Cataloging drives and folders
An EFU file is already an inventory; importing it avoids rescanning a drive you do not currently have.
Everywhere’s EFU importer reads a voidtools file list into a catalog. The result is useful for searching and browsing the recorded paths, but it does not conjure the files onto your Mac or guarantee that an old Windows path maps perfectly to a current mount. Treat the imported catalog as an archive of what the EFU recorded and reconnect the source when you need to open something.
Open Catalog… from Everywhere’s menu bar item and add the drive or folder that matters. Let the first catalogue finish, then search by filename and browse the recorded folder tree. When the source is disconnected, the catalogue remains available and results are labelled offline so you know why opening the file requires reconnecting the drive.
Keep the original drive unchanged, use a clear catalogue name, and rescan after a large round of changes. Catalogues are for the places you choose; they do not silently turn a whole-Mac search into a second scan.
No. It imports the file-list metadata only.
Only when the recorded source is available at a usable path; otherwise it remains a searchable offline inventory.
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