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Downloads:

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Downloads of v 1.5.0.1391:

12

Last Update:

08 May 2025

Published Date:

08 May 2025

Reviewed Date:

07 May 2025

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Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • David Carpenter

Tags:

everything file-system indexing freeware file search ntfs admin voidtools alpha

Everything Alpha

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Software Author(s):

  • David Carpenter

Everything Alpha 1.5.0.1391

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linycv (maintainer) on 06 May 2025 12:43:21 +00:00:

User 'linycv' (maintainer) submitted package.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 06 May 2025 13:14:56 +00:00:

everything-development has passed automated validation. It may have or may still fail other checks like testing (verification).
NOTE: No required changes that the validator checks have been flagged! It is appreciated if you fix other items, but only Requirements will hold up a package version from approval. A human review could still turn up issues a computer may not easily find.

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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 06 May 2025 15:49:07 +00:00:

everything-development has passed automated package testing (verification). The next step in the process is package scanning.
Please visit https://gist.github.com/choco-bot/d0e6abbb0de0d78cca534524e9a278e4 for details.
This is an FYI only. There is no action you need to take.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 06 May 2025 16:01:15 +00:00:

everything-development has been flagged as part of automated virus scanning.
Package virus scanning found that at least 1 file within, or downloaded by, the package has between 1 and 5 VirusTotal detections associated with it.
This is not enough detections to prevent the approval of this package version.

TheCakeIsNaOH (reviewer) on 07 May 2025 02:01:18 +00:00:

Hi,

This package is a duplicate of the everything package: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/everything#files

Prerelease versions should generally be added to the original package, instead of going on a different package ID.

Regards, TheCakeIsNaOH

linycv (maintainer) on 07 May 2025 04:43:40 +00:00:

based on the comments of the maintainer of the community package, it was recommended to create a separate package
https://github.com/orgs/chocolatey-community/discussions/2289#discussioncomment-6857174

to add to the original package, how would i go about doing that?
readme on github says mod aren't likely to accept new pr: https://github.com/chocolatey-community/chocolatey-packages

I'm guessing I have to add something to everything's AU: https://github.com/chocolatey-community/chocolatey-packages/blob/master/automatic/everything/update.ps1
but there's no clear instruction on how to use AU, choco docs point to and archived wiki which does not explain any of the functions using in everything's AU

the uninstall script for 1.5a also needs to be different from 1.4

TheCakeIsNaOH (reviewer) on 07 May 2025 23:20:39 +00:00:

Ah, in that case, this package would be fine.

As for the link to the archived wiki, I believe that was moved over from AU to Chocolatey-AU. Can you open an issue on the chocolatey/docs github repository to get that link updated?

If you are missing docs on how to use AU, I would suggest opening an issue at the point where you want to help, but can't find docs or the docs are insuffeient/unclear for you. It may be solved with a link to where the docs are.

As for this package, there are some items that should be addressed:

  • The iconUrl is still pointing to the previous source repository
  • Can you please use argument splatting for the Install-ChocolateyPackage call? It makes it a lot easier to check.
  • The description should be a factual description of the software, the everything package description is great, so you could copy that and just add a note that this is the alpha version.
  • Is there a reason you moved from an embedded package to downloading the files at runtime?
  • Is there a reason you removed the addtional package parameters from the install script?

Regards, TheCakeIsNaOH

linycv (maintainer) on 08 May 2025 05:18:35 +00:00:

User 'linycv' (maintainer) submitted package.

linycv (maintainer) on 08 May 2025 05:43:33 +00:00:

  • iconUrl updated
  • updated to use argument splatting for the Install-ChocolateyPackage
  • description updated
  • embedded package vs downloading at runtime:
    • TL;DR personal preference.
    • saves disk space on choco servers
    • saves bandwidth and disk space on user side, since choco will only download the installer applicable to the user machine
    • allows David (voidtools) to collect more accurate download statistics (if they are collecting)
    • gives voidtools control. If the installer needs to be pulled for whatever reason, choco package respects their decisions
  • The package parameters method from 1.4's install script is a bit weird and limiting? the install behaviour is different from a manual install, which I find a bit confusing. using --install-arguments instead of --params offers users all the options available while keeping the install behaviour consistent with a manual install

