Problems making es.exe work for me

[Randy31416]

I can't get es.exe to give me a sorted list of files on a disk. I've tried may combinaitons of options. The following is a sample of the problem.

The command string: "E:\Net Tools\File Everything\es.exe" -size -dc -dm -full-path-and-name -sort path-ascending -size-width 12 g:\*.* >h:\junk.txt

An extracted sample of the output:

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           0 10/07/2025 04:07 10/07/2025 04:07 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Samsung Galaxy Watch Designer\Samsung Galaxy Watch Designer\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime
           0 10/07/2025 04:07 10/07/2025 04:07 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Samsung Galaxy Watch Designer\Samsung Galaxy Watch Designer\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.settings
           0 10/19/2015 10:51 11/21/2019 15:24 G:\Finances\Quicken 01 History\010101.070307.OURMONEY
           0 10/19/2015 10:51 11/21/2019 15:24 G:\Finances\Quicken 01 History\020101.000437.OURMONEY
           0 10/19/2015 10:52 11/21/2019 15:24 G:\Finances\Quicken 01 History\969999.000000.OURMONEY\QW6FILES
           0 10/19/2015 10:52 11/21/2019 15:24 G:\Finances\Quicken 01 History\999999.000000.OURMONEY\Q00FILES
           0 01/01/2026 17:44 01/03/2026 04:27 G:\Finances\Quicken 13 History\260101.174359.OURMONEY
           0 02/01/2026 05:15 02/01/2026 05:15 G:\Finances\Quicken 13 History\260201.051524.OURMONEY
         190 05/24/2026 04:57 06/07/2026 18:20 G:\car list.txt
     117,371 06/30/2026 18:13 06/30/2026 18:11 G:\houseplan.pdf
       1,005 02/24/2025 05:53 02/25/2025 16:06 G:\streaming.txt
          52 07/18/2026 07:47 07/18/2026 07:47 G:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2602385554-3025038473-3055020479-1002\$I6EF3O6.txt
           0 07/18/2026 07:47 07/18/2026 07:47 G:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2602385554-3025038473-3055020479-1002\$R6EF3O6.txt
     317,362 07/17/2026 10:06 07/17/2026 10:06 G:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2602385554-3025038473-3055020479-1002\$RPBGKJK.zip
   1,298,642 07/18/2026 07:49 07/18/2026 07:49 G:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2602385554-3025038473-3055020479-1002\$RPJDZIY.txt
         129 07/18/2026 05:54 07/18/2026 05:54 G:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2602385554-3025038473-3055020479-1002\desktop.ini
          72 10/11/2025 13:27 10/11/2025 13:27 G:\All Tools\desktop.ini
         616 07/01/2026 13:05 05/26/2000 17:57 G:\All Tools\Aaa Keeps - Copy\Click Waves\click.wav

What am I doing wrong?

[void]

Folders and files are sorted separately.
Folders are shown first.

Sorting by path will sort by the path part first, then by name.

Please try sorting by full path with

-sort full-path

[Randy31416]

If I change "-sort path" into "-sort full-path" (and make no other changes) all I get is "Error 4: Expected switch parameter." followed by the help text for es.exe (which does not list a full-path sort option among its options). The es.exe version is "ES 1.1.0.26". I also tried everything.exe but it too is not happy with either the original or the modified command options. So I'm still perplexed.

[Randy31416]

I just noticed that there is a more recent version of es.exe. I downloaded that, and got the same result. I also tried the bare "-s" option, which the help text says will sort by full path, but it too gives the same unsorted result as the original post in this topic. ("-s" was the first option I tried on this search for a sort, well before the first post was made.)

[void]

-sort full-path

requires Everything 1.5 and ES 1.1.0.37 or later.

Sorry, I thought I had this ES version on the main website.

Could you please send the output with -sort full-path



I don't have a solution for Everything 1.4.
With

-sort path

, the results will sort by file/folder, path part, then name.
You could export to CSV and sort in Excel.

[Randy31416]

Using

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"E:\Net Tools\File Everything\es.exe" -size -dc -dm -full-path-and-name -sort full-path -size-width 12 g:\*.* >h:\junk.txt

all I get in the output file is

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ES 1.1.0.30
ES is a command line interface to search Everything from a command prompt.
ES uses the Everything search syntax.

