Search in selected folder

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jjk
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Search in selected folder

Post by jjk »

Sorry if the answer is obvious, but I am unable to do that :
In a Everything window, I select one folder, say C:\Windows.
What is the fastest mean to search C:\Windows\* ie all the files contained by the selected folder (here C:\Windows) ? Is there also a shorcut to do that ?

More : if I select two or more folders, say C:\Windows and C:\...\foo and D:\...\foo2, can I search easily see (in Everything window) all the files contained in those 3 folders ?
TIA
Stamimail
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Re: Search in selected folder

Post by Stamimail »

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5236&p=19251#p19194
I'm not aware more than that info.
jjk
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Re: Search in selected folder

Post by jjk »

Thank you, Stamimail
But I hoped something less complicated .
With your answer, now I know Ctrl-Shift-C to copy the whole path. :)
void
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Re: Search in selected folder

Post by void »

Please make sure "Show Search Everything folder context menu item" is enabled:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the General tab.
  • Check Show Search Everything folder context menu item.
  • Click OK.
Right click a folder in Everything and click Search Everything...

Another way is to copy the folder to the clipboard (Ctrl + C) and paste the folder into the search box. Note: only works when one folder is copied.
therube
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Re: Search in selected folder

Post by therube »

If you wanted to search - from within Everything, opening the Path of a filename, you could set up "EGO.BAT" (or EGOdir, Everything Goto Dir?) as a "SendTo".

EGO.BAT, http://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopi ... 306#p18306.

You'd want to change it a bit, at the least removing the -search parameter.

Orig:

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C:\DEV\Locate\Everything.exe  -newwindow  -path "%cd%"  -search "%1"
To:

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C:\DEV\Locate\Everything.exe  -newwindow  -path "%cd%"
That would open the directory in a new window.


If you wanted it in the same window, just remove the -newwindow switch.

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C:\DEV\Locate\Everything.exe  -path "%cd%"
(And of course change the path to Everything.exe as needed.)


With that, right-click a file, Send To -> EGOdir.
The directory that file is in should then open.


Oh, & I assume this would work essentially the same as what Janus wrote (untested by me), http://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopi ... 859#p18859, just going about it differently.
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