Search for files modified after certain date

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vsub
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Search for files modified after certain date

Post by vsub »

This is as a suggestion(if it's not already possible)
When you right click on the date modified column you have two options to search but both are just adding the search modifier and you have to manually set a date

How about doing the same but if a file is selected,Everything will add the date too of that file
For example I want to display all files in a specific folder that are modifier since 21.02.22

dm:>=21/02/2022
If there is no feature for that but there is a way with a hotkey,that will also be enough(I can do it with AutoHotkey but it will be nice if it's build in feature)
therube
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Re: Search for files modified after certain date

Post by therube »

I suppose that might make sense to have - for all columns.


As it is currently, a Ctrl+C on a file allows that ("copied") files' date/time to be used in the rename dialog using,
#get-date-modified:<#clipboard:>
.

So if there were a context menu item that worked similarly for each column...
meteorquake
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Re: Search for files modified after certain date

Post by meteorquake »

Another possibility is that since on right-clicking the headers all the column names are displayed to toggle, if instead of clicking you Shift-Clicked an entry it would not toggle it but add it to the search as just the filter base, whilst Shift-Ctrl-Clicking would add filter base and also value from the selected file.

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void
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Re: Search for files modified after certain date

Post by void »

Consider creating a "Find After Date Modified..." context menu item:
  • From the Start menu, search for:
    regedit
  • Click Registry Editor
  • Navigate to:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
  • Create a new Key:
    Find After Date Modified...
  • Navigate to:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Find After Date Modified...
  • Create a new Key:
    command
  • Navigate to:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Find After Date Modified...\command
  • Change the (Default) data to:
    "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything64.exe" -instance 1.5a -s dm:>=#format-filetime:<#get-date-modified:<"%1">,dd/MM/yyyy>
Now you can right click files and click Find After Date Modified...
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