Why is the "Remove" button greyed out when E: is selected?

[Biff]

Why is the "Remove" button greyed out when E: is selected?


E: is not automatically updated obviously, respectively the properties are not. I want to remove it (to add it again to index that drive) but I am not able to, also with the DEL key.

How could I make Everythhing index the drive and its properties?

And when selecting C: and I:, J: the Remove button is inactive as well.

How could I rescan those indexes manually like it obviously is possible here with the "Rescan" button:

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Your E: drive is online so cannot be "removed".

Everything should keep your E: drive up to date without any intervention.



If you want to force Everything to reindex your E: drive:

• Type in the following search and press ENTER:
  /reindex e:

-or-

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab on the left.
• Select your E: drive.
• Uncheck Include in database.
• Click Apply.
• Check Include in database.
• Click OK.

[Biff]

Many thanks!

Everything should keep your E: drive up to date without any intervention.

Why doesn't it? How could I make it to do always?

Your E: drive is online so cannot be "removed".

How would one remove an online drive best?

Type in the following search and press ENTER:
/reindex e:

How could I make Everything to only index the not indexed files / properties? Not everything again that has already been indexed?

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Everything 1.5.0.1334a fixes an issue with properties not updating for folder indexes after changing your indexed property settings.

You'll need to force a rebuild to pickup any missing properties.
Everything 1334a+ will now mark the folder as out of date if you change an indexed property setting.

How could I make Everything to only index the not indexed files / properties? Not everything again that has already been indexed?

Please try searching for the property with the NOT operator: !

For example to find mp3 files that are missing the length property, search for:

*.mp3 !length:

Select all these files and hit Ctrl + F5 to refresh the indexed properties.

[Biff]

You'll need to force a rebuild to pickup any missing properties.

For all of the indexes I have, I assume. Can't this be done for multiple indexes at the same time?

Everything 1334a+ will now mark the folder as out of date if you change an indexed property setting.

Very nice! So as long as a folder is not marked an index ALWAYS is up to date? And a folder will not be marked, if a property (of one or more files) is not indexed at all (although bein set)?

Please try searching for the property with the NOT operator: !

For example to find mp3 files that are missing the length property, search for:

*.mp3 !length:

Select all these files and hit Ctrl + F5 to refresh the indexed properties.

OK, many thanks!

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You'll need to force a rebuild to pickup any missing properties.

For all of the indexes I have, I assume. Can't this be done for multiple indexes at the same time?

You'll only need to do this once after upgrading to 1335.
After the forced rebuild, maintaining indexed properties in Everything 1335+ should be improved.

Everything 1334a+ will now mark the folder as out of date if you change an indexed property setting.

Very nice! So as long as a folder is not marked an index ALWAYS is up to date? And a folder will not be marked, if a property (of one or more files) is not indexed at all (although bein set)?

This change only applies to offline folders after you have made a change to an index property setting.

Indexed-properties can be out of date if you unplug a device that Everything is currently scanning.

1335 also improves handling of offline volumes when indexing properties.
You might still see one or two files (instead of most files) with out of date properties if you unplug the device while it is being scanned by Everything.

In short, Everything still doesn't like volumes being offline, but detection and handling of offline volumes is improving..

[Biff]

You'll only need to do this once after upgrading to 1335.

Ah, I thought the newest version (linked above) already would do that. So I have to wait for doing the forced rebuilds when that version is available. Or is it already available?

You might still see one or two files (instead of most files) with out of date properties if you unplug the device while it is being scanned by Everything.

OK. I intentionally would never unplug a drive as long as Everything would be indexing. If one used the Win "Safely remove" option before unplugging a drive would Win show then an error message while Everything is indexing the properties?

Many thanks!

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So I have to wait for doing the forced rebuilds when that version is available. Or is it already available?

After updating, please try forcing a rebuild.

If one used the Win "Safely remove" option before unplugging a drive would Win show then an error message while Everything is indexing the properties?

Typically, yes.
However, it is possible for the safely remove request to succeed while Everything is in-between indexing properties for two different files.