"Everything" is a filename search engine for Windows.
How is Everything different from other search engines
Small installation file.
Clean and simple user interface.
Quick file indexing.
Quick searching.
Quick startup.
Minimal resource usage.
Small database on disk.
Real-time updating.
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What is "Everything"?
"Everything" is search engine that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.
Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file and folder on your computer (hence the name "Everything").
You type in a search filter to limit what files and folders are displayed.
How long will it take to index my files?
"Everything" only indexes file and folder names and generally takes a few seconds to build its database.
A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index.
1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
Does Everything search file contents?
Yes, "Everything" can search file content with the content: search function.
File content is not indexed, searching content is slow.
Does "Everything" hog my system resources?
No, "Everything" uses very little system resources.
A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will use about 14 MB of ram and less than 9 MB of disk space.
1,000,000 files will use about 75 MB of ram and 45 MB of disk space.
Does "Everything" monitor file system changes?
Yes, "Everything" does monitor your file systems for all changes.
Your search results will update in real-time to reflect any changes.
Everything will automatically keep your NTFS indexes up to date with the NTFS USN Journal.
Changes will not be missed when Everything is not running as the system maintains the NTFS USN Journal.
Is "Everything" free?
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