Cataloging drives and folders
A catalog is the answer when you want to remember what is on a drive without leaving that drive attached all day.
Everywhere’s Catalog section records one chosen drive at a time: its file names, folders, sizes, and dates. The drive can then be disconnected while the catalogue stays searchable. This is different from a live scan—opening the result still requires the drive—but it gives you a useful inventory before you go looking through a drawer of backups.
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. Cataloging records file information; it does not copy the file contents into the catalogue.
Yes. Add a folder catalog when the entire drive is broader than the material you need.
Everywhere keeps track of every file on your Mac — including the folders Spotlight hides and drives you have unplugged. Free for a day, then $19 once.
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