Not loading db file

[BunbleTree]

Hi there, I'm trying to mass rollout Everything to our IT department for our shared drive with the .dB file located on our shared drive.

However on a new Everything install if I point the dB location to where the .dB file is. It doesn't use it and instead starts scanning the files again from scratch.

Anyone know the way around this.

And a bonus is there a way to silently install Everything so I can just use a bat file to then copy the settings.

Thank you

[therube]

Maybe?

-choose-volumes

Do not automatically index volumes. Removes all NTFS volumes from the index.

https://www.voidtools.com/support/every ... e_options/


As far as "installation", you don't need to "install" if you can simply "deploy" the files from the .ZIP (version), including customized, preset (to your needs), Everything.ini...


(I'm not really familiar with the machinations that might be required with "deploying" & or a shared .db.)

[void]

Everything is not designed to run like this.
Each instance of Everything will be fighting for access to the Everything.db on disk.

You will need to run Everything on each client with the -read-only command line option:

Everything.exe -read-only -db \\server\share\Everything.db

-read-only
-db
Silent Install



I recommend the Everything Server:
Setup the Everything Server on one PC.
Use Group Policies to force each client to index the Everything Server.

[BunbleTree]

Thank you for the reply

I must be doing something idiotic as pointing a shortcut to the portable exe with the commands appended as suggested opens up but loads no database, I tried with the .dB file in a local path and with the path surrounded with and without quotes aswell.

Apologies

[BunbleTree]

Would using a file list on the shared drive and then each program using a local database as normal work as I think it should?
Then just 1 pc updating the shared list?

[void]

I tried with the .dB file in a local path and with the path surrounded with and without quotes aswell

Please make sure you specify the absolute path.

For example:

Everything.exe -db "C:\Everything\Everything.db"

Please make sure the Everything version that made the db is the same.



A shared file list will work as you expect.