Following scenario: Filter on ext:psd, selected drive: F:
select click a psd file
Now find duplicates elsewhere based on size and ext, but ... leave the current view in place.
This from within Everything.
Currently I use a workaround, jump to the folder (Opus) then do the duplicate search from there, viz. Opus context menu.
That will bring up duplicates in a separate Everything tab bar.
I wonder whether this can be done within Everything, no idea.
Thanks.
Within Everything find dupe of selected file (size-ext)
Re: Within Everything find dupe of selected file (size-ext)
Please consider adding a context menu item to find duplicated items in Everything based on size and extension:
Right click your file and click Find dupes in Everything
Everything will open a new tab with the search:
-new-tab
[extension:...]
[getsize:...]
- From the Start menu, search for:
regedit
- Right click Registry Editor and click Run as administrator.
- Navigate to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
- Create the following key:
shell
- Navigate to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
- Create the following key:
Find dupes in Everything
- Navigate to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Find dupes in Everything
- Create the following key:
command
- Navigate to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Find dupes in Everything\command
- Set the (Default) value data to:
"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -new-tab -s size:[getsize:"%1"]" "ext:[extension:"%1"]
(where C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe is your Everything.exe location)
Right click your file and click Find dupes in Everything
Everything will open a new tab with the search:
size:<the size of your file> extension:<the extension of your file>
-new-tab
[extension:...]
[getsize:...]
Re: Within Everything find dupe of selected file (size-ext)
Thanks a lot! Matter solved.
FWIW and just for info: one way or the other no dups were found in the new tab.
Regretfully, I couldn't get it working.
Maybe some 'get' was missing, really don't know.
Anyway, I have made a little change to the parameters:
(as used in Opus)
This works fine.
Thanks again - I wouldn't have figured this out myself (registry settings)
FWIW and just for info: one way or the other no dups were found in the new tab.
Regretfully, I couldn't get it working.
Maybe some 'get' was missing, really don't know.
Anyway, I have made a little change to the parameters:
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"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" /new-tab -s* size:[getsize:"%1"] ext:[get-property:"%1","extension"]
This works fine.
Thanks again - I wouldn't have figured this out myself (registry settings)