Search on a NAS over a LAN: possible ??

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riheco8200
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Search on a NAS over a LAN: possible ??

Post by riheco8200 »

Hello,

I have 2 questions:

Q1: I use a Synology NAS (DS1821+) located on my LAN: can Everything perform a search on this NAS ?

Q2: is it possible to define a parent directory from which a search should be performed ? is yes, how ?
void
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Re: Search on a NAS over a LAN: possible ??

Post by void »

To add your NAS to your Everything index:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Folders tab.
  • Click Add....
  • Select your NAS drive or network share and click OK.
  • Click OK.
You will be unable to see mapped network drives if Everything is running as administrator.

Please make sure Everything is installed correctly and running as a standard user:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the General tab on the left.
  • Check Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything.
  • Uncheck Run as administrator.
  • Check Everything Service. (Please make sure this is tick-checked and not square-checked)
  • Click OK.
  • Exit Everything (right click the Everything tray icon and click Exit).
  • Restart Everything.


To limit your results to a specific folder, simply include the folder path in your search:

For example:

C:\Windows\
"C:\Program Files\"

Use double quotes (") to escape spaces.
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