Cataloging drives and folders
Catalogs join the same search surface; the source label tells you where a match came from.
Catalog results use the same query parser and ranking surface as other Everywhere results. Name terms, path fragments, extensions, and supported size/date filters remain useful. A catalog row carries its origin and online state. Content terms should not be treated as a promise for an offline catalog: v1 does not index file contents inside catalog stores.
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. They merge into the ordinary ⌥Space search; Catalog is for browsing and management.
Use the catalog name and path context to distinguish sources; richer catalog filters are a future candidate.
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