Usage: es.exe [options] search text
Example: ES  Everything ext:exe;ini


Search options
   -r <search>, -regex <search>
        Search using regular expressions.
   -i, -case
        Match case.
   -w, -ww, -whole-word, -whole-words
        Match whole words.
   -p, -match-path
        Match full path and file name.
   -a, -diacritics
        Match diacritical marks.

   -o <offset>, -offset <offset>
        Show results starting from offset.
   -n <num>, -max-results <num>
        Limit the number of results shown to <num>.

   -path <path>
        Search for subfolders and files in path.
   -parent-path <path>
        Search for subfolders and files in the parent of path.
   -parent <path>
        Search for files with the specified parent path.

   /ad
        Folders only.
   /a-d
        Files only.
   /a[RHSDAVNTPLCOIE]
        DIR style attributes search.
        R = Read only.
        H = Hidden.
        S = System.
        D = Directory.
        A = Archive.
        V = Device.
        N = Normal.
        T = Temporary.
        P = Sparse file.
        L = Reparse point.
        C = Compressed.
        O = Offline.
        I = Not content indexed.
        E = Encrypted.
        - = Prefix a flag with - to exclude.


Sort options
   -s
        sort by full path.
   -sort <name[-ascending|-descending]>, -sort-<name>[-ascending|-descending]
        Set sort
        name=name|path|size|extension|date-created|date-modified|date-accessed|
        attributes|file-list-file-name|run-count|date-recently-changed|date-run
   -sort-ascending, -sort-descending
        Set sort order

   /on, /o-n, /os, /o-s, /oe, /o-e, /od, /o-d
        DIR style sorts.
        N = Name.
        S = Size.
        E = Extension.
        D = Date modified.
        - = Sort in descending order.


Display options
   -name
   -path-column
   -full-path-and-name, -filename-column
   -extension, -ext
   -size
   -date-created, -dc
   -date-modified, -dm
   -date-accessed, -da
   -attributes, -attribs, -attrib
   -file-list-file-name
   -run-count
   -date-run
   -date-recently-changed, -rc
        Show the specified column.

   -highlight
        Highlight results.
   -highlight-color <color>
        Highlight color 0-255.

   -csv
   -efu
   -txt
   -m3u
   -m3u8
   -tsv
        Change display format.

   -size-format <format>
        0=auto, 1=Bytes, 2=KB, 3=MB.
   -date-format <format>
        0=auto, 1=ISO-8601, 2=FILETIME, 3=ISO-8601(UTC)

   -filename-color <color>
   -name-color <color>
   -path-color <color>
   -extension-color <color>
   -size-color <color>
   -date-created-color <color>, -dc-color <color>
   -date-modified-color <color>, -dm-color <color>
   -date-accessed-color <color>, -da-color <color>
   -attributes-color <color>
   -file-list-filename-color <color>
   -run-count-color <color>
   -date-run-color <color>
   -date-recently-changed-color <color>, -rc-color <color>
        Set the column color 0-255.

   -filename-width <width>
   -name-width <width>
   -path-width <width>
   -extension-width <width>
   -size-width <width>
   -date-created-width <width>, -dc-width <width>
   -date-modified-width <width>, -dm-width <width>
   -date-accessed-width <width>, -da-width <width>
   -attributes-width <width>
   -file-list-filename-width <width>
   -run-count-width <width>
   -date-run-width <width>
   -date-recently-changed-width <width>, -rc-width <width>
        Set the column width 0-200.

   -no-digit-grouping
        Don't group numbers with commas.
   -size-leading-zero
   -run-count-leading-zero
        Format the number with leading zeros, use with -no-digit-grouping.
   -double-quote
        Wrap paths and filenames with double quotes.


Export options
   -export-csv <out.csv>
   -export-efu <out.efu>
   -export-txt <out.txt>
   -export-m3u <out.m3u>
   -export-m3u8 <out.m3u8>
   -export-tsv <out.txt>
        Export to a file using the specified layout.
   -no-header
        Do not output a column header for CSV, EFU and TSV files.
   -utf8-bom
        Store a UTF-8 byte order mark at the start of the exported file.


General options
   -h, -help
        Display this help.