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 08 May 2025 05:50:44 +00:00:

everything-development has passed automated validation. It may have or may still fail other checks like testing (verification).
NOTE: No required changes that the validator checks have been flagged! It is appreciated if you fix other items, but only Requirements will hold up a package version from approval. A human review could still turn up issues a computer may not easily find.

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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 08 May 2025 06:05:27 +00:00:

everything-development has passed automated package testing (verification). The next step in the process is package scanning.
Please visit https://gist.github.com/choco-bot/818f2ba3b6a43085fd7cf2c9ff7f8935 for details.
This is an FYI only. There is no action you need to take.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 08 May 2025 06:19:10 +00:00:

everything-development has been flagged as part of automated virus scanning.
Package virus scanning found that at least 1 file within, or downloaded by, the package has between 1 and 5 VirusTotal detections associated with it.
This is not enough detections to prevent the approval of this package version.

Description

"Everything Alpha" is the alpha release of an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows.
Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file and folder on your computer (hence the name "Everything").
You type in a search filter to limit what files and folders are displayed.
Despite being Alpha, this release is generally stable and much more feature rich than the standard release

Features

  • Small installation file
  • Clean and simple user interface
  • Quick file indexing
  • Quick searching
  • Minimal resource usage
  • Share files with others easily
  • Real-time updating
  • More ...

Default install behaviour

  • Installs to %APPDATA%\Everything
  • Enabled

    • Everything Service
    • Runs on startup
    • Adds to start menu
    • Adds to desktop
    • EFU association
    • Automatically index NTFS
  • Not enabled

    • Does not check for updates
    • No context menu
    • No quick launch

Install parameters

Install parameters can be found here: https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5673

Example: choco install everything-development --install-arguments="-install-options ""-uninstall-desktop-shortcut"" /D=E:\Programs\Everything"

Screenshot

screenshot


tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$toolsDir = Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName    = 'Everything Alpha'
  fileType       = 'exe'
  url = "https://www.voidtools.com/Everything-1.5.0.1391a.x86-Setup.exe"
  checksum = "e53ded489fabd39c2b11c57e5c95ed2cd4e05a47160b696e6174a7a53c31c7fe"
  checksumType = "sha256"
  url64Bit = "https://www.voidtools.com/Everything-1.5.0.1391a.x64-Setup.exe"
  checksum64 = "08712d7f9e87cb8181664b58471ab4addde4396566acc15b57b6c7de24a0425a"
  checksumType64 = "sha256"
  silentArgs     = '/S'
  validExitCodes = @(0, 1223)
}

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
tools\chocolateyuninstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$packageName         = 'Everything Development'
$softwareNamePattern = 'Everything *'


[array] $key = Get-UninstallRegistryKey $softwareNamePattern
if ($key.Count -eq 1) {
    $key | ForEach-Object {
        $key.UninstallString
        $packageArgs = @{
            packageName            = $packageName
            silentArgs             = "-unsetup -silent"
            fileType               = 'EXE'
            validExitCodes         = @(0)
            file                   = ''
        }
        $packageArgs.file = "$($_.UninstallString.Replace(' -unsetup', ''))"   #C:\Program Files\Everything 1.5a\Everything64.exe -unsetup
        Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
    }
}
elseif ($key.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Warning "$packageName has already been uninstalled by other means."
}
elseif ($key.Count -gt 1) {
    Write-Warning "$key.Count matches found!"
    Write-Warning "To prevent accidental data loss, no programs will be uninstalled."
    Write-Warning "Please alert package maintainer the following keys were matched:"
    $key | ForEach-Object {Write-Warning "- $_.DisplayName"}
}

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