everything - search using just c: drive or mapped drives

[minsik]

HI.

Excellent program and in the current version very reliable.
Occasionally I have problems getting it to run when starting the Laptop after a reboot but this question is not about that.

I have added 2 folders that happen to be on network drives. Indexing and searching works well. However I need to search just the C: drive sometimes and keep forgetting to add c: to the search criteria.

I there a way to have 2 different profiles? (for want of a better word and understanding).

ie normal start and run causes default program to run, I use shortcut keys ALT+F2 to open the c: search window, then use a different shortcut key to open a different profile ie ALT+F5 to open a search that incluses my network folders. I might have overlooked that so forgive a noob. Having searched the help and forum.

thanks.

[void]

Currently Everything only supports setting one Hotkey from Tools -> Options -> Keyboard.

If you want to use multiple Hotkeys you would need to use a tool like autohotkey or set the shortcut key for a shortcut to Everything on the Desktop or Start menu.

Use the -search <search>, -filter <filter> or -bookmark <bookmark> command line options to show Everything with your custom search profiles.

For example, to Show Everything with the search C: by pressing Alt + F2:

• Create a shortcut to Everything.exe on the Desktop to:

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  C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe

• Right click the Shortcut, click Properties and change the target to:

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  "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -search "C:"

• Change the shortcut key to Alt + F2.
• Note: The shortcut must be on the desktop or in the start menu for the shortcut key to work.
• Click OK.

For example, to Show Everything with the search D: or E: by pressing Alt + F5:

• Create a shortcut to Everything.exe on the Desktop to:

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  C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe

• Right click the Shortcut, click Properties and change the target to:

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  "C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -search "<D:|E:>"

• Change the shortcut key to Alt + F5.
• Note: The shortcut must be on the desktop or in the start menu for the shortcut key to work.
• Click OK.

I will consider adding Hotkey support to filters and bookmarks.