Searching

Use the to type in a search.

Type in a partial filename, files and folders matching your partial filename search will be instantly displayed in the .

For example, to find files and folders with the text reports in the filename, search for:

reports

To limit the results to a drive, simply search for that drive, for example, to find files and folders on your D: drive, search for:

d:

Include the path to limit the results to a folder, for example, to find files and folders in the folder D:\Downloads, search for:

d:\downloads\

Use double quotes to escape spaces, for example, to find files and folders in C:\Program Files, search for:

"c:\program files\"

Use \ to search for partial paths, for example, to find files and folders in a folder ending with documents, search for:

documents\

Use a space to combine searches, for example, to find files and folders containing the text order, located in the folder starting with work, search for:

\work order

Syntax


Operators
space AND
| OR
! NOT
< > Grouping
" " Search for an exact phrase


Wildcards
* Matches zero of more characters.
? Matches one character.

Wildcards match the whole filename. Disable to match wilcards anywhere in the filename.


Macros
quot: Literal double quote "
apos: Literal apostrophe '
amp: Literal ampersand &
lt: Literal less than <
gt: Literal greater than >
#<n>: Literal unicode character <n> in decimal.
#x<n>: Literal unicode character <n> in hexadecimal.
audio: Search for audio files.
zip: Search for compressed files.
doc: Search for document files.
exe: Search for executable files.
pic: Search for picture files.
video: Search for video files.


Modifiers

Functions and regular search terms can be prefixed with a modifier.

ascii:
utf8:
noascii: 		Enable or disable fast ASCII case comparisons.
case:
nocase: 		Match or ignore case.
diacritics:
nodiacritics: 		Match or ignore accent marks.
file:
files:
nofileonly: 		Match files only.
folder:
folders:
nofolderonly: 		Match folders only.
path:
nopath: 		Match the full path and file name or just the filename.
regex:
noregex: 		Enable or disable regex.
wfn:
wholefilename:
nowfn:
nowholefilename:
exact: 		Match the whole filename or match anywhere in the filename.
wholeword:
ww:
nowholeword:
noww: 		Match whole words or match anywhere in the filename.
wildcards:
nowildcards: 		Enable or disable wildcards.


Functions
album:<album> Search for the ID3 or FLAC album.
artist:<artist> Search for the ID3 or FLAC artist.
attrib:<attributes>
attributes:<attributes> 		Search for files and folders with the specified file attributes.
bitdepth:<bitdepth> Find images with the specified bits per pixel.
child:<filename> Search for folders that contain a child file or folder with a matching filename.
childcount:<count> Search for folders that contain the specified number of subfolders and files.
childfilecount:<count> Search for folders that contain the specified number of files.
childfoldercount:<count> Search for folders that contain the specified number of subfolders.
comment:<comment> Search for the ID3 or FLAC comment.
content:
ansicontent:
utf8content:
utf16content:
utf16becontent: 		Search file content.
count:<max> Limit the number of results to max.
dateaccessed:<date>
da:<date> 		Search for files and folders with the specified date accessed.
datecreated:<date>
dc:<date> 		Search for files and folders with the specified date created.
datemodified:<date>
dm:<date> 		Search for files and folders with the specified date modified.
daterun:<date>
dr:<date> 		Search for files and folders with the specified date run.
depth:<count>
parents:<count> 		Search for files and folders with the specified folder depth.
dimension:<width>x<height> Find images with the specified width and height.
dupe:
namepartdupe:
attribdupe:
dadupe:
dcdupe:
dmdupe:
sizedupe: 		Search for duplicated files.
empty: Search for empty folders.
endwith:<text> Filenames (including extension) ending with text.
ext:<list> Search for files with a matching extension in the specified semicolon delimited extension list.
filelist:<list> Search for a list of file names in the specified pipe (|) delimited file list.
filelistfilename:<filename> Search for files and folders belonging to the file list filename.
frn:<frnlist> Search for files and folders with the specified semicolon delimited File Reference Numbers.
fsi:<index> Search for files and folders in the specified zero based internal file system index.
genre:<genre> Search for the ID3 or FLAC genre.
height:<height> Search for images with the specified height in pixels.
len:<length> Search for files and folders that match the specified filename length.
orientation:<type> Search for images with the specified orientation (landscape or portrait).
parent:<path>
infolder:<path>
nosubfolders:<path> 		Search for files and folders in the specified path, excluding subfolders.
recentchange:<date>
rc:<date> 		Search for files and folders with the specified recently changed date.
root: Search for files and folders with no parent folder.
runcount:<count> Search for files and folders with the specified run count.
shell:<name> Search for a , including subfolders and files.
size:<size> Search for files with the specified size in bytes.
startwith:<text> Search for filenames starting with text.
title:<title> Search for the ID3 or FLAC title.
type:<type> Search for files and folders with the specified type.
width:<width> Search for images with the specified width in pixels.


