Cataloging drives and folders
A catalog is a snapshot of a source at its last completed scan; rescan is how you move that snapshot forward.
Rescan after adding, deleting, or reorganizing a meaningful amount of material. Everywhere rewrites the catalog for that drive rather than rebuilding unrelated catalogs. When a known drive mounts, the coordinator can keep its catalog current; the Catalog window also gives you an explicit Rescan action when you know the archive changed.
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 reads the selected source and updates its local catalog.
Yes. Catalog scanning is cancellable; an incomplete run should not replace the last complete catalog.
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