# Everything

Application: voidtools

Dem still dey call am voidtools everything, everything search

voidtools, System

Instant NTFS filename search from voidtools. Di process na Everything.exe. E no be Windows Search and e no be content indexer.

## Wetin you need know

Everything dey find filenames fast. Windows Search dey index content.

voidtools Everything dey read di NTFS master file table make name queries fit return immediately. E no be SearchIndexer.exe and e no be Start search. Download am from voidtools.com.

- **Wetin e be?**: Instant NTFS filename search

  **Windows Search?**: No. Different product and index

  **E dey read file contents?**: No be by default. Na names and paths

Feex tok say

If Start search dey slow and na only filename you need, I go try Everything bifor I rebuild di Windows Search catalog. E no go replace content search inside Outlook.

## Wetin be Everything?

Everything na filename search tool. One optional Everything Service dey help am read di MFT without prompt. Dat one still no be Windows Search.

## If you never use am before

If you want file by name and Start search dey slow, Everything na voidtools instant NTFS search. Install am from voidtools.com. Type part of di filename. Results na names and paths, no be full-text index of PDFs. E no be Windows Search, no be Listary, and no be File Explorer search.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Find file by name**

Type small part of di filename. Di MFT index na why dis thing dey feel instant for NTFS.

**Filter by path or extension**

Operators dey inside voidtools support pages. Dis one still na name search, no be Windows Search content filters.

**Optional service for all users**

Di Everything Service dey allow di index run without admin prompt. E no be SearchIndexer.exe.

## Na who e dey for?

- People wey remember part of filename but forget di folder
- Technicians wey don taya to dey wait for Start search
- Anybody wey no suppose confuse dis thing wit content indexer

## Current status

voidtools dey actively develop am. 1.4 na di long-lived stable. 1.5 na di alpha train wey dem document separately.

## How old e be?

Everything launch for 2008. E no be Windows 11 feature and e no be di old Windows Desktop Search add-on. Current builds still dey target NTFS volumes first.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

1.4 stable

1.5 alpha

Lite

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows, according to voidtools. Current downloads dey target everyday Windows 10 and Windows 11 |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| RAM              | E dey follow di file count inside di index, no be listed game-like GPU                           |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Small spike while e dey read MFT, afta dat e go dey idle

  **RAM demand**: E dey follow di file count inside di index

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| Everything.exe   | Search window and optional tray      |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Everything64.exe | 64-bit build name for some downloads |

## Startup components

Everything fit start wit Windows from im own Tools > Options > General. Dat one na voidtools, no be di Windows Search service.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\Everything\\ |
| --------------- | ----------------------------- |

## File formats

Di index na filenames. E dey open any app wey you associate

## Common wahala dem

### People dey disable Windows Search sake of say dem install dis

Everything no dey replace content search or Start web suggestions. Leave SearchIndexer alone unless na wetin you mean to do.

### Empty results on top network share

Di MFT trick na for local NTFS. Folder indexing for UNC paths na setting, no be broken Windows Search catalog.

## How to get unstuck

### Download only from voidtools.com

Ad pages wey dem name "Everything Search Pro" no be David Carpenter tool. Windows Search already dey di PC if na content search you want.

### Run as administrator once, or install di Everything Service, if NTFS volumes still dey empty

To read di MFT need permission. Dat one na Everything, no be Start menu rebuild.

### Exclude huge folders inside Options if RAM dey grow wit file server mirror

Di index dey hold names. Folders wey get millions of files dey chop memory. Dat one no be Listary Explorer hook.

## Alternatives

Windows Search for content. Listary if you want launcher wey dey hook Explorer. Dem no be drop-in Everything indexes.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [www.voidtools.com/downloads/ ](https://www.voidtools.com/downloads/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [www.voidtools.com/support/everything/ ](https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/)Vendor support  |
| Official site | [www.voidtools.com/ ](https://www.voidtools.com/)Start here, no be random exe host                     |

## Related hardware

Local NVMe dey make di first MFT read fast pass. Di tool still dey work for spinning disk. E no need separate GPU.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[SearchIndexer.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/searchindexer.exe/)[Listary: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/listary/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Everything official site ](https://www.voidtools.com/)· Vendor product page
- [Everything help ](https://www.voidtools.com/support/everything/)· Vendor support
- [voidtools FAQ ](https://www.voidtools.com/faq/)· Wetin e dey search and wetin e no dey search
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: voidtools

  **Category**: Filename search

  **Process**: Everything.exe

  **License**: Freeware

  **First released**: 2008

  **Official site**: [voidtools.com](https://www.voidtools.com/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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