Function syntax
function:value Equal to value.
function:<=value Less than or equal to value.
function:<value Less than value.
function:=value Equal to value.
function:>value Greater than value.
function:>=value Greater than or equal to value.
function:start..end Is in the range of values from start to end.
function:start-end Is in the range of values from start to end.


Size Syntax:

size[kb|mb|gb]


Size Constants:
empty
tiny 0 KB < size <= 10 KB
small 10 KB < size <= 100 KB
medium 100 KB < size <= 1 MB
large 1 MB < size <= 16 MB
huge 16 MB < size <= 128 MB
gigantic size > 128 MB
unknown


Date Syntax:

year

month/year or year/month depending on locale settings

day/month/year, month/day/year or year/month/day depending on locale settings

YYYY[-MM[-DD[Thh[:mm[:ss[.sss]]]]]]

YYYYMM[DD[Thh[mm[ss[.sss]]]]]


Date Constants:

today

yesterday

<last|past|prev|current|this|coming|next><year|month|week>

<last|past|prev|coming|next><x><years|months|weeks>

<last|past|prev|coming|next><x><hours|minutes|mins|seconds|secs>

january|february|march|april|may|june|july|august|september|october|november|december

jan|feb|mar|apr|may|jun|jul|aug|sep|oct|nov|dec

sunday|monday|tuesday|wednesday|thursday|friday|saturday

sun|mon|tue|wed|thu|fri|sat

unknown


Attribute Constants:
A Archive
C Compressed
D Directory
E Encrypted
H Hidden
I Not content indexed
L Reparse point
N Normal
O Offline
P Sparse file
R Read only
S System
T Temporary
V Device

Search options

Search options can be toggled from the .

Enabled search options are displayed in the right of the status bar. Double click the status bar part to disable the search option. Right click the status bar to show a list of search options.


Match Case

Match or ignore case.


Match Whole Words

Match whole words or allow the match to occur any where in the filename.


Match Path

match against the full path and filename or just the filename.


Match Diacritics.

Match or ignore accent marks.


Enable Regex

Enable or disable .


Everything

Audio

Compressed

Document

Executable

Folder

Picture

Video

Match the specified type only. See for more information.


Everything Advanced Search

Use the Everything advanced search to help build a more complex search.

To show the advanced search dialog:

Content Searching

Warning: content searching is extremely slow.

File content is not indexed.

Please combine content: functions with other filters for the best performance.

Content search functions:

content:<text> Search file content using the associated . If no iFilter exists UTF-8 content is used.
ansicontent:<text> File contents are treated as ANSI text.
utf8content:<text> File contents are treated as UTF-8 text.
utf16content:<text> File contents are treated as UTF-16 (Unicode) text.
utf16becontent:<text> File contents are treated as UTF-16 (Big Endian) text.

Example, find emails, modified this week, containing the text "banana": 

*.eml dm:thisweek content:banana

* Note: content: is used last in the search above, this means Everything will only search the content of files that matched the previous search *.eml dm:thisweek

ID3 Tags

The following search functions can be used to search for ID3 tags and FLAC tags:

track:<track> Track number or track range.
year:<year> Tear or year range.
title:<title> Song title.
artist:<artist> Song Artist.
album:<album> Album name.
comment:<comment> Track comment.
genre:<genre> Track genre.

ID3v1 is fully supported.

ID3v2, ID3v2.3 and ID3v2.4 are loosely supported.

ID3 tags and FLAC tags are not indexed. Searching for ID3 tags and FLAC tags is slow, combine with other searches for the best performance.

Only ID3 tags in mp3 files are currently supported.

Examples: 

year:2002..2005
genre:electronic
regex:album:^[a-n]
wildcards:title:red*
track:>10
year:>=2000

Image information

The following functions can be used to search for image dimensions

width:<width> The width of the image in pixels.
height:<height> The height of the image in pixels.
dimensions:<width>x<height> The width and height of the image in pixels. Use a x to separate the width and height.
orientation:<type> <type> can landscape or portrait.
bitdepth:<bitdepth> Find images with the specified bits per pixel.

Image information is not indexed. Searching for image information is slow, combine with other searches for the best performance.

Only jpg, png, gif and bmp files are supported.

