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# Hiding Shortcuts in Everything
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/hiding-shortcuts-in-everything/
- Published: 2021-02-16T23:24:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T13:06:19.000Z
- Description: Here's a quick tip from Tom Wickerath for hiding shortcut files from your Everything file search results.
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Tools, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

Today's quick tip comes from former Access MVP, Tom Wickerath. He wrote in with the following tip for the [Everything](https://nolongerset.com/everything-you-need-to-find-files/) file search utility *(shared with permission):*

> One configuration I set was to not show me shortcut (\*.lnk) files. When I need to find a file, I want the real thing, not a shortcut that might be pointing to a missing file.  
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> Tools > Options  
> ![image001](https://storage.ghost.io/c/eb/d7/ebd732c1-5f03-4f07-b386-5d08557e15c9/content/images/2021/02/image001.png)

Thanks for the tip, Tom!

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