INDEX PROPERTIES

[kosp]

hello to all
i wanted to ask about index properties
when i choose some properties to index for example on videos it doesnt index all the properties , so videos are left blank
how to address the blank fills and index all the properties?
do i have to use windows properties as well along side everything properties?
for example the length or duration of a video even though its a number that exists doesnt show on all videos in the properties bar
why is that happening? how can i index all properties and not have gaps

thank you

[void]

Everything can take a long time to index video properties.

Progress is shown in the status bar on the right.
Please make sure Everything has finished indexing properties.



Everything will automatically gather properties for the initial index and when a file is modified.
You might see blank properties if the file goes offline.
Please select the files with blank properties and press Ctrl + F5.



What properties are you indexing?
Shown under Help -> Troubleshooting information -> properties.
(near the bottom)

do i have to use windows properties as well along side everything properties?

No, The Everything properties will pull values from the Windows Property System.

for example the length or duration of a video even though its a number that exists doesnt show on all videos in the properties bar
why is that happening? how can i index all properties and not have gaps

What type of video? eg: mp4, mkv, avi, webm, etc...
Does Windows Explorer show a value under the Length column?
-Everything should be matching Windows Explorer.

[kosp]

i have let it finish and i have a lot that are blank
i index very standard properties for videos like length dimensions width height frame rate etc
it lets a lot of videos blank. i used ctrl f5 but nothing

the properties must be there to be indexed? the length of a video is there but it cant even see that property at least

is something i do rong here or the files cannot be indexed?
in the windows details of the files all the properties i want is there but it doesnt show in the program list

so what to do here?

[kosp]

also is there something to do with type of video like the format of the video? does it read sertain types only?

[void]

Everything uses the OS to gather your video properties.
The OS might only support some video types.



Please send your Help -> Troubleshooting information.

Please send a debug log when refreshing indexed properties:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Verbose.
• From the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Start Debug Logging.
• Select a video file with missing length.
• Press Ctrl + F5.
• From the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Stop Debug Logging.
• Your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log will open in Notepad.
• Please upload this file in a bugreport

[kosp]

you think that its a bug not letting the program read all files
hmmm maybe
i will send you a bug report as soon as i can
is there anything i can do to check the report or anything i can try so all the files are being filled with info?

thanks again

[void]

Look for the following lines in your Everything Debug Log.txt:
get property <type> <filename>
got property ret <got-property>
CreateFileW(): <error-code>: Failed to open file <filename>

[therube]

is there anything i can do to check the report or anything i can try

What type of video? eg: mp4, mkv, avi, webm, etc...
Does Windows Explorer show a value under the Length column?
-Everything should be matching Windows Explorer.

[kosp]

after doing some research and testing
everything seems to read only MP4 videos and AVI for indexing
windows have details for those format

so is everything limited to read those videos format and index them
or i can do something to change it

also i tested changing the format of some videos to MP4 and instantly got it to index properties

so its the format of the videos that everything cant read

any solution?

[horst.epp]

after doing some research and testing
everything seems to read only MP4 videos and AVI for indexing
windows have details for those format

so is everything limited to read those videos format and index them
or i can do something to change it

also i tested changing the format of some videos to MP4 and instantly got it to index properties

so its the format of the videos that everything cant read

any solution?

Your OS may not have the required codecs for the missing file types.
I have installed the K-Lite Codec package for example, which supports a lot of file formats.
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Windows 11 Home Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3321)
Everything 1.5.0.1391a (x64), Everything Toolbar 1.5.1

[kosp]

ok i downloaded and installed the full k lite codec
what do i do now to get everything index the videos cause after the installation doesnt seem to do anything new

[horst.epp]

ok i downloaded and installed the full k lite codec
what do i do now to get everything index the videos cause after the installation doesnt seem to do anything new

The K-Lite installation doesn't have any direct influence on Everything.
It just installs in the OS the codecs for almost all todays file formats.
You have to checks what system level properties Everything can use now.
You should also check the Codec setting of K-Lite to see if you have enabled the set you need.

[brandySnake]

ok i downloaded and installed the full k lite codec
what do i do now to get everything index the videos cause after the installation doesnt seem to do anything new

You can manually update the property index with Ctrl+Shift+F5 while the target element is selected.
Sorry if you have already tried this.