM can make it easier for external text viewers to open your exported file.
To include a UTF-8 Byte Order Mark (BOM) at the start of the exported file.
- In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Advanced tab on the left.
- To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
bom - Select utf8_bom
- Set the value to: true
- Click OK.
Save with human readable filetimes when exporting as EFU
To save filetimes in ISO8601 when exporting as EFU:
- In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Advanced tab on the left.
- To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
efu - Select efu_filetime
- Set the value to: ISO8601 (with timezone)
- Click OK.
| Loading EFU files with ISO8601 filetimes is slightly slower. |
Double quote filenames when exporting as TXT
To wrap filenames when exporting as TXT files with double quotes ("):
- In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Advanced tab on the left.
- To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
txt - Select txt_double_quote
- Set the value to: true
- Click OK.
Export from the command line
ES can be used to export results to a file from the command line.
Example usage:
Code: Select all
es.exe "my search" -export-csv out.csv
es.exe "my search" -export-efu out.efu
es.exe "my search" -export-txt out.txt
es.exe "my search" -export-m3u out.m3u
es.exe "my search" -export-m3u8 out.m3u8
es.exe "my search" > out.txt
Advanced
-create-file-list
/copy from a bookmark.
Copy as CSV/TSV commands under Tools -> Options -> Keyboard.
copy_as_csv_header
copy_as_tsv_header