[SOLVED] Everything doesn't work with directory symbolic link (mklink /d)

[longtth]

Firstly, thank you for your incredible work, EverythingSearch helps me very much on my daily routine.

My problem:
I make some directory symbolic links using

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mklink /h 

to quickly access my files.
eg:

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mklink /d D:\pj C:\users\me\Onedrive\Documents\Projects

The Everything works well in the original folder (C:\users\me\Onedrive\Documents\Projects) , but when I trigger it int symlink folder (D:\pj), Everything doesn't work anymore.
Can you have a look on it?
below is screenshot

[void]

Thank you for your feedback.

Everything NTFS indexing does not follow directory symbolic links.

You will need to either:

Use folder indexing (easy, but slow):

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Folders tab.
• Click Add....
• Select your directory symbolic link and click OK.
• Click OK.

-or-

Manually add a NTFS directory symbolic link (difficult, but fast):

• Make sure Everything is not running (right click the Everything system tray icon and click Exit)
• Open your %APPDATA%\Everything\Everything.ini
• Change the following lines:
  
  auto_remove_offline_ntfs_volumes=1
  ntfs_volume_guids="\\\\?\\Volume{C DRIVE GUID}","\\\\?\\Volume{D DRIVE GUID}"
  ntfs_volume_paths="C:","D:"
  ntfs_volume_roots="",""
  ntfs_volume_includes=1,1
  ntfs_volume_load_recent_changes=0,0
  ntfs_volume_include_onlys="",""
  ntfs_volume_monitors=1,1
  
  to:
  
  auto_remove_offline_ntfs_volumes=0
  ntfs_volume_guids="\\\\?\\Volume{C DRIVE GUID}","\\\\?\\Volume{D DRIVE GUID}","\\\\?\\Volume{C DRIVE GUID}"
  ntfs_volume_paths="C:","D:","D:\pj"
  ntfs_volume_roots="","","users\me\Onedrive\Documents\Projects"
  ntfs_volume_includes=1,1,1
  ntfs_volume_load_recent_changes=0,0,0
  ntfs_volume_include_onlys="","",""
  ntfs_volume_monitors=1,1,1

\\\\?\\Volume{C DRIVE GUID} must match the volume GUID For your C: drive.
"D:\pj" is the mount location
"users\me\Onedrive\Documents\Projects" is the root location on your C: drive

auto_remove_offline_ntfs_volumes must be disabled, otherwise the custom volume will be removed, because Everything thinks it is "offline".
Save changes and restart Everything.

If you need any assistance setting up this NTFS directory symbolic link please send me your Everything.ini.

[longtth]

My bad,
add D:\pj to Everything/Tools/Options/Folders and Rescan Now make it work!

[longtth]

Thank you very much for spend time answer my question @void

[void]

To manually add the folder junctions to Everything 1.5:

• (For example add the folder junction "C:\ProgramData\Application Data" which links to "C:\ProgramData")
• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab on the left.
• Right click in the NTFS volumes list and click Add....
• To the right of GUID, click Select....
• Select the drive where the folder junction resides (eg: C: drive).
• Change the Path to mount location in Everything (eg: C:\ProgramData\Application Data)
• Change the Root to the target path without the root part (eg: ProgramData)
• Repeat for additional folder junctions.
• Click OK.