   -instance <name>
        Connect to the unique Everything instance name.
   -ipc1, -ipc2
        Use IPC version 1 or 2.
   -pause, -more
        Pause after each page of output.
   -hide-empty-search-results
        Don't show any results when there is no search.
   -empty-search-help
        Show help when no search is specified.
   -timeout <milliseconds>
        Timeout after the specified number of milliseconds to wait for
        the Everything database to load before sending a query.

   -set-run-count <filename> <count>
        Set the run count for the specified filename.
   -inc-run-count <filename>
        Increment the run count for the specified filename by one.
   -get-run-count <filename>
        Display the run count for the specified filename.
   -get-result-count
        Display the result count for the specified search.
   -get-total-size
        Display the total result size for the specified search.
   -save-settings, -clear-settings
        Save or clear settings.
   -version
        Display ES major.minor.revision.build version and exit.
   -get-everything-version
        Display Everything major.minor.revision.build version and exit.
   -exit
        Exit Everything.
        Returns after Everything process closes.
   -save-db
        Save the Everything database to disk.
        Returns after saving completes.
   -reindex
        Force Everything to reindex.
        Returns after indexing completes.
   -no-result-error
        Set the error level if no results are found.


Notes
    Internal -'s in options can be omitted, eg: -nodigitgrouping
    Switches can also start with a /
    Use double quotes to escape spaces and switches.
    Switches can be disabled by prefixing them with no-, eg: -no-size.
    Use a ^ prefix or wrap with double quotes (") to escape \ & | > < ^

I will now go download the Everything 1.5 and ES 1.1.0.37 you linked to, replacing my previous version, and try that.

[Randy31416]

Everything 1.5 and ES 1.1.0.37 are both worse and better.

[Note that the -dm and -dc fields are not constant-width any more; leading zeroes are suppressed, and no text aligns neatly beyond the first of these fields. So I added -date-format 1 to get alignable results.]

I report two tests here. The first uses "-sort full-path", and the output is very scrambled. The second uses "-s" by itself, and the output is sorted width-first (I think that is the term) not depth-first (which I would prefer) so that all folders are listed before all files at the next level. I can live with this, though, so I will sign out here unless you want "-sort full-path" tested more (glad to help if so). I'll just print an extract of the first of these results (the scrambled -sort full-path test).

Thank you very much for this program, by the way: there is hope for the human race when something this excellent is created by it.

The first test command line is

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"E:\Net Tools\File Everything\es.exe" -size -dc -dm -full-path-and-name -sort full-path -size-width 15 -date-format 1 g:\ >h:\junk.txt

