Everything is interfering with our files

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gijsie88
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Everything is interfering with our files

Post by gijsie88 »

Hi All,

I am quite new using everything.
We are using a CAD program called Solid Edge and save all files on a local server.
This server uses Solid Edge built-in data management to index all files and relations between files.
The setup of this data management has 3 folder trees to manage file status and we use everything to index this data and search for files.

The problem is that during a lot of save actions (about 50%, or more, of the time) files are becoming read-only.
We had a conversation with the developers of Solid Edge, they could only reproduce this problem when they installed everything on their systems as well.

They say, being in contact with microsoft and useing their best practices for file saving.
This means during the save command, they close the file for a few micro seconds.
In these micro seconds, it seems everything is interfering with the file and Solid Edge sees this as the file opened by another user or process.

Is there any option to prevent this?
Are there more users with these problems?
therube
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Re: Everything is interfering with our files

Post by therube »

What version of Everything.
Explain your Everything setup, what is being indexed, where the index is being stored...


(I'll just point out some earlier (Auto)"CAD" topics, & not that I know if they're relevant here.

AutoCAD File Corruption after installing 1.4.1.935
Auto desk(CAD,Inventor) Bug
https://www.autodesk.com/support/techni ... uters.html
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor ... -p/9698842
https://www.autodesk.com/support/techni ... tream.html)
horst.epp
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Re: Everything is interfering with our files

Post by horst.epp »

gijsie88 wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:02 am This means during the save command, they close the file for a few micro seconds.
In these micro seconds, it seems everything is interfering with the file and Solid Edge sees this as the file opened by another user or process.

Is there any option to prevent this?
Are there more users with these problems?
When the file is closed, Everything will start to index it.
That's normal behavior.
Maybe David can make an option to delay this
but for normal users this would slow down the indexing.

You can exclude the folders and make a Folder indexing entry for it,
which scans manual or on certain times.
void
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Re: Everything is interfering with our files

Post by void »

Everything doesn't touch file contents and does not open handles to files.
File content might be accessed indirectly (icons / thumbnails / preview handlers)

Please try disabling icons, thumbnails and previews:
  • Copy and paste the following into your Everything search box:
    /icon_shell_extensions=0
  • Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
  • If successful, icon_shell_extensions=0 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.


Set the View to Details. (View -> Details)
Hide the preview pane (View -> Uncheck preview)

Does the issue persist?



Please see if the issue persists with Everything 1.5.
Everything 1.5 will wait 1 second before loading icons/thumbnails/previews from new/modified files.
gijsie88
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Re: Everything is interfering with our files

Post by gijsie88 »

Ok Good options.

We are going to test it tomorrow.
Previously we where using build 1367.
I have installed 1383 to test tomorrow.
Ik this is not helping I will try to disabling icons, thumbnails and previews.

Manny thanks for your fast response!
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