Examples: 

width:>2560
width:800..1920
height:600..1080
dimensions:800x600..1920x1080

Duplicated Files

The following functions can be used to search for duplicated files.

dupe: Find files and folders with the same filename.
attribdupe: Find files and folders with the same attributes. Sort by attributes for the best results.
dadupe: Find files and folders with the same date accessed. Sort by date accessed for the best results.
dcdupe: Find files and folders with the same date created. Sort by date created for the best results.
dmdupe: Find files and folders with the same date modified. Sort by date modified for the best results.
namepartdupe: Find files and folders with the same name part (excluding extension).
sizedupe: Find files and folders with the same size. Sort by size for the best results.

Duplicates are found in the ENTIRE index, not the current results.

Search and sort results by the same dupe type for the best results.

Everything does not check file contents. Use the dupe finding functions as a guide only.

Examples: 

dupe: .mp4
size:>1gb sizedupe:

Filters

Filters are predefined searches. Only one filter can be active at a time. Filters can be toggled from the .

To create a new filter:


To edit an existing filter:


To create a search macro:


To create a filter keyboard shortcut:


Filters can be accessed from the Search menu, filter bar (View -> Filters), right clicking the status bar, filter macro or filter keyboard shortcut.

Bookmarks

Bookmarks can save the current search, filter, sort and index.

To create a new bookmark from the current search:


To organize bookmarks:


The home search is the default search when you first open an Everything search window.

The home search can be opened by pressing .

To change the home search settings:


Macros

Custom macros can be defined by filters and bookmarks.

To create a custom filter macro:


Regex

Regex overrides the search syntax. Search operators, wildcards, macros, modifiers and functions do not work in regex mode.

Regex must be enabled from the or prefix the search with regex:

a|b Matches a or b
gr(a|e)y Matches gray or grey
. Matches any single character
[abc] Matches a single character a, b or c
[^abc] Matches any single character except a, b or c
[a-z] Matches a single charactor in the range a to z
[a-zA-Z] Matches a single charactor in the range a to z or A to Z
^ Matches the start of the filename
$ Matches the end of the filename
* Matches the preceding element zero or more times
? Matches the preceding element zero or one times
+ Matches the preceding element one or more times
{x} Matches the preceding element x times
{x,} Matches the preceding element x or more times
{x,y} Matches the preceding element between x and y times

Search Commands

The following search commands are special searches that can be activated by typing in the search and pressing ENTER.

Search Action
about: Show the About dialog.
about:config Open your
about:credits Show the Everything credits dialog.
about:home Open the .
about:licence
about:license 		Show the Everything licence agreement.
about:options
about:preferences 		Show the .
/close Close the Everything search window.
/closeall Close all Everything search windows.
/command <id> Run the specified .
/config_save Show a save as dialog to backup the .
/config_save <filename> Backup the to the specified filename.
/config_load Show a open file dialog to load the .
/config_load <filename> Load the from the specified filename.
/debug
/console 		Enable debug mode.
/debug_log Enable debug mode and start debug logging.
/help Show the help window.
/monitor_pause Stops NTFS, ReFS, file lists and folder monitors. Monitors are not started again until specified with /monitor_resume.
/monitor_resume Starts NTFS, ReFS, file lists and folder monitors.
/quit
/exit 		Exit Everything
/rebuild
/reindex 		Force a rebuild
/restart Restart Everything
/verbose Enable verbose debugging.
/update Update all folder indexes now.
/update <folder index> Update the specifed folder index by path now.
/ Show the current setting for the specified ini option in the statusbar. Use the TAB key to auto complete.
/=<value> Set the specified ini option to the specified value. The new value is shown in the status bar if successful.

For example, to change the status bar selected item format to full path and filename, type in the following search and press ENTER: 

/statusbar_selected_item_format=$f

Changing some will require a restart.

Limiting results

To limit the number of results shown, use the count: search function.

For example to limit the number of results shown to 100, include at the start of your search: 

count:100

Examples


Search for ABC and 123: 

ABC 123

Search for ABC or 123: 

ABC|123

Search for everything except ABC: 

!ABC

Search for uppercase ABC 

case:ABC

Search for mp3 files: 

*.mp3

Search for mp3 files on the D: or E: drive: 

d:|e: *.mp3

Search for jpg or png files on the D: drive: 

d: *.jpg|*.png

Search for files or folders with no extension: 

!.

Search for files only: 

file:

Search for folders only: 

folder:

Limit the search to a single folder: 

parent:c:\windows

Find files larger than 1MB: 

size:>1mb

Instantly find files that have changed today: 

dm:today

Find files and folders modified this week: 

dm:thisweek

Find files and folders modified from the 1st August 2014 to 31st August 2014: 

dm:1/8/2014-31/8/2014

or: 

dm:8/1/2014-8/31/2014

Depending on your locale settings.

Find folders in D:\music that do not contain an mp3 file: 

d:\music\ !child:mp3

Find filenames with non-ASCII characters: 

regex:[^\x00-\x7f]

See also