One file type

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av_admin_1984
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One file type

Post by av_admin_1984 »

Hi
i have a list of jpg and png files in txt format and i want search all that files and find them and after that put them to new folder
i uesed advanced search but it coulden't read the text file or can not find all of them at once
how should i ?
void
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Re: One file type

Post by void »

i uesed advanced search but it coulden't read the text file or can not find all of them at once
What happens? is there any error shown?

Please note that really large lists (larger than 4000 characters) are currently not rendered correctly.

To search for a list of jpg and png files from a text file:
  • In Everything, make sure the search is empty.
  • From the Search menu, click Advanced Search...[/b].
  • Scroll down to Search for a list of file names.
  • Click the Browse... button on the right.
  • Select your text file with a list of jpg and png filenames and click Open.
  • Note: the search for a list of filenames may appear empty, however it should still function correctly.
  • Click OK.
  • Are any results found?
therube
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Re: One file type

Post by therube »

So is...

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filelist:"right|on|time|in|the|pouring|rain"
the same as

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nopath:wfn:<right|on|time|in|the|pouring|rain>
?
NotNull
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Re: One file type

Post by NotNull »

Same endresult, only the first one (resultlist:) will be more efficient as it was designed to compare many to many filenames
void wrote: Sat Jan 05, 2019 2:56 am There's a performance reason for matching whole file names, Everything can create a simple binary tree lookup table to see if the whole file name matches the search. filelist: is designed to compare millions of files against millions of files.
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