and an extract, starting at the top, of the results is

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      3,305,531 2026-07-19T04:46:09 2026-07-19T04:46:10 G:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2602385554-3025038473-3055020479-1002\$RA8V4FK.x64
      7,400,967 2026-07-19T04:11:24 2026-07-19T18:33:14 G:\$RECYCLE.BIN
        154,736 2026-07-19T04:48:08 2026-07-19T04:48:08 G:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2602385554-3025038473-3055020479-1002\$RSV4RO9.x64
            708 2025-10-07T04:07:00 2025-10-07T04:07:00 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Samsung Galaxy Watch Designer\Samsung Galaxy Watch Designer\.metadata
            708 2025-10-07T04:07:00 2025-10-07T04:07:00 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Samsung Galaxy Watch Designer\Samsung Galaxy Watch Designer\.metadata\.plugins
            708 2025-10-07T04:07:00 2025-10-07T04:07:00 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Samsung Galaxy Watch Designer\Samsung Galaxy Watch Designer\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.runtime\.settings
     32,318,363 2015-10-13T07:21:50 2015-10-14T19:28:23 G:\Computers\Digital Testing Images\01-01-01
        127,669 2015-10-19T10:52:04 2019-11-21T15:24:24 G:\Finances\Taxes\1996
        256,684 2015-10-19T10:52:04 2019-11-21T15:24:24 G:\Finances\Taxes\1997
        228,599 2015-10-19T10:52:04 2019-11-21T15:24:24 G:\Finances\Taxes\1998
        748,433 2018-08-06T16:01:03 2020-10-15T08:36:31 G:\Memoranda\House Plans\1998
        267,897 2015-10-19T10:52:04 2019-11-21T15:24:24 G:\Finances\Taxes\1999
         37,101 2017-01-17T09:13:32 2017-01-24T14:05:24 G:\Memoranda\Letters\OAE\2017
         50,411 2019-10-31T15:15:01 2019-11-21T15:24:24 G:\Finances\Spending Analyses\2018
      8,452,961 2018-04-22T04:54:21 2019-11-21T15:24:25 G:\Finances\Taxes\2018
        690,836 2018-08-06T16:01:24 2018-08-06T17:11:13 G:\Memoranda\House Plans\2018
         46,000 2018-04-29T16:29:36 2024-12-29T17:22:16 G:\Memoranda\Letters\OAE\2018
      1,070,197 2023-03-23T06:42:14 2023-03-23T06:49:59 G:\Finances\Accounts\Fidelity IRA L\Statements\2019
         47,042 2019-10-31T15:15:47 2019-11-21T15:24:24 G:\Finances\Spending Analyses\2019
      3,790,840 2019-11-21T12:53:55 2021-03-24T08:07:15 G:\Finances\Taxes\2019
         21,740 2019-11-22T09:32:59 2020-08-24T18:00:25 G:\Memoranda\Letters\OAE\2019
      1,108,130 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2019-04 Rhine
         29,537 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2019-05 Sedona
        140,028 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2019-09 Oregon
      1,083,149 2023-03-23T06:42:20 2023-03-23T06:50:06 G:\Finances\Accounts\Fidelity IRA L\Statements\2020
      2,986,458 2023-03-23T06:06:02 2023-03-23T06:06:02 G:\Finances\Accounts\Fidelity Trust L+R International\Statements\2020
     17,515,311 2020-08-19T10:06:36 2022-03-21T19:04:19 G:\Finances\Taxes\2020
        259,072 2020-10-16T10:17:36 2021-01-15T14:30:40 G:\Memoranda\House Plans\2020
         73,728 2020-08-24T17:59:39 2020-09-05T05:43:30 G:\Memoranda\Letters\OAE\2020
      1,165,022 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2020-04 Danube
        774,231 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2020-06 Oregon
      1,078,479 2023-03-23T06:42:23 2023-03-23T06:50:12 G:\Finances\Accounts\Fidelity IRA L\Statements\2021
      7,121,785 2021-05-02T19:41:06 2023-02-24T11:11:50 G:\Finances\Taxes\2021
         19,488 2021-04-17T10:23:14 2022-07-05T16:18:48 G:\Memoranda\Letters\OAE\2021
        973,810 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2021-04 Utah
     20,157,271 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2021-10 Seine
      1,071,854 2023-03-23T06:42:29 2023-03-23T06:50:19 G:\Finances\Accounts\Fidelity IRA L\Statements\2022
      2,852,943 2023-03-23T06:05:31 2023-03-23T06:05:31 G:\Finances\Accounts\Fidelity IRA R\Statements\2022
      1,051,986 2023-03-23T06:05:44 2023-03-23T06:05:44 G:\Finances\Accounts\Fidelity Trust L+R\Statements\2022
      2,125,876 2023-03-23T06:05:53 2023-03-23T06:05:53 G:\Finances\Accounts\Fidelity Trust L+R Domestic\Statements\2022
      2,964,193 2023-03-23T06:06:02 2023-03-23T06:06:02 G:\Finances\Accounts\Fidelity Trust L+R International\Statements\2022
     13,397,503 2022-02-16T12:52:26 2023-03-20T09:32:54 G:\Finances\Taxes\2022
     12,691,459 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2022-04 France
         61,951 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2022-06 Quebec
        367,923 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2022-09 London
              0 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2024-01-24T11:35:06 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive\2022-11 Maui
        980,338 2023-03-23T06:42:32 2024-01-03T16:54:12 G:\Finances\Accounts\Fidelity IRA L\Statements\2023
        681,744 2025-10-25T18:19:35 2026-06-18T07:59:19 G:\Travel\2027-01 Argentina and Chile - cancelled
        765,528 2025-11-25T04:17:57 2025-11-26T03:23:18 G:\Travel\2027-06 Iceland Norway
        766,269 2025-11-25T04:18:25 2025-11-26T03:22:59 G:\Travel\2027-09 Ireland Britain
