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File Management with Everything Search

Transform how you interact with files on your Windows system. With Everything Search MCP, Claude becomes your intelligent file assistant.

What You Can Do

Instant File Discovery

Find any file in milliseconds, no matter how many files you have:

"Find all the photos I took last month"

"Where did I save that proposal.docx file?"

"Show me all JavaScript files in my projects folder"

Smart Organization

Let Claude help you organize your digital life:

"Find all duplicate files in my Downloads folder"

"List files larger than 100MB that I haven't opened in a year"

"Group my music files by artist folder"

Project Management

Navigate complex codebases with ease:

"Find all TODO comments in my project"

"Show me configuration files across all my repos"

"Locate test files that haven't been updated recently"

Real-World Workflows

Cleaning Up Downloads

1. "Find all files in Downloads older than 6 months"
2. "Show me which ones are safe to delete"
3. "Move important ones to appropriate folders"

Finding Lost Files

1. "Search for files containing 'invoice' from 2024"
2. "Filter to PDF files only"
3. "Show me the most recent ones"

Code Exploration

1. "Find all .env files in my system"
2. "List React components across my projects"
3. "Search for files importing a specific library"

Pro Tips

Use Specific Search Terms

Instead of: "Find my document"

Try: "Find PDF files with 'contract' in the name from the last month"

Combine with Other Tools

Once you find a file, you can:

  • Ask Claude to read and summarize it
  • Move or copy it to another location
  • Get detailed file information

Regular Expressions

For power users, Everything supports regex:

"Search for files matching the pattern report_\d{4}.pdf"

Example Session

You: Find all my Python scripts

Claude: I found 47 Python files across your system. Here are the most recently modified ones:

  • C:\Projects\my-app\main.py (modified today)
  • C:\Scripts\backup.py (modified yesterday)
  • ...

You: Which ones are larger than 1KB?

Claude: 23 of those files are larger than 1KB. The largest is data_processor.py at 15KB.

You: Read the largest one and summarize what it does

Claude: This script processes CSV data files and... [continues with summary]

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