Does the content of the efu file remain after rebooting ?

[cybereye]

Hi, I am currently using Everything as a service in Windows10.

I am adding a separately created <efu> files through the "filelist" in the option menu,
but every time I reboot my PC, I have to register it again following the procedure outlined below.

https://www.voidtools.com/support/every ... ile_lists/
- Include a file list in the Everything index

From the questions posted in the forum,
I guess.. it seems that if I register it through this process, it will continue to be applied afterwards.
But it's not in my case.. So I wonder, and could you please confirm which of the following statements is correct?

- will the previously added efu file and its contents remain intact on subsequent reboots,
- or will I need to re-register the efu file each time?

[therube]

Are you running Everything "as Administrator"?


An .efu is simply a file.
So unless you do something to remove it, it should persist.

[cybereye]

No, I'm not an admin, but it will work ? Then I will ty again as administrator.

Sure, I know efu is a simple list (file),
I tried to add in file list's <add> button thus I thought it's registered at my default index db
so I guess it should be kept on my db even after rebooting my PC.
But I'm sorry it didn't..

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[therube]

but it will work ? Then I will ty again as administrator

In general, you do NOT want to use "as administrator".

I tried to add in file list's <add> button thus I thought it's registered at my default index db

Adding an .efu that way adds that .efu files' data to your .db - along with any other Indexes you may have enabled (like, usually by default, your NTFS drives).

The "record" of your adding of the .efu is recorded in Everything.ini.
If that record of your adding is not there after a reboot, then something is changing your Everything.ini.

Likewise .efu is a file, on disk.
Rebooting your computer should not cause the .efu on disk to be removed.


Add an .efu
It should then show in the screenshot you've posted

Search through Everything.ini, & you should see a line like:

filelists=C:\OUT\mymusic.efu

The filelist exists at C:\OUT\
The filelists= line shows the location & name of the assigned filelist in Everything.ini

Quit Everything
Verify that all the above is unchanged
Make a backup of mymusic.efu & Everything.ini

Reboot your computer

Compare your backups to the sources.
Are they different (or missing)?


Start Everything.
Perform the same compares.
Again are they different?
(Now, after you quit again, it is possible that the .ini changes, because of actions you have done, but it, the filelist= line in it, & the .efu all should persist.)


(CCleaner, I believe was mentioned recently, in case you are using that? [Different situation.])

[NotNull]

Where is your Everything.ini stored? Do you have write-access to that file? I.e. can you edit the file, save it and see the changes being kept?
(best to do this when Everything is not running: Menu => File => Exit)

[cybereye]

After testing as administrator, then disabled and go back to normal user's permission.
It's working now ! I don't need to register my efu files again.

I guess below informartion should be checked !

The filelists= line shows the location & name of the assigned filelist in Everything.ini

Thanks @NotNull and @therube !