How can I display properties for not content indexed files?

[aflawt]

So; normally if a property is not indexed at all, Everything reads the data from the disk for the results on the screen.

However if I index a property only for files in a specific folder (so that I can quickly sort/search in that folder), I can no longer see that property for any files outside of that folder.

Is there any way to make Everything use the index database for the available files then fill the missing ones by reading from the disk at the search time?

[NotNull]

Use the from-disk: modifier or one of it's aliases

no-indexed:
non-indexed:
not-indexed:
from-disk:
indexed:

Search properties and content on disk (not from the index) or search properties from the index.

For example:
notindexed:length:>5m

Default: Search indexed properties only. If the property is not included in the index, search the property from disk.

no-indexed:

[aflawt]

I can search but length column still stays empty. I want to display the value.

[aflawt]

Use the from-disk: modifier or one of it's aliases

For example:
notindexed:length:>5m

I can find this file by its length but I can't actually see the value. It also acts like zero when sorting.
All three results are the same file on different disks. Disk M has not indexed while other 2 have.

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[NotNull]

Is your M:-drive online? Or said mp4 file accessible? Everything will not be able to read from disk if not.

Check - for exampe - using the following search:

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root:  online:

Or add online: to your search query:

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online:   notindexed:length:30m22

[aflawt]

Yes it is online. Otherwise, Everything wouldn't even be able to find the file by length since its properties are not indexed.

[NotNull]

Good point!

Just set up my Everything to try to reproduce this issue and indeed: same behaviour.
I have no explanation for it, nor was I able to find a workaround to display these proprties anyway.


Tested with version 1.5.0.1340a (x64) @ Win11 22H2

[aflawt]

void, can you confirm whether this is a bug or intended behavior?

[horst.epp]

If I remember correctly, that is a known problem reported by user raccoon.
I'm to lazy to find the reference.
If you index only certain files you can't read the properties of any non-indexed file.