Everything
Editors’ Note:
Beta or prerelease software is not intended for inexperienced users, as the software may contain bugs or potentially damage your system. We strongly recommend that users exercise caution and save all mission-critical data before installing and/or using this software.
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The ambitiously named Everything is a piece of Windows PC software that bypasses Windows search with a lightning quick interface and real-time results for all of the files and folders in your local storage device or any subsection of it. The software doesn’t do much more than search, but its efficiency, effectiveness, stability, and low system resource usage make it a keeper utility.
The software is split into two main controls: the search box and the results page. When you first run Everything, it will create an index of all the files and folders on your machine. Unless you have millions of files, the index will be created before you know it. Searching is done in real time, as you type–i.e. the search term “rad” returns 379 objects, “radio” returns 160, and “radiohead” returns 71, all instantly.
The results screen can display seven different fields: Name, Path, Size, Last Write Time, Creation Time, Last Access Time, and Attributes. Sorting by any field takes a little longer than searching, but only slows down noticeably when you sort more than 1,000 results.
Everything also lets users connect to HTTP, FTP, or ETP (Everything Transfer Protocol) servers to allow remote searches, but its functionality is mostly singular–searching your local PC very quickly with minimal resources, and it accomplishes that well. If you’ve never struggled with Windows search before, you might pass Everything by; if your computer is a disorganized mess with files all over the place, Everything might be a wonderful gift.
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Publisher’s Description
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From voidtools:
Everything is a search engine for Windows that replaces the normal Windows search with a much faster one. Unlike Windows search, Everything initially displays every file and folder on your computer. You can type in a search filter to limit what files and folders are displayed. Everything only uses file and folder names and generally takes a few seconds to build its database. 1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
What’s new in this version:
Version 1.4.1.867b:
- fixed an issue with excludes being ignored when rebuilding the indexes
- fixed a crash when renaming a folder that had subfolders that should be excluded
- fixed an issue with sorting by date created ascending and date accessed ascending
- fixed an issue with gathering file info from fragmented attribute lists
- fixed an issue with uncessary extended file information gathering with IPC requests
- fixed a crash when accessing fi…
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