Remove excluded folders from index

[bibliomusic]

I added filters after all my drives were indexed to prevent "recycle bin", "system volume information" and "recycle bin" from being indexed. Is there a way to eliminate anything in these folders on any drive from being in the Everything database after it was created? I really don't want to have to re-index all my drives (over twenty) and adding these folders with numerous wild cards to the exclude list does not retrospectively delete these folders from my existing database.

[void]

To exclude $recycle.bin and system volume information on all drives without performing a rebuild:

In Everything, type in the following search:
!?:\$recycle.bin\** !?:\system volume information\**

If you find this search useful, please consider adding it as a filter:

• In Everything, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
• Change Name to:
  No Junk
• Change Search to:
  !?:\$recycle.bin\** !?:\system volume information\**
• Click OK.

Filters can be activated from the Search menu, Filter bar (View -> Filters), right clicking the status bar, filter macro or filter keyboard shortcut.



Adding to your Exclude list in Tools -> Options -> Exclude only requires a rebuild in memory (quick).
Removing or changing an item in your Exclude list requires a full rebuild from disk (slow).

To exclude $recycle.bin and system volume information on all drives from your index:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Exclude tab on the left.
• Click Add Filter....
• Change the filter to the following and click OK:
  ?:\$recycle.bin
• Click Add Filter....
• Change the filter to the following and click OK:
  ?:\system volume information
• Click OK.
  -Everything will perform a rebuild.

[bibliomusic]

Thank you, that did it perfectly.