Everything Voidtools - How to Filter Dates
Quick Answer
To filter files by date in Voidtools Everything, use specific search syntax within the search bar. The primary date-related functions are:
dm:for date modified. For example,dm:2025-12-30finds files modified on December 30, 2025. To find files modified after a certain date, usedm:>2025-12-30. For files modified on or after a date, usedm:>=2025-12-30. To search within a date range, use the..separator, such asdm:2025-12-01..2025-12-31.dc:for date created. This function requires enabling "Index date created" in Tools > Options > Indexes. For example,dc:2025-12-30finds files created on that date. You can also usedc:>2025-12-30for files created after the date.da:for date accessed. Similar todm:anddc:, it supports range and comparison operators.
For more advanced filtering:
- Combine date filters with other criteria using Boolean operators. For example,
*.exe dm:todayfinds executable files modified today. - Use
eval:for complex comparisons, such aseval:#dm:==#date-taken:to find files where the date modified matches the date taken. - To filter by time of day (e.g., between 2 PM and 3 PM), export results to a CSV or EFU file and process them in Excel using formulas like
=MOD(D2,1)to extract time portions from date-time values.
To set default filters that hide future-dated files, configure the search in Tools > Options > Home > Search > Custom, such as dm:<=today, and apply it via a filter or macro. You can also create custom filters using the Search > Organize filters menu.
Date Keywords & Shortcuts
- Use natural language shortcuts:
dm:today,dm:yesterdaydm:thisweek,dm:lastweekdm:thismonth,dm:lastmonthdm:thisyear,dm:lastyear
- Relative date syntax:
dm:last7days- files modified in the last 7 daysdm:last30days- files modified in the last 30 daysdm:last2hours- files modified in the last 2 hours
Additional Date Functions
dr:for date recently changed - tracks when file metadata changeddaterun:for tracking when executables were last run (requires enabling in Options)recent:as a shortcut for recently modified files
Advanced Techniques
- Exclude date ranges using
!orNOT:!dm:today- everything NOT modified todaydm:thisyear !dm:thismonth- modified this year but not this month
- Date arithmetic:
dm:today-7- exactly 7 days agodm:>=today-30- last 30 days including today
- Complex date logic with parentheses:
(dm:thisweek | dc:thisweek)- modified OR created this week
- Save frequent searches as bookmarks (Ctrl+D) or create keyboard shortcuts via macros
- Sort by date columns - click column headers or use
sort:dm-descfor newest first