Remove Search Everything... from Recycle Bin context menu

[nka]

Hello,

I would like to keep Everything context menu for folders, but would like to remove the option from the Recycle Bin. Does anyone know the registry key where the recycle bin context menu is located? Thank you!

[therube]

Don't know that you can do that?

You could exclude the /RECYCLER/ directory itself, which would exclude any results from within that directory tree from displaying (but would not disable the context-menu).

[nka]

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I'm interested in disabling the context menu for just the recycle bin. I know it is possible in other programs like CCleaner for example. It may be a matter of finding the appropriate registry key to alter. At this point, I have not found that.

[mwsm]

The registry key for the Recycle Bin folder is:

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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

but that won't help you. To accomplish what you want you'll need to move the Search Everything key from:

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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything...

to:

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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...

That is, from the Folder key (which also applies to special folders like the Recycle Bin) to the Directory key (which only applies to regular folders). Note that this will also remove the Search Everything context menu item from all other special folders, eg the Control Panel folder.

You can also do this with a .reg file:

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[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything...]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...\command]
@="\"<your Everything path from the Folder key>" -path \"%1\""

More details here (for Total Commander):

http://ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Explorer_integration

[nka]

@mwsm: Worked great. Thank you!

For anyone who is interested in this tweak copy and paste the following into notepad and then save as All files, and add .reg to the end of the filename

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything...]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...\command]
@="\"<your Everything path from the Folder key>" -path \"%1\""

*note: you should probably back up your registry before applying this, just in case.

[Eagleizer]

@mwsm: Worked great. Thank you!

For anyone who is interested in this tweak copy and paste the following into notepad and then save as All files, and add .reg to the end of the filename

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything...]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...\command]
@="\"<your Everything path from the Folder key>" -path \"%1\""

*note: you should probably back up your registry before applying this, just in case.

Thanks a lot for the added information! I could not get it to work without the
"Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00".

Some day, maybe this can be done from within the Tools menu in Everything.


Cheers

[soaper]

Just confirming that this fix works on Windows 10 version 1903.

And shame on Search Everything for adding a context menu entry to the Recycle Bin without consent from the user!

[Dimon]

Didn't help !(

The keyes and values contained in C:\Users\...\Desktop\123.reg have been successfully entered into the registry.

[void]

Please try using double backslashes in <your Everything path from the Folder key>

For example:

C:\\Program Files\\Everything\\Everything.exe

[Dimon]

Sorry, nothing helped.
I tried and C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe and Double Backslashes.
Log out.. Windows 7x64.

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything...]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...\command]
@="\"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -path \"%1\""

Oh well !
It's just nothing to look for me in the Recycle Bin, and many distracts the Everything icon from the "Empty Recycle Bin" button.

[void]

Please try the following:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything...]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...]
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Everything\\Everything.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Everything\\Everything.exe\" -path \"%1\""

Please make sure you import the reg file as an administrator.

If the issue persists, please send a screen shot of your registry under
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
and
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell



Everything does not install a system context menu by default.
The context menu can be toggled from Tools -> Options -> General -> Show Search Everything folder context menu item.

[soaper]

void is always helpful here, thanks.

[Dimon]

Did it !)

[NotNull]

Your link doesn't work here ..

You can also upload images to this forum itself:
- click on the Attachments tab below your post and follow the steps.

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[Dimon]

Pardon

[NotNull]

Pardon

No problem; I was just trying to help you.

The screenshots are useful.
The reg-file that was posted removes the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything... registry key.
However, in your case you need to remove the Russian version of it: the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Найти в Everything... key.



@void:
Consider using a general verb and a MUIVerb for localization:
(I might have suggested this before (too lazy to check atm.); if so: please ignore ...)

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[HKCR\Folder\shell\SearchEverything]
MuiVerb = (REG_SZ) Найти в Everything...

(Or maybe even a current user variant, so multiple users on one system can each set their own language

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[HKCU\Folder\shell\SearchEverything]
MuiVerb = (REG_SZ) Найти в Everything...

All the other keys can remain under HKCR\Folder\shell\SearchEverything.

[Dimon]

Thank you all very much ! It's a go !
I think many people will find this information useful..

In short, the order of action is:

1. Install in English.
2. Apply file.reg.
3. Switch a language in the Everything settings.

(i used this)

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything...]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...]
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Everything\\Everything.exe,0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Search Everything...\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Everything\\Everything.exe\" -path \"%1\""

Win7x64

[void]

Consider using a general verb and a MUIVerb for localization:

Thanks for the suggestion NotNull,
I have put on my TODO list to set the (default) or the MUIVerb value under [HKCR\Folder\shell\Search Everything...] to the localized text.

[DrLightman]

Yes it's annoying the fact that in my case it positioned itself as second item in the context menu, and for years that spot has been occupied by the default "empty trash..." so now 75% of the times when I go muscle memory to empty the trash I hit "search everying" instead.

[soaper]

Please see this thread for workaround: viewtopic.php?t=14471&e=1