    159,097,572 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2026-07-18T17:53:04 G:\Travel\9999-99 Archive
      3,437,202 2015-10-19T10:51:50 2019-11-21T15:24:23 G:\Finances\Quicken 01 History\010101.070307.OURMONEY
     56,232,528 2026-01-01T17:44:00 2026-01-03T04:27:53 G:\Finances\Quicken 13 History\260101.174359.OURMONEY
     29,259,614 2026-02-01T05:15:24 2026-02-01T05:15:24 G:\Finances\Quicken 01 History\260201.051524.OURMONEY
     55,926,544 2026-02-01T05:15:24 2026-02-01T05:15:24 G:\Finances\Quicken 13 History\260201.051524.OURMONEY
     29,267,822 2026-03-01T03:47:58 2026-03-01T03:47:58 G:\Finances\Quicken 01 History\260301.034757.OURMONEY
     56,022,480 2026-03-01T03:47:58 2026-03-01T03:47:58 G:\Finances\Quicken 13 History\260301.034757.OURMONEY
     56,273,264 2026-04-01T05:15:01 2026-04-01T05:15:01 G:\Finances\Quicken 13 History\260401.051501.OURMONEY
     29,280,134 2026-05-07T16:32:45 2026-05-07T16:32:45 G:\Finances\Quicken 01 History\260507.163244.OURMONEY
     56,413,968 2026-05-07T16:32:45 2026-05-07T16:32:45 G:\Finances\Quicken 13 History\260507.163244.OURMONEY
     56,549,200 2026-06-01T04:03:38 2026-06-01T04:03:38 G:\Finances\Quicken 13 History\260601.040338.OURMONEY
     56,725,648 2026-07-01T03:38:53 2026-07-01T03:38:53 G:\Finances\Quicken 13 History\260701.033853.OURMONEY
      2,338,861 2015-10-19T10:52:03 2019-11-21T15:24:24 G:\Finances\Quicken 01 History\969999.000000.OURMONEY
      7,962,392 2015-10-19T10:52:04 2019-11-21T15:24:24 G:\Finances\Quicken 01 History\999999.000000.OURMONEY
         67,639 2022-07-29T15:30:06 2024-12-22T12:37:40 G:\All Tools\WinBlurb\Aaa Base
     27,931,819 2025-10-16T04:32:47 2025-10-16T04:32:47 G:\Travel\Aaa Identification
         67,420 2022-09-20T03:36:16 2025-10-21T03:19:04 G:\All Tools\Aaa Keeps
          2,724 2026-01-01T15:46:22 2026-01-01T15:47:05 G:\All Tools\AutoCopy\Aaa Keeps
        234,514 2020-10-19T19:29:32 2025-10-15T07:14:18 G:\All Tools\AutoHotkey Programs\Aaa Keeps
         15,071 2024-10-10T18:46:08 2026-06-19T16:38:41 G:\All Tools\AutoHotkey Programs\Photo Album Worker\Aaa Keeps
        109,722 2013-11-19T10:56:51 2024-03-11T10:11:24 G:\All Tools\File Menu Tool\Aaa Keeps
      1,285,655 2022-02-21T08:36:11 2026-06-28T04:22:24 G:\All Tools\HotStuff\Code\Aaa Keeps
      1,317,521 2015-11-02T06:40:11 2026-06-27T21:35:19 G:\All Tools\Utility Programs\Aaa Keeps
      2,629,076 2019-11-18T06:01:04 2026-07-02T04:52:11 G:\All Tools\Visual Basic Programs\Aaa Keeps
            444 2024-02-12T18:57:53 2025-10-23T08:55:01 G:\All Tools\Windows Installations\Programs\Net Tools\Aaa Keeps
        730,905 2024-02-12T19:00:06 2025-10-23T08:59:19 G:\All Tools\Windows Installations\Programs\Our Tools\Aaa Keeps
         40,515 2024-02-12T18:37:26 2025-10-15T03:03:16 G:\All Tools\Windows Installations\Windows\Aaa Keeps
      1,940,797 2026-06-01T04:19:53 2026-06-08T06:32:23 G:\All Tools\Windows Programs\Virus Management\Aaa Keeps
         45,216 2024-02-13T06:30:07 2025-10-23T12:57:16 G:\All Tools\Windows Tweaking\Aaa Keeps
        204,784 2025-04-05T17:31:12 2025-04-05T17:31:32 G:\Computers\Printer Maintenance\Aaa Keeps
         67,420 2026-07-01T13:05:15 2026-07-01T13:05:16 G:\All Tools\Aaa Keeps - Copy
         31,931 2024-09-07T06:36:08 2026-01-10T18:29:00 G:\All Tools\WinBlurb\Aaa Menu
              0                     2025-10-04T14:56:15 G:\System Volume Information\AadRecoveryPasswordDelete
          6,356 2026-04-20T07:18:57 2025-10-12T17:44:20 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Start Menu\All Users\Programs\Accessibility
          6,356 2026-04-20T07:18:53 2025-10-12T10:55:48 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Start Menu\Default\Programs\Accessibility
              0 2026-04-20T07:18:58 2025-10-15T09:19:58 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Start Menu\All Users\Programs\Accessories
            170 2026-04-20T07:18:53 2025-10-12T10:55:48 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Start Menu\Default\Programs\Accessories
     66,699,855 2023-03-22T08:05:23 2026-04-06T08:41:02 G:\Finances\Accounts
          9,923 2021-01-11T15:58:53 2021-05-27T06:57:15 G:\All Tools\Visual Basic Libraries\Adjuncts
          8,487 2026-04-20T07:18:55 2025-10-12T10:55:49 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Start Menu\Randy\Windows\Administration
          8,487 2026-04-20T07:18:56 2025-10-12T10:55:50 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Start Menu\Windows\Windows\Administration
            174 2026-04-20T07:18:53 2025-10-13T07:33:13 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Start Menu\Administrator\Programs\Administrative Tools
              0 2026-04-20T07:18:58 2025-10-15T09:19:58 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Start Menu\All Users\Programs\Administrative Tools
         26,885 2026-04-20T07:18:58 2025-10-12T18:12:14 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Start Menu\All Users\Programs\WIndows\Administrative Tools
            174 2026-04-20T07:18:55 2026-04-19T17:14:25 G:\All Tools\Dynamic Data Stasher\Stash - Start Menu\Randy\Programs\Administrative Tools

