I completely reinstalled Win 11 on the same computer. Somit muss ich auch allen Laufwerken, internen, externen ihren alten Laufwerksbuchstaben erneut zuweisen. It seems as if Everything is re-reading all properties from each drive (instead of adopting/keeping the old/already indexed ones), perhaps even the files themselves.
Is there anything one could do to let Everything keep the properties already indexed and the files (instead of reindexing everything)?
After installing Win 11 again properties of (external) drives indexed again?
Re: After installing Win 11 again properties of (external) drives indexed again?
(As a start, have a backup of your .db, .ini, ... such that you have a backup 
, & such that you can load it -read-only, if need be.
And hopefully you have that data from before your reinstall.
I'll assume you did not change Everything versions.
Otherwise, I'll guess that the GUID/SSN of your drives changed, & that is messing with Everything's mind?
If it is something like that, maybe there is something you can finagle... ? but I wouldn't know?)
, & such that you can load it -read-only, if need be.And hopefully you have that data from before your reinstall.
I'll assume you did not change Everything versions.
Otherwise, I'll guess that the GUID/SSN of your drives changed, & that is messing with Everything's mind?
If it is something like that, maybe there is something you can finagle... ? but I wouldn't know?)
Re: After installing Win 11 again properties of (external) drives indexed again?
Yes, the same (portable) Everything always (before / after Win 11 installation).
How / why did they do that?Otherwise, I'll guess that the GUID/SSN of your drives changed
I'm sorry, what?maybe there is something you can finagle... ?
Re: After installing Win 11 again properties of (external) drives indexed again?
Oh, not that I know, but...
Everything associates the associated \\?\Volume{GUID}\ with a drive letter.
I'm guessing that when you reinstalled Windows, the GUID changed, where your (preexisting, backed up) .ini still referenced the old GUID, & that is the reason for the rebuild?
And I'm guessing that, maybe, if you were to ... would that even work ... ?
(OK, it's getting beyond me now, so someone else will have to chime in.)
Everything associates the associated \\?\Volume{GUID}\ with a drive letter.
I'm guessing that when you reinstalled Windows, the GUID changed, where your (preexisting, backed up) .ini still referenced the old GUID, & that is the reason for the rebuild?
And I'm guessing that, maybe, if you were to ... would that even work ... ?
(OK, it's getting beyond me now, so someone else will have to chime in.)
Re: After installing Win 11 again properties of (external) drives indexed again?
Thank you for the link!
Maybe I the next time could back up that ini and copy it to the place Win needed it to keep the GUID?
I didn't even used a backup, it was the same partition, unchanged. I once (miß)understood or thought after what I heard here in the forum that this GUID would ALWAYS remain unchanged. But apparently not.I'm guessing that when you reinstalled Windows, the GUID changed, where your (preexisting, backed up) .ini still referenced the old GUID, & that is the reason for the rebuild?
Maybe I the next time could back up that ini and copy it to the place Win needed it to keep the GUID?
I'm not entirely sure I understand everything exactly... but one certainly couldn't rule that out...who knows....?....And I'm guessing that, maybe, if you were to ... would that even work ... ?
OK, nevertheless many thanks!(OK, it's getting beyond me now, so someone else will have to chime in.)