Everything Server - client install

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joebrug
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Everything Server - client install

Post by joebrug »

Just want some clarification, please.

When installing Everything on a RDS host (multiple users) pointed to a Network Index where Everything SERVER is running, should Everything be installed as a service on the client side? I dont care about indexing the RDS's C: drive, for example. and I'm trying to remember how to duplicate this, but could've sworn if you dont install it as a service, you get prompted when you launch Everything to install as a service, run as admin, etc. Forgive me for not being able to find this prompt :)

Other question: if Monitor Changes is UNCHECKED on the client side under Network Indexes.. is Everything index current each time the user launches the program?
void
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Re: Everything Server - client install

Post by void »

When installing Everything on a RDS host (multiple users) pointed to a Network Index where Everything SERVER is running, should Everything be installed as a service on the client side? I dont care about indexing the RDS's C: drive
The Everything Service is not required.

Everything will only prompt to install the Everything Service if you are trying to index a system volume.
Everything will automatically include the system volume: C:

Please disable automatically include new fixed/removable volumes:
  • In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the FAT tab.
  • Uncheck Automatically include new fixed volumes.
  • Uncheck Automatically include new removable volumes.
  • Uncheck Automatically remove offline volumes.
  • For each FAT volume:
    • Uncheck include in database.
  • Click the NTFS tab.
  • Uncheck Automatically include new fixed volumes.
  • Uncheck Automatically include new removable volumes.
  • Uncheck Automatically remove offline volumes.
  • For each NTFS volume:
    • Uncheck include in database.
  • Click the ReFS tab.
  • Uncheck Automatically include new fixed volumes.
  • Uncheck Automatically include new removable volumes.
  • Uncheck Automatically remove offline volumes.
  • For each ReFS volume:
    • Uncheck include in database.
  • Click the Network Drives tab.
  • Uncheck Automatically include new mapped network drives.
  • Uncheck Automatically remove offline mapped network drives.
  • For each Network Drive:
    • Uncheck include in database.
  • Click the Network Indexes tab.
  • Setup your network index.
  • Click OK.
I am working on an GPO to make this easy.
For now you will need to manually set each client.


Other question: if Monitor Changes is UNCHECKED on the client side under Network Indexes.. is Everything index current each time the user launches the program?
No.
Everything will take a snapshot of the server at the time of the initial index.
This snapshot will remain unchanged when you relaunch Everything.

Forcing a rebuild would take a new snapshot.

This can be done from Tools -> Options -> Indexes -> Force Rebuild.
or
Everything.exe -reindex
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