How to exclude subfolders from the result.

vsub · Post by **vsub** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:43 pm

For example
C:\New Folder\New Folder
How to display the files only from C:\New Folder and not from C:\New Folder\New Folder

Post by **therube** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:59 pm

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C:\New Folder\    !C:\New Folder\New Folder\

vsub · Post by **vsub** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:36 pm

That was just example...I mean ALL subfolders,not just one

For example C:\New Folder have 10 subfolders and I want to see what only C:\New Folder have inside(excluding the files\folders of the subfolders)

I'm not requesting such a feature,I just want to know if Everything can do that already

Post by **void** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:26 pm

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C:\New Folder\    !C:\New Folder\*\*

- or -

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C:\New Folder\ parents:2

This limits the search to files and folders with 2 parents only (C: and New Folder).
This is much faster than the wildcard version above.

vsub · Post by **vsub** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:57 pm

Ok and yes,the second method is better.
BTW is there is some command that will sort all items by something

Post by **void** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:08 am

BTW is there is some command that will sort all items by something

There are no search commands for sorting.
You can set a keyboard shortcut to each sort.

vsub · Post by **vsub** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:16 am

Hmm,I thought I removed that part from the post after I found about the shortcut.
I wanted to ask something else...can I somehow copy only the file names of the selected items

Post by **void** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:21 am

can I somehow copy only the file names of the selected items

Ctrl + Shift + C

vsub · Post by **vsub** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:26 am

I guess I have to take a good look at the hotkeys(maybe I'll find something else)...there is no menu for this so I though there is no such option.

Post by **void** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:30 am

Copy Full Name to Clipboard currently only shows up in the context menu when you have a single item selected.

I have changed this to always show up for the next release since it does let you copy multiple files.

vsub · Post by **vsub** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:33 am

This copies the fill path of the item...I meant only the files\folders names without the paths.

Post by **void** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:38 am

There is currently no shortcut to copy just the file name parts.

You could export to CSV to get a list of the file name parts, but this will list all the results (not the selection only).

vsub · Post by **vsub** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:41 am

Ok,I can just use autohotkey to do the rest of the work.

myNameIsJonny! · Post by **myNameIsJonny!** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 1:13 pm

void wrote:
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C:\New Folder\    !C:\New Folder\*\*
- or -
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C:\New Folder\ parents:2
This limits the search to files and folders with 2 parents only (C: and New Folder).
This is much faster than the wildcard version above.

!sticky!

vsub · Post by **vsub** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:25 am

parent:"the folder path" also seems to work...no need to count the \ or duplicate the path string and add things to it
For some unknown reason I always forget how to exclude the sub folders

Stamimail · Post by **Stamimail** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:38 am

How to add "exclude subfolders" to Filters?

Post by **void** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:43 am

It's currently not possible to exclude subfolders with a filter.

I'll look into a search modifier to only search the root of a folder when specified.
I have been changing the way filters work for a future release, so it might be possible to apply a filter that will effect the current search.

What I have in mind is something like a filter with the search:
nosubfolders:<search:>

When this filter is selected the current search is substituted with the search: term (instead of being ANDed after the filters search).
The nosubfolders: modifier will prevent any subfolders being included in any specified paths.

Also note: parent: only works with Everything 1.4 or later.

robertl · Post by **robertl** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 4:06 am

What about a new modifier childs:<count> as similar as parents:<count>.

Post by **void** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 6:44 am

In Everything 1.4, the following functions are available:

childcount:
childfoldercount:
childfilecount:

childcount:10 will find folders containing 10 items (files or folders).
childfoldercount:10 will find folders containing 10 subfolders.
childfilecount:10 will find folders containing 10 files.

Note: these functions are only available in Everything 1.4 or later.

HunzHurte · Post by **HunzHurte** » Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:45 pm

void wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:26 pm Re: How to exclude subfolders from the result.Quote myNameIsJonny!
by myNameIsJonny! » Wed Apr 20, 2016 3:13 pm

Bit of a stupid question, but how do I enter those code lines? When I type it in the search bar it just shows the rsults that include "parents: 2" which is obviously not what I want.

Post by **NotNull** » Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:56 pm

HunzHurte wrote: ↑Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:45 pm Bit of a stupid question, but how do I enter those code lines? When I type it in the search bar it just shows the rsults that include "parents: 2" which is obviously not what I want.

Without knowing what it is that you want exactly:

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!parents:2

! = NOT
(and there should be no space in "parents: 2")

See also the Everything Search Syntax