Everything (indexed search)

Everything (indexed search)

• Integrated support for Voidtools Everything, a tool that enables instant searches of local drives.

• Within Opus, Everything can be used for searching in different ways via the search field, Find-As-You-Type (FAYT), and Tools > Find Files. (Discussed in more detail in their respective sections.)

• Everything can also be used for instant folder size calculation. (See Folder Sizes section.)

• Everything can also speed up calculation of total counts/sizes in progress dialogs.

• You can download Everything from the Voidtools website.

• Why Everything?:

  • It's a great tool that works well without getting in the way.

  • It's free. (You can donate if you find it useful.)

  • It has an API designed to allow integration with other software.

  • Many Opus users already use Everything. Threads about integrating the two are some of the most popular on our forum.

  • We can improve and streamline the integration, and extend what it does beyond what's possible with user-made buttons and scripts.

  • Indexed search has memory overhead. By hooking Opus into Everything's database, rather than making our own clone, there's no extra memory overhead for people already using Everything.

• Everything is not required and you don't have to install it. Opus's own Find Files functionality remains, and Windows Search is still supported in various places.

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