Searching sizedupe: in path

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Cando
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Searching sizedupe: in path

Post by Cando »

I want to find size duplicates where all duplicates exist in that folder.
A few examples of what I have tried:
infolder:C:\Users\owner\Documents\ sizedupe:
infolder:C:\Users\owner\Documents\ sizedupe:C:\Users\owner\Documents\

With the above searches some of my results show a single file in this folder, but the matching duplicate is found elsewhere.
How can I get it to only look in C:\Users\owner\Documents\ for those size duplicates?
therube
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Re: Searching sizedupe: in path

Post by therube »

In Everything 1.5 Alpha, you can search a folder,
C:\Users\owner\Documents\
, right-click the Size column, 'Find Size Duplicates' which will do what you want.


(sizedupe: [& dupe: for that matter] are global operators.)
Cando
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Re: Searching sizedupe: in path

Post by Cando »

I did what you said, and it worked. Thank you for such quick assistance. :D

How can I know if an operator is global or not?
For example, the infolder: operator, I'm guessing is not global & needs a parameter immediately following it,
whereas global operators like dupe: just need to be included with spaces surrounding it?
void
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Re: Searching sizedupe: in path

Post by void »

How can I know if an operator is global or not?
dupe: and sizedupe: work on the entire index in Everything 1.4.
In Everything 1.5, they work on the current results.


For example, the infolder: operator, I'm guessing is not global & needs a parameter immediately following it,
Correct.
whereas global operators like dupe: just need to be included with spaces surrounding it?
Correct.
dupe: doesn't take any parameters.
However, if you specify a parameter, the parameter is treated as a separate term.
For example:
dupe:abc
becomes:
dupe: AND abc
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