Search user description in all descript.ion files using Everything

Use Everything to search for all descript.ion files containing the specified string.
Get files that match the description from these .ion files,
and add them to a file collection.
So the search speed is very fast!

Set the path of Everything, see:
Everything路径别名设置 可参看:
EverythingOpus a-better-dialog

Now, set :save descriptions to descript.ion files instead of NTFS comments.
【选项/文件操作/元数据】勾选<使用descript.ion文件注释系统....>

【选项/杂项/高级】
<行为> description_quick_flush 启用 (如果禁用,新添加描述不会立即写入ion,会滞后几分钟)
<兼容> convert_descriptions 启用

Search dialog:

We can save a wildcard path format, auto show the user description column.
【选项/文件夹/文件夹格式】 添加一个通配符路径格式 coll://UserDesc/*


自定义文件夹格式,添加用户说明列

https://www.voidtools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=36726#p36726
Everything v1.5a 需要在【工具--选项--高级】将alpha_instance改为false
或编辑Everything-1.5a.ini 添加这个配置:alpha_instance=0
或者在搜索框输入/alpha_instance=0 回车
在Everything文件夹中新建一个空文件(无扩展名) 命名为: NO_ALPHA_INSTANCE (empty file without extension)
这会使 Everything 创建的服务使用名称 "Everything" 而非 "Everything 1.5a", 且标题栏不带 "1.5a" 尾巴
The Everything Service will be named: Everything <and created without 1.5a>
其配置文件也都不带 "-1.5a" 尾巴: Everything.ini Everything.db Filters.csv Plugins.ini

建议使用 Everything v1.5, 功能更强大;v1.4 不支持多标签,不支持汉字拼音

Important !

If you encounter any problems, start Everything Manually, and restart DO, then try again.
如果碰到问题,请手动启动Everything,重启DO,再次尝试,应该OK.

Button download:

en v1.5 : Seacrh UserDescription (comment).dcf (25.5 KB)
chs v1.5 : 搜索用户描述(备注).dcf (25.5 KB)

Convert ADS comment descriptions to descript.ion

转换ADS数据流的备注描述 保存到 descript.ion
First:【Preferences/File Operations/ Metadata】
Do NOT check <Fallback to descript.ion files instead of NTFS comments>
保存用户描述到 descript.ion.dcf (5.6 KB)

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Your "Convert ADS comment descriptions to descript.ion" works great. I adapted it to include Pdf subjects too.