[therube]

From your original post :

"E:\Net Tools\File Everything\es.exe" -size -dc -dm -full-path-and-name -sort path-ascending -size-width 12 g:\*.* >h:\junk.txt

simply pipe the output to SORT:

"E:\Net Tools\File Everything\es.exe" -size -dc -dm -full-path-and-name -sort path-ascending -size-width 12 g:\*.* | sort /+48 >h:\junk.txt

(In the, sort /+48, the +48 might not be correct - depending on how the columns are laid out, but whatever character number the 'G', of G:\, is, that is the number you'll want to use. In your second example, it would be, sort /+62)

[therube]

Note that the -dm and -dc fields are not constant-width any more; leading zeroes are suppressed, and no text aligns neatly beyond the first of these fields.

On my end, in Windows itself, I have long set:
Region and Language | Formats -> Additional settings...
Time, to: hh:mm tt & hh:mm:ss tt
&
Date, to: MM/dd/yyyy & dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy

to alleviate "width" issues.

[Randy31416]

On my end, in Windows itself, I have long set:
Region and Language | Formats -> Additional settings...
Time, to: hh:mm tt & hh:mm:ss tt
&
Date, to: MM/dd/yyyy & dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy
to alleviate "width" issues.

Never knew about these settings. They are now set. Thanks.

[void]

Thank you for the output.

and an extract, starting at the top, of the results is

These results are still sorted by name.

Could you please send the output from:

es -version

es -get-everything-version

I suspect ES is still talking to Everything 1.4.

[Randy31416]

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C:\> e:
E:\> cd net tools
E:\Net Tools> cd file everything
E:\Net Tools\File Everything> es.exe -version
1.1.0.37
E:\Net Tools\File Everything> es.exe -get-everything-version
1.5.0.1418
E:\Net Tools\File Everything> es.exe -size -dc -dm -full-path-and-name -sort full-path -size-width 15 -date-format 1 g:\ >h:\junk.tx

The last command still produces the garbled sorting I posted earlier.

[void]

Thank you for the version information.

