Upload FastSeekWpf/App.xaml.cs

FastSeekWpf/App.xaml.cs

@@ -115,6 +115,22 @@ public partial class App : Application
         PrintHeader("FastSeek CLI");
         Console.WriteLine();
 
+        // ── Elevation check ──
+        bool elevated = Elevation.IsElevated();
+        if (elevated)
+        {
+            PrintLine(ConsoleColor.Green, "Elevation", "Administrator ✓");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            PrintLine(ConsoleColor.Red, "Elevation", $"{Elevation.StatusText()} ✗");
+            PrintError("NOT RUNNING AS ADMINISTRATOR — MFT read will fail.");
+            PrintInfo("To fix: Build the project, then run the compiled .exe:");
+            PrintDetail("  dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64");
+            PrintDetail("  .\\bin\\Release\\net8.0-windows\\win-x64\\FastSeekWpf.exe --cli");
+            Console.WriteLine();
+        }
+
         // 1. Drives
         var drives = DriveDiscovery.GetNtfsDrives();
         PrintLine(ConsoleColor.Cyan, "Drives", $"{drives.Count} NTFS found");
@@ -123,12 +139,20 @@ public partial class App : Application
 
         if (drives.Count == 0)
         {
-            PrintError("No NTFS drives. Run as Administrator.");
+            PrintError("No NTFS drives found.");
+            if (!elevated)
+                PrintInfo("This is likely because you are not elevated. Try running as Administrator.");
             WaitExit();
             return;
         }
 
-        // 2. Scan with per-drive debug
+        if (!elevated)
+        {
+            // Still try scanning so user sees the exact error messages in log
+            PrintInfo("Attempting scan anyway (will likely fail without elevation)...");
+        }
+
+        // 2. Scan
         PrintLine(ConsoleColor.Cyan, "Scan", "Reading MFT...");
         var index = new IndexStore();
         long totalRecords = 0;
@@ -138,13 +162,11 @@ public partial class App : Application
         {
             ScanResult? scan = null;
             string method = "none";
-            string? errorMsg = null;
 
             try
             {
                 using var reader = new MftReader(drive);
 
-                // Try direct first (matches Rust: reader.scan_direct())
                 scan = reader.ScanDirect();
                 if (scan != null)
                 {
@@ -154,11 +176,6 @@ public partial class App : Application
                 else
                 {
                     Logger.Log($"Direct scan unavailable for {drive.Letter}, trying fallback");
-                }
-
-                // Fallback
-                if (scan == null || scan.Records.Count == 0)
-                {
                     scan = reader.Scan();
                     if (scan != null && scan.Records.Count > 0)
                     {
@@ -175,7 +192,9 @@ public partial class App : Application
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    PrintError($"  {drive.Letter}: 0 records — {errorMsg ?? "could not read MFT (run as Admin?)"}");
+                    PrintError($"  {drive.Letter}: 0 records");
+                    if (!elevated)
+                        PrintInfo("    ↑ This error is expected when not running as Administrator.");
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
@@ -243,61 +262,75 @@ public partial class App : Application
         if (index.Count == 0)
         {
             PrintError("INDEX IS EMPTY — GUI will show no results.");
-            PrintInfo("Possible causes:");
-            PrintDetail("  • Not running as Administrator");
-            PrintDetail("  • MFT direct read blocked by antivirus/EDR");
-            PrintDetail("  • Volume is ReFS/BitLocker/VM shared folder");
-            PrintDetail("  • chkdsk / Windows Update holding volume lock");
+            if (!elevated)
+            {
+                PrintInfo("ROOT CAUSE: You must run the COMPILED .exe as Administrator.");
+                PrintInfo("'dotnet run' does NOT trigger UAC elevation.");
+                PrintInfo("Steps:");
+                PrintDetail("  1. dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64");
+                PrintDetail("  2. .\\bin\\Release\\net8.0-windows\\win-x64\\FastSeekWpf.exe --cli");
+                PrintDetail("  3. Accept the UAC prompt");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                PrintInfo("Possible causes:");
+                PrintDetail("  • MFT direct read blocked by antivirus/EDR");
+                PrintDetail("  • Volume is ReFS/BitLocker/VM shared folder");
+                PrintDetail("  • chkdsk / Windows Update holding volume lock");
+            }
             Console.WriteLine();
         }
 
