sort of Profile for Everything

[engraver]

Hello everyone!

I was wondering if it’s possible to create profiles in Everything with specific search settings for each volume or folder. This way, by switching profiles, I could limit the search to particular folders or drives depending on the context.

I've been using Everything successfully for several years now. I use my PC for work, for activities related to a nonprofit I’m involved with, and for personal matters, and I rely on several cloud accounts (with each drive letter representing a different activity). Often, I need to search for something that might be relevant to more than one area. For example, if I look up “electricity bill,” I’ll get results from my personal bills on drive C:, bills for the nonprofit on drive F: (cloud account), and work-related bills on drive G: (another cloud account).


Any guidance on whether this is possible, or suggestions on how to set it up, would be greatly appreciated!

[void]

Thank you for your feedback engraver,

I was wondering if it’s possible to create profiles in Everything with specific search settings for each volume or folder. This way, by switching profiles, I could limit the search to particular folders or drives depending on the context.

Please consider creating filters in Everything:

• In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
• Change the Name to: Personal
• Change the Search to:
  c:\
• Click OK.
  
• In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
• Change the Name to: Nonprofit
• Change the Search to:
  f:\
• Click OK.
  
• In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
• Change the Name to: Work
• Change the Search to:
  g:\
• Click OK.

Filters can be activated from the Search menu, Filter bar (View -> Filters), right clicking the status bar, filter macro or filter keyboard shortcut.
Filters can be organized from Search menu -> Organize filters.



Please consider creating shortcuts for each volume / folder:
Right click an empty area on the desktop and click New -> Shortcut.
Browse to your Everything.exe
Click Next
Give the shortcut a name and click Finish.
Right click the new shortcut and click Properties.

Change the target to one of the following examples:

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"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -s "C:\"
"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -s "F:\"
"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -s "G:\"

where C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe is your Everything.exe location.

-s "my search"
-filter "my filter name"



Please consider multiple instances (advanced setup).
Setup multiple instances where each instance indexes only the desired volume/folder.

[engraver]

Thanks for information..but actually inserting C:/ doesn't work. and I cannot insert custom Folder search for each filter..it doesn't appear nothing.

I would like filter will have automatically a selected folder...

[void]

What search did you use in your filter?


Please try creating the filter using the advanced search:

• In Everything, clear your search.
• From the Search menu, click Advanced Search....
• Select the location.
• Click OK.
  Do you see the expected results?
• From the Search menu, click Add to filters....
• Give the filter a name and click OK.
  (Repeat for additional folders)

[engraver]

I apologize for the delay in responding. Thank you so much, Void! You were absolutely right—my mistake was not using the advanced search. Now it works perfectly, and it's fantastic!

I’ve set up filters for each individual drive, but I’m wondering how I could create a filter that includes two drives. For example, how can I search both C:\ and D:\ or C:\ and E:\ at the same time?

Thanks again for your help!

[void]

c: | d:

c: | e:

| = OR