Everything is incorrectly sorting by name.
I am not sure why at this stage.. I am unable to produce the issue my end.

Could you please send a debug log:

• In the Everything GUI, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Start Debug Logging...
• Perform your es.exe search with -sort full-path
• In the Everything GUI, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Stop Debug Logging...
  --This will open your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt
• Could you please upload this file in a bug report.
• The log will show what sort Everything is receiving and supplying to ES.

Have you disabled Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> ipc_pipe ?
Please try adding -ipc3 to your es query to enforce an Everything 1.5 request.
Instead of -sort fullpath, please try including the following in your es call:

sort:fullpath

[Randy31416]

I've sent the bug report.

I set ipc_pipe to false and added -ipc3, and got "Error 7: Unable to send IPC message or bad IPC reply." on any test. So I tried all four combinations of ipc_pipe (true, false) and -ipc3 (present or not present), and got the error on anything except true,notpresent (the way it was).

So I tried sort:fullpath on my standard test case, and -->> it works. The file is sorted completely, depth-first (great -- just what I wanted). For the record this was the command

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"E:\Net Tools\File Everything\es.exe" -size -dc -dm -full-path-and-name sort:fullpath -size-width 15 -date-format 1 g:\ >h:\junk.txt

[Randy31416]

Just noticed, though, that all folders are listed before any files when "sort:fullpath" is specified, and the size of the folders is not reported. I think this disappeared when I installed the newest version of es.exe and everything.exe. For the time being, then, I think I'll go back to the earlier version and use the pipe-to-sort suggestion from therube (above).

[EDIT START] Nope. The newest version Everything-1.5.0.1418b.x64-Setup.exe and ES-1.1.0.37.x64.zip were the version which gave me the total size for folders, even thought the sorting was off. So I'll use this newest version followed by a pipe sort.[EDIT CEASE]

In any case, I've got something that works, so I am content, but I'll be glad to try stuff out when you want.

[therube]

Note that because of the way Everything sorts; "code points" vs. alpha, results may vary from "expected".

In Everything...
"A9" < "a52" - the 9 & 52 are treated as numerical values, where '9' < '52'
- (rather then 5 < 9, in an alpha sort)
"file+folder" < "file-folder" - the '-' is ignored, so it is actually comparing; "file+folder" < "filefolder", where '+' < 'f'
- (rather then + < -, in an alpha sort)
[& i'm confused on that one, cause + is < -, yet Windows sort says otherwise?]
[a UNIX sort -d, dictionary, then does sort + < -]


Alpha on the left, Everything on the right.
(I've removed folders [to make things a bit clearer, hopefully], by adding file:, to the search.)
.

Everything - SORT - alpha vs code point.png

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C:\out\SALAMANDER\humanity>dir f* /b
file+folder
file-only

C:\out\SALAMANDER\humanity>dir f* /b | sort
file-only
file+folder

C:\out\SALAMANDER\humanity>dir f* /b | \bin\unix\sort -d
file+folder
file-only

C:\out\SALAMANDER\humanity>dir f* /b | \bin\unix\sort
file-only
file+folder

[void]

Thank you for the debug logs.

2026-07-21 03:10:14.253: Admin: 1

IPCv3 currently doesn't work if Everything is running as admin.
Thank you for bringing this issue to my attention.
It will fix for the next update.

For now, please make sure Everything is installed correctly and running as a standard user:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the General tab on the left.
• Check Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything.
• Uncheck Run as administrator.
• Check Everything Service. (Please make sure this is tick-checked and not square-checked)
• Click OK.
• Exit Everything (from the File menu, click Exit).
• Restart Everything.

Please make sure [Administrator] is not shown in the GUI window title bar.

-sort full-path will work once Everything 1.5 is running as a standard user.

[Randy31416]

I'm going to stick with "run as administrator" because that fills in the size of folders and run as standard user does not. Also the -sort full-path puts all folders at all levels before any files, so I am going to stick with the pipe into the pure alpha sort.exe which puts folders and files in a purely alpha order, better for me. Thanks very much for your interest in getting all this put into order, and again I am astonished at what a good program you have created. There is a term in retail business that sticks in my mind -- "category killer" -- and you have surely made one of those. There is nothing I have seen that can touch it.