         // 5. Interactive search
-        PrintHeader("Interactive Search (type 'exit' to quit)");
-        Console.WriteLine();
-
-        while (true)
+        if (index.Count > 0)
         {
-            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray;
-            Console.Write("> ");
-            Console.ResetColor();
-            var query = Console.ReadLine()?.Trim();
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(query)) continue;
-            if (query.Equals("exit", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) break;
-
-            var searchSw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
-            var exclusions = CacheManager.LoadExclusions();
-            var results = SearchEngine.Search(index, query, 20, false, exclusions);
-            searchSw.Stop();
-
-            Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray;
-            Console.WriteLine($"  {results.Count} results  |  {searchSw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds:F3}ms");
-            Console.ResetColor();
+            PrintHeader("Interactive Search (type 'exit' to quit)");
+            Console.WriteLine();
 
-            foreach (var r in results.Take(10))
+            while (true)
             {
-                var color = r.Kind switch
-                {
-                    ResultKind.App => ConsoleColor.Green,
-                    ResultKind.Document => ConsoleColor.Yellow,
-                    ResultKind.Image => ConsoleColor.Magenta,
-                    ResultKind.Video => ConsoleColor.Red,
-                    ResultKind.Audio => ConsoleColor.Blue,
-                    ResultKind.Archive => ConsoleColor.DarkYellow,
-                    ResultKind.Folder => ConsoleColor.Cyan,
-                    _ => ConsoleColor.Gray
-                };
-                Console.ForegroundColor = color;
-                Console.Write($"  [{GetBadgeLabel(r.Kind),-4}] ");
+                Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray;
+                Console.Write("> ");
                 Console.ResetColor();
-                Console.WriteLine($"{r.Name}  →  {r.FullPath}");
-            }
-            if (results.Count > 10)
-            {
+                var query = Console.ReadLine()?.Trim();
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(query)) continue;
+                if (query.Equals("exit", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) break;
+
+                var searchSw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+                var exclusions = CacheManager.LoadExclusions();
+                var results = SearchEngine.Search(index, query, 20, false, exclusions);
+                searchSw.Stop();
+
                 Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray;
-                Console.WriteLine($"  ... and {results.Count - 10} more");
+                Console.WriteLine($"  {results.Count} results  |  {searchSw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds:F3}ms");
                 Console.ResetColor();
+
+                foreach (var r in results.Take(10))
+                {
+                    var color = r.Kind switch
+                    {
+                        ResultKind.App => ConsoleColor.Green,
+                        ResultKind.Document => ConsoleColor.Yellow,
+                        ResultKind.Image => ConsoleColor.Magenta,
+                        ResultKind.Video => ConsoleColor.Red,
+                        ResultKind.Audio => ConsoleColor.Blue,
+                        ResultKind.Archive => ConsoleColor.DarkYellow,
+                        ResultKind.Folder => ConsoleColor.Cyan,
+                        _ => ConsoleColor.Gray
+                    };
+                    Console.ForegroundColor = color;
+                    Console.Write($"  [{GetBadgeLabel(r.Kind),-4}] ");
+                    Console.ResetColor();
+                    Console.WriteLine($"{r.Name}  →  {r.FullPath}");
+                }
+                if (results.Count > 10)
+                {
+                    Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkGray;
+                    Console.WriteLine($"  ... and {results.Count - 10} more");
+                    Console.ResetColor();
+                }
+                Console.WriteLine();
             }
-            Console.WriteLine();
         }
 
         WaitExit();