File Search Tools - Comments Page 2

Others have already mentioned "Everything" is a GREAT Filename search tool (it does have a couple of minor issues I ignore)! It does no separate indexing, it ties directly into the NTFS file index. It starts by listing all files in folders you indicate, and filters results truly "instantly" as you type. It does NOT search for file contents. I am looking for a file content indexing tool other than Vista search. Thanks, I'll try some of the suggestions.

I use it in parallel with another tool, a FireFox addin called "PlainOldFavorites". This addin ties FF in to the IE "Favorites", which are created as separate "Shortcut" files. So when I search for a file name both files and favorites are searched. This is good for me since I have about 6,000 favorites in my collection. Naturally I use long descriptive file and favorites names.

I'm no longer up to date on this field, but in the past I have advised a client against allowing Google's desktop search on their machines. Users were too tempted by an upgrade that allowed them to search their work files from home, and doing that put the client's confidential data onto Google's servers. Copernic served their needs equally well, was free, and had no security issues.

I know there is a way to see the error messages
on a computer. I need help finding it.

While YMMV, I personally do NOT favor index-based search programs. The problem with index-based search programs is that they will always miss recently added or created files (and may miss recently modified files too, if the program is capable of searching for keywords within files), and this is not the fault of the search program, but is an inherent weakness of the genre. Index-based search programs can ONLY list files in its index, so unless (and until!) the index is updated to reflect recent changes, the search program will always (and inevitably) return inaccurate results on searches for recently created, or for recently altered, files.

Amazing i like this blog, can u review about custom search? or some like that?

I love seo service and blogging and i life with it..

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