Installing Everything

Everything can be installed or run as a portable executable.
Both the installer and portable ZIP are available on the Downloads Page.

What version of Everything should I download?

Version	Description
Installer	Guides you through the standard setup process (recommended).
Portable	Does not require installation. Extract to your directory of choice and run `Everything.exe`. No changes are made to the system. Install options are available in the Everything General options. The portable `Everything.exe` executable is identical to the installed version.
x86	Compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. Supports 32-bit context menu shell extensions.
x64	Requires a 64-bit version of Windows. Supports databases larger than 2 GB and 64-bit context menu shell extensions. Uses slightly more RAM than the x86 version.
ARM	Requires a 32-bit ARM version of Windows.
ARM64	Requires a 64-bit ARM version of Windows.
English (US)	Includes English (US) only. Additional UI languages can be added manually via the Language Pack.
Multilingual	Includes the full Language Pack for multi-language display support.
Lite	The Everything 1.4 Lite version does not contain ETP/FTP/HTTP servers and does not allow IPC.

Language selection

Choose the language for the installer. This language will also be used by Everything.
See Supported Languages for a list of supported languages.

License Agreement

You must accept the license agreement to proceed with the installation.
A copy of the license is available here.

Install Location

Choose the installation location for Everything.

By default, Everything is installed to:

C:\Program Files\Everything

Location for data and settings

Choose where Everything stores its data and settings.
%APPDATA%\Everything is recommended.

This setting can be changed at any time in the Everything General options.

Indexing NTFS volumes

Choose how Everything indexes NTFS volumes.

Method	Description
Install Everything service	Index and monitor NTFS volumes from a service while the main program runs as a standard user (recommended).
Run indexing process as administrator	Run a separate process as administrator for indexing and monitoring NTFS volumes.
Run as administrator	Run Everything with administrative privileges.
Manual configuration	Set up NTFS indexing later in the Everything NTFS options.

This setting can be changed at any time in the Everything General options.

Install Options

Option	Description
Check for updates on startup	Check www.voidtools.com for updates when Everything starts.
Start Everything on system startup	Run Everything when Windows starts. This loads the Everything database into memory and creates the Everything tray icon.
Show folder context menu item	Add the Search Everything... context menu item when you right-click a folder in Windows. Clicking this item opens the Everything window with the search set to the selected folder.
Start menu shortcut	Create an Everything shortcut in the Start menu.
Desktop shortcut	Create an Everything shortcut on the Desktop.
es: URL Protocol	Register the `es:` URL protocol to open Everything from `es:` URLs.
EFU file association	Associate Everything File List (EFU) files with Everything.
Automatically index NTFS volumes	Automatically add all fixed NTFS volumes to the index. Disable this option to manually choose which volumes are included in the Everything NTFS options.
Automatically index FAT volumes	Automatically add all fixed FAT volumes to the index. If disabled, FAT volumes can be manually indexed in the Everything FAT options.

These setting can be changed at any time in the Everything options.

User Account Control

Everything installation requires administrative privileges.
Click Yes to continue the installation.

Finish

The installation of Everything is complete.
Click Finish to launch Everything.

When Everything launches, it will begin creating the initial index which will take a few seconds.
For a basic guide to using Everything, see Using Everything.

Troubleshooting

Error	Description
OS is not x64 Install anyway?	This error is displayed when attempting to install the x64 version of Everything on a 32-bit version of Windows. Make sure you have downloaded the correct version of Everything for your OS. See What version of Everything should I download?.
Unable to run admin command	The installer failed to run Everything with administrative privileges to make changes to the system. Make sure Everything can run with elevated privileges.
Unable to run user command	The installer failed to run Everything to install the options for the current user. This can be caused by anti-virus software. Make sure the installer can execute Everything from the temporary directory.
Failed to run Everything.exe -setup	The installer failed to launch the Everything setup program from the temporary directory. This can be caused by anti-virus software. Make sure the installer can run Everything from the temporary directory.