Do other file systems like Mac APFS or newer Linux ones support this functionality in principle (so that a similar tool can be created)?
"Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows
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Re: "Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows
#12Do other file systems like Mac APFS or newer Linux ones support this functionality in principle (so that a similar tool can be created)?
Yes: you can build an index of file names on any file system.
Re: "Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows
#13Do other file systems like Mac APFS or newer Linux ones support this functionality in principle (so that a similar tool can be created)?
Yes: you can build an index of file names on any file system.
No, it's not that simple. Everything is using native NTFS index/journal, which is behind its unique feature: real-time updates of literally everything
Other tools building an index via other methods can't do this as fast (creating the initial index and keeping it up-to-date) There is no other equivalent app outside of Windows
Thus I'm wondering whether newer FS can support this in principle, and maybe there is hope such an app can be created
Re: "Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows
#14Microsoft should buy them out and add bing to get a bang for the buck. Building functional software as a ex tortion tool for intentionally dysfunctional ecosystems. 2024..
Re: "Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows
#15If you've never used the HTTP server, you're doing yourself a disservice.
It creates a locally hosted web page that you can use to share with everyone on the network a fast file search client.
Highly recommended! Throw in an nginx reverse proxy for https support and you are off to the races.
Re: "Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows
#16Directory Opus recently integrated Everything into their app. Adds some really nice functionality.
Re: "Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows
#17Microsoft should buy them out and add bing to get a bang for the buck. Building functional software as a ex tortion tool for intentionally dysfunctional ecosystems. 2024..
Buy what? It's an MIT-licensed project.
Re: "Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows
#18Microsoft should buy them out and add bing to get a bang for the buck. Building functional software as a ex tortion tool for intentionally dysfunctional ecosystems. 2024..
I strongly disagree. I can not envision this software being added to windows as some kind of system software without it getting messed up somewhere along the line. It is a great piece of software and does a specific job really well. Let's leave it as is.
Re: "Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows
#19It's funny: I cannot install Everything on my work computer, despite the fact that my productivity would easily be 3000% higher with it.
Not sure what your limitations are, but it is possible to run everything in portable mode. You just won't have the background service to maintain the index.
How does it maintain the index then? Isn't using the Windows indexing service the reason it works so fast?
Re: "Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows
#20Is there a macOS app that works like this? Alfred has this functionality, but sometimes it fails to find files.