Troubleshooting

Search doesn't find what I want

Please make sure the following search options are unchecked:

• In "Everything", from the Search menu:
• Uncheck Match Case.
• Uncheck Match Whole Word.
• Uncheck Match Path.
• Uncheck Match Diacritics.
• Uncheck Enable Regex.

Please make sure the Everything filter is selected:

• In "Everything", from the Search menu:
• Check Everything.

Please make sure Everything is installed correctly:

• In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the General tab on the left.
• Check Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything.
• Check Everything Service.
• Uncheck Run as administrator.
• Click OK.
• Exit "Everything" (right click the Everything tray icon and click Exit).
• Restart "Everything".

Please make sure your non-NTFS volumes are included in your index:

• In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Folders tab on the left.
• Click Add....
• Click Select your non-NTFS volume and click OK.
• Click OK.

Please try forcing a rebuild:

• In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Indexes tab on the left.
• Click Force Rebuild.
• Click OK.

Settings are not saved

Please make sure Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything is enabled.

To enable Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything:

• In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the General tab.
• Check Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything.
• Click OK.

Duplicated results

NTFS volumes are automatically indexed by "Everything".
Adding a NTFS volume as a folder index will show duplicated results.

Please remove any NTFS volumes from your folder indexes:

• In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Folders tab.
• Select any NTFS volumes and click Remove.
• Click OK.

To check which NTFS volumes are automatically included:

• In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab.
• NTFS volumes that have Include in database checked are already included as a NTFS index.

Missing files

Corrupt files and folders are automatically excluded by "Everything". Please check your disk(s) for errors.

To check your disk(s) for errors:

• In My Computer, for each volume:
• Right click and select Properties.
• Click the Tools tab.
• Click Check now....
• Select Automatically fix file system errors.
• Click Start.
• If prompted to schedule the disk check the next time you restart the computer select Yes.

Rebuilding the database

To force "Everything" to rebuild the database:

• In "Everything", from the the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Indexes tab.
• Click Force rebuild.
• Click OK.

Recreate the USN Journal

To force the NTFS driver to rebuild the USN Journal:

• In "Everything", from the the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab.
• Select the NTFS volume .
• Uncheck Enable USN Journal Logging.
• Click Apply.
• Check Enable USN Journal Logging.
• Click OK.

HTTP Server does not start

This is most commonly caused by another service using port 80.

Try to change the HTTP server port.

For example: to change the HTTP server port to 8080:

• In "Everything", from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Under the HTTP tab, change the HTTP Server Port to 8080.
• Click OK.

To connect to this server:

• In your web browser, enter http://localhost:8080
• Change localhost to the server name for remote access.

Debug mode.

The debug console can be toggled with the Ctrl + ` key.
See viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1713 for more information.

Support

Please check the forums or contact voidtools for support.