Everything is not indexing all the files

[ShacoFace]

Since yesterday I am having problems with Everything search, suddenly I stop indexing all files and it no longer registers any files from C: \. I already tried restarting, reinstalling, forcing rebuild, testing previous versions, and using the same settings as on a pc where the program works without problems, nothing seems to fix that error.
Pls help.

[void]

Please make sure no search options are checked under the Search menu (eg: uncheck match case, uncheck match whole words, uncheck regex)

Please make sure the Everything filter is active under the Search menu.

Please make sure these files are not excluded from Tools -> Options -> Exclude.

Please make sure Everything is installed correctly:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the General tab on the left.
• Check Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything
• Uncheck Run as administrator.
• Check Everything Service. (Please make sure this is tick-checked and not square-checked)
• Click OK.
• Exit Everything (right click the Everything tray icon and click Exit).
• Restart Everything.

Please try forcing a rebuild:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Indexes tab on the left.
• Click Force Rebuild.
• Click OK.

Please let me know if the issue persists.

[ShacoFace]

I followed the steps in order, It didn't work, how do I check if Everything Search is installed correctly?
also, could a permission that protects the system from being scanned by Everything be the one that prevents it from indexing?

[void]

Tools -> Options -> General should look like:


Please make sure no options are square-checked:



Please ensure your C: drive is included in your database:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the NTFS tab on the left.
• Select C:
• Check Include in database.
• Click OK.

also, could a permission that protects the system from being scanned by Everything be the one that prevents it from indexing?

Maybe, could you please send some debug output to confirm:

• In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
  /debuglog
• Type in the following search and press ENTER:
  /reindex
• Wait for indexing to complete (check the status bar on the bottom)
• type in the following search and press ENTER:
  /restart
• What is shown in your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt ?

[ShacoFace]

Here is the templog from "%TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt"

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2021-09-29 19:04:57.685: ntfs index: 6946 folders, 21719 files
2021-09-29 19:05:00.284: ntfs index: 167 folders, 1281 files
2021-09-29 19:05:00.834: removed 20053 orphaned files in 0.001585 seconds
2021-09-29 19:05:00.850: removed 6648 orphaned folders in 0.000604 seconds

[ShacoFace]

and after that this:

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[void]

Thank you for the debug logs.

The logs show Everything index about 21,000 items.
The logs show almost all files and folders have a missing parent folder.
This usually means a folder was excluded under Tools -> Options -> Exclude or the NTFS MFT is damaged.


Please ensure you are not excluding any items from Tools -> Options -> Exclude:
The Exclude page should look like:




Please check your drives for errors:

• Please backup anything important on your drive before checking it for errors.
• In Windows Explorer, right click your drive and click Properties.
• Click the Tools tab.
• Click Check now....
• Click Start.
• If prompted to schedule a scan on the next restart, click Yes.

Please let me know if the issue persists.

[vulcan78]

I have this exact problem now as well. It's so bad now that MOST files that I know exist and can see them if I manually navigate to them do not show up in Everything, I've tried rebuilding the Index via Force Rebuild and the problem persists. So many problems with this software recently. This problem cropped up a few days ago. Pulling my hair out with this one.

viewtopic.php?t=10537

Update, using your other thread I discovered my problem.

I had 'Match Case' and 'Match Whole Word' checked under the Search drop-down menu.



"Please make sure no search options are checked under the Search menu (eg: uncheck match case, uncheck match whole words, uncheck regex)"