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Are you sure it doesn't index anything? There is even a section in the settings called Indexes. Also when you launch it first, it's going to be empty and says
by kevindqc 9y ago
Are you sure it doesn't index anything? There is even a section in the settings called Indexes.
Also when you launch it first, it's going to be empty and says it's scanning your folders and it takes a little bit until you see something.
I think it is still indexing (maybe using the MFT instead of recursively listing files and directories), it's just a lot better than Windows search indexing. And it might use this [1] to keep up to date? It's mentioned in the settings
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USN_Journal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USN_Journal
- degenerate 9y agoNo I'm not sure. Maybe it builds a rudimentary index... but give it a shot yourself and see. 15 seconds after installing, you can search your entire system instantly. It's crazy whatever it is doing. And yes I do believe it uses the USN Journal to stay up to date.
- kevindqc 9y agoThere's actually a wikipedia page, and it explains how it works. As we suspected, it uses the MFT for initial indexing and change journal for updates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_(software)