How could one avoid virtual drives to be automatically added to the index?

[Biff]

How could one avoid virtual drives (TrueCrypt, etc.) to be automatically added to the index?

[void]

To disable automatic indexing of new fixed NTFS volumes in Everything:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab on the left.
• Uncheck Automatically include new fixed NTFS volumes.
• Click OK.

Note: this will disable automatic indexing for all types of NTFS volumes, eg: virtual drives and physical drives.
Your existing NTFS indexes will stay the same when changing this option.
New NTFS volumes will need be to added to the Everything index manually.

To manually add a NTFS volume to the Everything index:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab on the left.
• Select the NTFS volume in the local NTFS volumes list.
• Check Include in database.
• Click OK.

[Biff]

Thank you very much!

To disable automatic indexing of new fixed NTFS volumes in Everything:

In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the NTFS tab on the left.
Uncheck Automatically include new fixed NTFS volumes.
Click OK.


Note: this will disable automatic indexing for all types of NTFS volumes, eg: virtual drives and physical drives.
Your existing NTFS indexes will stay the same when changing this option.
New NTFS volumes will need be to added to the Everything index manually.

Ah, very sorry for my bad expression, I meant virtual drives only. Real drives must be added automatically.

Note: this will disable automatic indexing for all types of NTFS volumes, eg: virtual drives and physical drives.
Your existing NTFS indexes will stay the same when changing this option.

And they are updated each time the drives are available?

If there are (virtual) drives and real drives with the same drive letters, might there be conflicts? So, will Everything overwrite the index of a drive when a (virtual) drive has the same letter? Or anyhting else?

Many thanks again

[void]

And they are updated each time the drives are available?

Yes, offline NTFS volumes are updated when they become online.

If there are (virtual) drives and real drives with the same drive letters, might there be conflicts?

No, Everything uses the volume GUID to identify the volume.

So, will Everything overwrite the index of a drive when a (virtual) drive has the same letter? Or anyhting else?

No, the drive letter can be shared or changed and Everything will be able to keep the index up to date for each unique volume.

[Biff]

Yes, offline NTFS volumes are updated when they become online.

Alright, even if "disable automatic indexing of new fixed NTFS volumes" is enabled. Already added indexes are always updated. I understand.

<<<So, will Everything overwrite the index of a drive when a (virtual) drive has the same letter? Or anyhting else?

No, the drive letter can be shared or changed and Everything will be able to keep the index up to date for each unique volume.

So there can be any amount of drives with the same letter. Could this be a disadvantage if searching within a special drive if the letter is used by more than one drive, so if letter W: would be used by 3 drives Everything would show / search the files of all drives with letter W:
Does Everything use the drive ID to to distinguish the drives?

And how could one differentiate the three W: drives when offline? There is no label or such shown then, if I see it right.

[void]

Could this be a disadvantage if searching within a special drive if the letter is used by more than one drive

Yes, a common request is to show drive label, probably in its own column. Color coding could also be useful.

Does Everything use the drive ID to to distinguish the drives?

The Volume GUID, this is unique to each volume, no matter the drive letter.

And how could one differentiate the three W: drives when offline? There is no label or such shown then, if I see it right.

Right now, not easily, fsi: could be used to identify the index.

[Biff]

Many thanks.

Color coding could also be useful.

What is color coding?

[NotNull]

What is color coding?

Showing different items/categories in different colors.


But the Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color-coding) explains it *much* better:

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the method of color-coding efficiently finds k-vertex simple paths, k-vertex cycles, and other small subgraphs within a given graph using probabilistic algorithms, which can then be derandomized and turned into deterministic algorithms. This method shows that many subcases of the subgraph isomorphism problem (an NP-complete problem) can in fact be solved in polynomial time.

Need I say more?


PS: Better take a look at this page instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_code

[Biff]

Thank you very much, also for the links.

Showing different items/categories in different colors.

Ah yes, I had an intuition.

But the Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color-coding) explains it *much* better:

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the method of color-coding efficiently finds k-vertex simple paths, k-vertex cycles, and other small subgraphs within a given graph using probabilistic algorithms, which can then be derandomized and turned into deterministic algorithms. This method shows that many subcases of the subgraph isomorphism problem (an NP-complete problem) can in fact be solved in polynomial time.

Actually I do not understand that much.

Need I say more?

No, no, of course you do not...well...but...what is the connection to Everything? I thought color coding would be anything within Everything...

Many thanks again

[NotNull]

It was a joke ...

I didn't understand it either.
That (wiki) explanation had to do with something else, describing it in a very difficult way (which almost no one would understand).

[void]

This is how I imagine Everything color coding:
You add a filter, such as drivetype:"virtual drive" and set a text color to red, so virtual drives would now show in red text in the result list.

[Biff]

It was a joke ...

This is unbelievable...I never would have supposed one would do a joke in this forum (is it allowed at all? I would not think so)...very surprising...well....I mean...well....

This is how I imagine Everything color coding:
You add a filter, such as drivetype:"virtual drive" and set a text color to red, so virtual drives would now show in red text in the result list.

Oops, so it is not available yet in Everything...so that's why I couldn't find anything here...but sounds very great anyway...

[NotNull]

It was a joke ...

I never would have supposed one would do a joke in this forum (is it allowed at all? I would not think so)

I recently did another attempt (viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6312) and didn't even get banned from this forum! It must have slipped under the radar ...

(It was my way of saying "Welcome to the club!" as I made the same "mistake" just a few days before. Don't know if he/she got it or is now hiring a hit man to get this insulting guy off the planet ...)

[Biff]

I recently did another attempt (viewtopic.php?f=5&t=6312) and didn't even get banned from this forum! It must have slipped under the radar ...

Wow, that sounds quite...but it's just correct, just the truth (as he had overlooked the menu bar, unbelievable), just an affirmation. His own words, a bit clearer, I would say. People like affirmations.

It was my way of saying "Welcome to the club!" as I made the same "mistake" just a few days before. Don't know if he/she got it or is now hiring a hit man to get this insulting guy off the planet ...)

Ah, yes, now I see, just a "welcome" in other words and he should feel like home. Yes, of course, do not understand how one should misinterpret such.
Well, may be there are some uncool persons not liking such kind words of truth and / or welcome.